Perception is a funny thing. It can completely change the meaning of an entire situation or experience. For most of my life, the people closest to me saw me as a quitter. In their eyes, I gave up too easily. Now, I’m not going to say this was never the truth, but the majority of the time, it wasn’t.
It never took me long to know whether I enjoyed something enough or whether it meant enough to me to stick it out when things got tough. But that’s not something a kid has the words to express…
That reputation followed me through to my marriage. But here’s the thing about that, my family indoctrinated that perception of me on my ex-husband. I never had the chance to show him the truth.
Today, things are different. I did the work, changed my life and the people in it and now the people who are in my life perceive me as someone who’s resilient.
Ya wanna know the funny part? I’m no different than I was before.
I know you’re bored with hearing about me, so let me turn this around so that it can help you.
Think about people’s perceptions of you. Especially your family’s. How do they make 
you feel? Do they make you feel good or do they make you feel like you’re lacking something? Would they say you’re generous or selfish? Smart or you lack common sense? Now think about your real perception of yourself. Do you agree with what they say about you? If so, is it because you really agree or because you think they’re right?
This is how you begin to figure who you are versus what other people told you are. And once you figure that out, it’s a hell of a lot easier for you to slay your emotional demons and be yourself, free, happy, and fulfilled in whatever way that looks for you.
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Much love and abundant blessings,
