I am pretty awesome ..... and so are you.....

As I enter the month I will celebrate my 47th birthday, I celebrate myself .....

 Birthdays have always been special to me - mine and those of my "connects" - always a reason to celebrate Life, of simply being and being blessed in so many ways.

 I have never missed a chance to spoil myself on my birthday - I am usually the first to buy myself a birthday gift .... as I have done this year too :) 

 I am important to me and I think I am pretty proud of some parts of me.... and somehow this gives me strength more and more, propels me ahead, despite all winds that blow against me.

 My school of thought has always been that if you don't love or respect yourself, no one else will.It's not about arrogance or conceit, as some around me see it as; it's about understanding who you are, changing what you don't like, if you can, being proud of what remains and being comfortable in your own skin.

I truly believe that! 

 And I think it is important for anyone who wants to fly high, leaving behind a past that may not be all too pleasant.

 You have to learn to be a teeny weeny bit selfish almost - to look after your interests, your serenity, your peace. Not to many are bothered about those anyways - so you better be.

 You have to find your strengths within, pull them out of any mess they have been pushed under and wear them like a cape, an armor. You have to be proud of them. You should not let the dark clouds of other's opinions or even self doubt push them out of the spotlight. On the contrary, these are times when you need to show the world more of your "awesome" parts. 

 So look for those wonderful things within you that define you, protect them from hail or snow, wear them on your sleeve, show the world you are just as beautiful as the next person and..... 

 Shine on!

Comments

  1. Chatterjee R.6 September 2014 at 01:06

    Believe in yourself and be yourself is my mantra in life! coz I am ME... nobody can be like me and i cannot be like any body else! Well written once again bubli di! XOXO

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