Since October of last year, I have not written a new blog.  Life circumstances will sometimes hinder you from moving fast.  The economy has changed, people have changed, and I have changed.  But I’m glad that I waited.  My spirit had to authorize the writing in its own time.

They say that the older you get, the wiser you become.  As I’ve aged, I realize more and more that many people don’t use 12 letters and three words.

It’s amazing how rarely mankind understands loving languages.  We are so wrapped up in trying to be and look like others that we often forget who we are, what our purpose is and, all too often—we lose sight of our mission and our hope.

Everybody wants to be somebody, but I ask:  What about
just being you?

I thought of something the other day and it goes like this:  “I am who I am—all day long.  If you don’t like it, you can leave me alone.”   (Wow, I should make this into a song….)

So often, we walk around depressed, can’t see the light, don’t want to see the light—and then darkness becomes a part of our soul.  So it hinders us and makes us mad.  And then we begin to take our frustrations out on others and criticize them for
not being us.

My Grandad once told me, “Don’t go to the toilet on mankind.”  Always give grace to yourself and give grace to others.  For if we do not, we find ourselves caught in a tight spot—because we’ve resigned ourselves to being mad, angry, and ugly—creating
our own cage.

The challenge is to move beyond all the drama, the naysayers, and the haters.  For isn’t it more powerful when you have the feeling of love … and infinitely more powerful when you love yourself?  In order to keep moving on and growing as individuals, we need to bring along a mindset of positivity that we share
with the world.

Always give grace to others—but don’t neglect yourself.  Take time to speak the 12 letters and the three words to your own wonderful self.  If you embrace a mirror every once in awhile, you’ll realize that there’s a wonderland in you.

I think that’s why I like the character of Alice so much.  Despite her own awkward growth spurts—shrinking down and then towering tall—she always tried to embrace her world with happiness, no matter her physical size.

At times we too may feel small as a dormouse or as large and lumbering as an elephant.  But when you’re feeling out of sorts, I invite you to live your life imagining that a butterfly is following you wherever you go.  Whether you call it God, angel or spirit—however you name your higher power—visualizing it near you makes you feel safe and supported.  For no matter the size of your trials and tribulations, if you’re spiritually connected, you will realize that you are not walking alone.  And the love God has given to you, no man has the power to take away.

With faith, you have energy, confidence, and compassion—the root of love—and a sense of empowerment that you can do and be what your heart desires most.  Today this may be modeling; tomorrow, acting; but the sky is the limit.  Once you achieve your dreams, you may go on to support the dreams of others.

12 letters, three words—you’ll be amazed at how they “cut your lights on” mentally and spiritually.  You’ll be amazed at the happiness that strikes a chord in your heart like a bell, and gets you to sing out in joy. With these in mind, you feel free to walk down the street with no fear—and no makeup—so the breeze goes clear through your pores and connects with your soul.

It’s a wonderful thing to know that always — in all ways — you are 12 letters and three words.

Whether you’re at work, at home, or on the
road to discovery —

When someone says that you’re too fat, too skinny, or ugly
in any way —

Whether you’re faced with a scar or missing a limb —

When someone is not willing to hold your hand —

When someone is not saying, “I love you” —

I want you to say these 12 letters and three words to yourself:

“I AM BEAUTIFUL!”

… That’s the power of unconditional love.

 

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