So today will be the first post of the new Pink Stockings!
One thing I have learned in order to accept myself is to stop judging others. Stop fearing what I do not understand and start talking to people and asking them about themselves. And in the past 3 years I have met so many interesting people! I have learned so much about them and I have learned so much about myself. I have learned that if everyone was the same, the world would be a pretty boring place. I have learned that despite what we hear, in general everyone wants the same things! Everyone wants to be happy and healthy! They want their families and friends to be happy and healthy! Life really isn't as complicated as we make it out to be and life is precious and special and beautiful.
One thing that my friends and I used to do when we were teenagers was to mock others, make fun of their clothes, their hair, whatever came to mind. It was not my most shining moment. I look back now and realize that I was trying to make myself feel better, but it really did the opposite. While I was being mean and cruel to others I was also worried about what others were saying about me! And thus I tried to make decisions based on what I thought others wanted from me and not things that I wanted!!! I made bad choices and lots of mistakes and felt really bad about myself. Once I decided to stop judging others, I was surprised that it made me feel better too! I was less concerned about what others thought and now I kind of really don't care what others think! It is a very free feeling and a very liberating feeling! Try it sometime! Next time you are looking at someone with mock in your heart, criticism on the tongue and meanness on the brain, stop and think about what you are doing.
My goal is to relate stories about people I have met and lessons I have learned over my young life and hope that my message will reach one person somewhere and will help them deal with some stress or stresses in their life.
I have a question for my readers;
Can you think of one person that you really dislike, someone who really drives you crazy. Now Right that person's name down on a piece of paper and try to come up with 5 things that are good about that person. If you cannot think of 5 things, try to talk to this person, ask them questions about their life. See what you can learn from your encounter with this person.
Please feel free to comment and let me know what happens! You may surprise yourself!
I will let you know about the person who does this to me in my next post.
Remember laughter really is the best medicine. It's free and contagious! Laugh from deep within you!
