Embracing My Journey ~ Living with passion & purpose!

It’s January 29th and basically 1/12th of the year 2009 has already gone by……for me, it’s been an eventful one, with several lessons already learned, new friends created and many being released.

One of the big lessons I have learned over the past few years is about releasing those who no longer bring value to my world.  It’s not that these are bad people or that I am “throwing away” relationships, it’s simply that in time people grow apart and for many years I fought to figure out what the issue was, how to fix it and how to keep these relationships going.  What I have learned and finally accepted in recent years is that relationships are not what they are, but what is created by them.  I choose to bring motivation, inspiration, love and enjoyment to those around me as much as I possibly can…and I choose to surround myself by those who do the same.

In the past, I was challenged when relationships with someone I was friends with, loved and cared about, became strained.  My gut instinct would tell me to find the issue, talk it out, fix it and make things all better.  Then, as if a light was turned on I began to understand that relationships happen for brief periods of time, for years, for seasons, some for a lifetime…and all for a reason.   In order for me to maintain my healthy relationships, I found that when the purpose of the relationship has ended it should be released….as that is in the best interest of all.  In addition, once I have released a relationship, I find that within a short period of time a new relationship is formed….releasing and receiving, the cycle is ongoing.

At times, relationships may not seem as if they can be ‘released’ especially if the person is a lifelong friend or relative.  This one has been a challenge for me as I have a few in my world who fall under this umbrella.  I have opted to take this on and embrace the challenge, making it an opportunity to test myself and my resolve to move forward in a positive light, working on continued acceptance of myself and others and to keep focus on embracing the creativity within myself, the love of those surrounding me and the inspiration I receive from those who I adore within my world.  Translation:  I have created the motto for myself of “just because someone else is miserable doesn’t mean I have to be miserable too.”  I do my best to live by this motto.  I choose to enjoy life, I choose to accept that it is up to ME to determine the positive within my world and only I can decide if I am happy, content, creating and at peace with myself.  No one else can do that for me and I cannot do that for anyone else. I can only choose to lead by example.

I wake up each day and am blessed by my surroundings.  The world I am blessed to live within, the people I love who embrace me and the ability I have to create, inspire and motivate others…and the freedom to do so.

For this, I am eternally grateful.

In gratitude,
Caryn

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