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All I Can Do

SimplySheri
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~~What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.~~  Ralph Waldo Emerson

This quote helped me become so much more than I ever thought I could.  Yep, I was full of doubts, full of fears, full of questions......and I disliked what I saw when I looked in the mirror.  It doesn't matter what my past was like.  It doesn't matter "all I had been through".  I saw myself as a victim of life rather than a participant.

You can only be a victim for so long before you begin to yearn for something else.  Not just strength to go on.  Not just courage to face your fears.  Not just the will to overcome.

You begin to yearn for peace within.  You begin to want confidence.  You begin to understand that the only person who can make you whole is you.

And so you learn.  You learn how to like yourself.  You learn that the only person you have to please is yourself.  You learn to become whole.

And once I did....because this has all been about my journey.....I also learned that I had the power to quit smoking.  I had the power to get healthy.  I had the power to change jobs.  I could control my life 🙂  What a lovely feeling!!

Now, this is just me, but I can say with confidence that you have it within you as well.....to do anything you chose to do.  You have the strength, the confidence, the courage to be, to do, to have anything in your life you chose.  You may, as I did, have to practice a bit.  You may, as I did, have to learn how to be your own best friend.  But its do-able. 

And you are so worth that effort, my friend!  I know that within you is a joyful, beautiful soul who wishes to come forth.  Quitting is so much easier when you like yourself and want to do all you can to protect your health and your life. 

Happy Tuesday and may you enjoy peace and tranquility today......

Sheri

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