Hello Self, Its a privilege to meet me!

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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” ~ Joseph Campbell

I had to sit for a few moments and let that quote sink in a bit....Cheerful Acceptance is not a chore, a must-do or a to-do list item.  It is a privilege...that is truly a powerful thought.

The act of taking a deep look into ourselves and accepting all of the parts that makes us who were are is hard work.  It is a path that is riddled with happiness and pain...some of the things we find along the way may have been hidden for years...or even decades.  They may be things we have worked a lifetime to deny or hide.  That does not make it any less of a privilege to take the journey.  

I am reminded of last summer (2013) and Steph an I had 3 weeks to ourselves because the girls were away at camp.  The day we dropped them off, we decided to go for a hike....up Bald Mountain to the Rondaxe Fire Tower.  We were in okay physical shape for we had been exercising regularly for about a month.  It was a hard climb, we learned how to work with each other, find the safe paths, navigate the more dangerous ones...all one step at a time.  Our reward was a beautiful view when we reached the top.

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It was a privilege to be able to witness God's wonder and majesty as we surveyed the Adirondacks from atop that mountain.  Yes the journey was hard, and we were not prepared when we began, but none of that made us any less privileged to experience it.

Cheerfully Accepting who you are is no less a privilege.  Each day you wake up with the privilege to experience who you are, the strengths and the weaknesses.  Each  strength and weakness is an integral part of the uniqueness that is you.  Your unique combination of strengths and weaknesses  allows you to interact with world in a completely unique way and no one else can do it quite like you.  Enjoy who you are!  Take 5 minutes each morning, look in the mirror and say, "Good morning self,  It is an honor and a privilege to spend the day with you!  Lets make it a GREAT day!"

Try that tomorrow and see what how it changes the kind of day you have!