There are definately days were it is so much easier to be happy than others. We are told it is our choice to be happy or sad, angry or joyous, etc etc. But is that decision as easy as it sounds? One of my great weaknesses is that I do not have the strength of telling myself I will be happy that day no matter what. I always take things a little too close to heart, a little too pointed, and the majority of the time, it wasn't intended that way. In self help classes your taught to "fake it til you make it" - get up each morning, look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself "I'm beautiful, I'm happy, it will be a good day" and you repeat as often as you need to - you fake it til you make it real. This is what I call my mask.... the fake it til you make real... me trying really hard but sometimes I fail. Lol, if I didn't wow, I'd have nothing to blog about! ha ha
There are days that things are relaxed and it is so simple to make it more real not just for yourself but for others around you also. There are days that are no so wonderful and on those days you need to be able to accept the happiness that someone else offers you. A glimpse of a smile, a good joke, a simple hello. It's not hard to extend, it shouldn't be hard to accept - unless you want to remain in your rotten mood - in that case, its your choice either way.
A friend was blogging the other day about stripping away the wallpaper and paint of her life and getting back down to "her" - finding her and than fixing the holes, sanding the rough spots and starting over. I soooo loved that - it is soooo true. My hope is that while we are striping our wallpaper and paint that we will allow others to assist us and not try to do it alone to where we get overcome with the fumes of paint thinner.
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ROFL! I was referring to a car not a wall. But hey, that works too. :p It's all cool Sweety. ^_^ Don't wear the mask too much. I prefer the real you even if it isn't pretty all the time. At least it's the real you. ^_^
Huggles from Heather
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