Have a GREAT day!

Photo from Glynis Sherwood Blog

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit” 
― E.E. Cummings

Good morning readers!  I hope you are well this morning and that you have a great day!  As I woke up to prepare for my day, I cam across the quote and picture above.  I thought both were inspirational so I thought I would share them with you.

The photo of the person on a beach sitting within a heart is touching, but I believe it is the background of the photo that speaks louder.  In the background you can see what looks to be the sunrise.  Within the sunrise is all the promise and possibility of a new day.  What this picture says to me is, "I have loved and accepted myself and that comes with me and because of that TODAY is full of possibilities!"

The quote by author E.E. Cummings ties into the importance of self-love and acceptance.  In self-acceptance, we believe in all of our gifts AND imperfections.  The reality of our existence is that we all have gifts and imperfections.  Unfortunately, many of us go through life trying to hide our imperfections.  We spend incredible amounts of energy trying to sculpt ourselves into what we think everyone else thinks we "ought" to be.  I say we, but really, I mean I at this point.  I can only speak from my experience.  Imagine the amount of energy you can save and stress you can minimize each day, if spent less time trying to create and image of who you think you "should be" and just be "who you are"  By cheerfully accepting who we are, we are able to go through each day knowing that the person we are is good enough and worth sharing with the world.  Each one of us has a unique gift to give to the world each day....US!"

If we start each day cheerfully accepting who we are and what we have to offer, we can take risks without worrying about how it will change society's view of us.  If we know that who we are is good enough then we can, as the quote says, "...risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit."

Have a GREAT day and have the courage to cheerfully accept who you are!