Patience is a Virtue
I remember when I was a teenager, I had this book; and it was full of beautiful photographs of dogs and cats with great inspirational quotes! I don’t remember if it was a gift, or if it was something I bought for myself. I remember that book, yet the only quote I remember is this; “Patience is a Virtue.” Patience is my virtue.
There couldn’t be a bigger sign than that! Patience has been my biggest lesson in life, and it started when I was young. While my life has not been a storybook one, to say the least, it’s had some hidden fairy-tales along the way. I've had some pretty exciting moments! I have always been a hopeless romantic at heart, a big dreamer and while I am still fighting daily, to see my dreams, I have gained great wisdom along the way.
My journey has been one big patient lesson after another, whether in family relationships, work, my dreams, and even love relationships. I have failed miserably, time and time again, in my fairy-tale quest for my one true love, and my dreams! And yet, today, I still stand here and say to you, I still believe in fairy-tales. I believe in that one special true love, even though I shouldn’t. I still believe in my dreams, and I believe in my faith in GOD, even though I question that too, daily!
Perhaps I am the only hopeless romantic left on this earth, that still believes in fairy-tales and my dreams, and if so, then so be it! I can venture to say, it must be the child in me, that I so desperately cling to! In a world of such pain, suffering, hate and anger, there is one thing that no one, will ever steal from me, and that is my inner child and my heart! I don’t ever want to lose the child in me, for my child side, is a part of whom I am; the part of me which gives me joy, and most of all; it gives me HOPE!
In this hardened world, full of an emptiness that has become like a cesspool of hate, my child side is the only part of me, that keeps me yearning for one more day on this earth. That wonderment of my child side is what keeps me questioning, “what if it works! What if my dream IS real, and what IF I get to live it? Will I get up another day? Will my dream come true, and what IF my Knight in Shining Armor IS real and what IF he comes to get me? Those are all my patient lessons, and the ones that get me out of bed each day!
If you are reading this, and you have a dream of your own, I hope this will give you hope to step into your own New Beginnings in 2018! My new beginnings are unfolding, and it hasn’t been a “cushy” road at all! I have made it, because I cling to the child in me, the one that believes in fairy-tales and happy endings! They are real, and they are unveiling, because I guard my heart, as if I was guarding my own child's! This is my rebirth, and one that I will cherish forever! I won’t take another minute of my life for granted, and I won’t take love for granted.
While some would say, I should have given up a long time, because most would have; ME, I am unstoppable! I should say no to dreams and I should definitely say “no” to LOVE, but I won’t. Patience is a virtue. I may fail again in love, and should that happen, then I will once again, pick myself up and know that my fairy-tale life awaits me! Should I face another obstacle in my dreams, I will push through fearlessly, once again to the other side! “Obstacles are what you see, when you take your eyes off of your goal” ~Unknown~
My favorite song, growing up, and still today, is “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” My father use to play that song on the piano. It was the only song he could play. It has been my favorite song, and each time I hear it, I think of him. I have been singing that song, since I was a child. It still speaks to my heart, and I still believe in my “somewhere over the rainbow.”
For years, no one has believed in me & my dreams, not even the men in my life! That's okay! It's the life of a big dreamer! It's not an uncommon thing. It's difficult for people, who are not big dreamers, to understand the dreams of a big dreamer. Our friends and family, try to protect us from disappointment. What I can tell you is this; keep your big dreams to yourself, and share them with other big dreamers. This will keep you from becoming discouraged. Read lots of books from successful people, and then carry on!
No one can steal your dreams, if you don't let them. Patience, your inner child, and your courage to fight, is what will keep you on the path of greatness! The greatest gift I inherited from my mother, was her courage! She was a strong woman, broken by the troubles of being a mother, and broken by lost dreams of her own, perhaps. She gave her life to her husband and her four children, so that she could have a family, which was part of her dream!
It has been an honor to take her courage, and use it to become the woman, I came here to become. I will use it to give her life the best meaning, that I know how! She was patient, and so I shall be too!
Failure is not an option for me. I will strive to be, the best at everything I do, the best child of God, the business woman, the best humanitarian, the best giver, the best talk show host, the best writer, the best artist, the best lover, and I will be the best wife (to the strong man who will have me,) that I have ever been, because it is my failures that push me to be better. Plus, my failures have given me lots of practice!!! I want to leave a legacy that will touch this world, as well as, open new doors to all the lives that I touch. I want to unite people, in some way, once again, and I will work to do this, until I die.
The other thing I have promised to myself, and you should as well; is to let go of the need to be perfect, because I can't be perfect, and to forgive myself, as well as others. Let go, and let GOD. I am a work in progress!
I have made this promise of patience to myself, and it is my intent to give my mother's very difficult life, and my fathers, a meaning that will leave them with a legacy of their own. I want to make them proud, because I know. it had to be difficult to raise a big dreamer! It's difficult enough, being one! Ha!!!
I admire my parents because, through all of their trials and tribulations, they stayed together til death did they part! Thirty eight years of marriage and 4 children! That is something to be proud of! They loved each other to their end.
I have chosen to help as many people, as I can, to see their dreams come true, by interviewing them, encouraging them, as well as celebrating them, along the way. Zig Ziglar said, "Help enough people get everything they want, and you can have everything you want!" I took that to heart! Sounded like an honorable way to achieve one's own dreams!
Hold onto your patience and to your inner child! Push through, when others try to take you down! Spend time with friends & family, who make you laugh and be silly! I love my friend who keeps me silly! Find someone who will do that for you!
I dance as often as I can, alone in my apartment, and that always makes me smile! I play music that brings back great memories of love and laughter, and the good times! Dance like no one is watching, because there is plenty of time to be serious!
Your inner child is your only HOPE, in a sometimes, ugly world! Your patience, will set you free! It has set me free! Every moment, I turn away from the ugly, and step into my inner child, I am revived with new HOPE and my fairy-tale rescues me, once again! My patience, has been my virtue, and my child side, is what has kept me alive all these years!
Find your inner child, find your humor, and live and love like there is no tomorrow. We are not promised anything but today! There is a new year approaching, so make it count!
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To your own success, rock it!
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