A beautiful, inspiring woman shared something so profound to me today. “No one needs to be fixed. ” The simple thought that EVERYONE is perfect. Right where they are. No one needs fixed, shaped or changed. They are perfect. Some people will choose to engage in growth and take themselves on and better their life experience. And some people are perfectly content with where their life is at no matter what that looks like.
We don’t have to be understood to be authentic. We get to choose to love ourselves deeply by accepting where other people are at. There are so many beautiful blessings in loving, appreciating, serving, accepting, and NOT trying to “change” or “improve” other people. Magical gifts pour out like loving, appreciating, serving, and excepting our self! If so and so is perfect just the way he/she is… and she completely satisfies her purpose in life by authentically being here, with all her life experience, gifting, challenges, and beliefs…. and she doesn’t need to be changed or improved – this must also be true for me! How nice to know that we are perfectly right where we are at. Right on time, learning and growing. Not all of life is a fast track of surface level ideas and plans… the riches in life often evolve slowly while we are planning other things! The destination is lovely and at the same time its that little moment along the way that makes your heart sing. Seek it. Find it. Live it. Love it. We don’t have to worry if others understand us, I don’t have to spend precious moments making sense to others around me. I am best spent living, sharing, being and loving.”
I feel such a strong sense of peace around this topic. I imagine life as one big road trip to Heaven.
My road trip to Heaven. <3
I get to choose where to stop and eat. Will I choose a fast fix or a juicy, home-cooked Ma & Pa kinda meal….
Who will I bring with me on my journey?
How I will dress? Do I care? Am I taking great photos or creating mental snapshots.
What music I will listen to… will it nurture my soul? Will I sing my heart out to my favorite song?! Or make up silly songs with my sweet children just to hear their magical laughter…
Will I look up and allow myself to recieve all of the beautiful sights beyond my window pane? Will I embrace the sun’s gentle carress of my skin and roll down the window to let my fingers dance on the breeze?
Can I find peace and comfort and possibly a calm hug from my Creator as I stare at the moon in silence.
Will I find time to play?
One of my favorite memories of my family’s summer roadtrips to Michigan are the few moments we took at each rest stop, while our gas tank was filling up. to Ring Around the Rosie and Fall DOWN! (Mind you, my babies were under 5 years in age!) O how I cherish and melt everytime I picture looking at the grass, joyfully singing and holding hands with my children, and listening to their squeels of anticipation just before we all got to fall down like crazy goofballs on the grass. No matter if it was Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Wyoming, Michigan…. each state on that 21 mile drive looked the same in the middle of our Ring around the rosies circle… pure joy in their eyes and smiles that stretched our faces. As the grass blades sharply massaged our toes… we felt alive. It didn’t matter if we were just barely getting on I-25 in Colorado Springs or if we only had a few hours to Papa’s house in Marlette, we smiled so big our faces hurt!
Those are laugh lines I’ll never regret creating. 
I couldn’t tell you one detail about any single car I saw on that drive. Nor could I tell you a single thing about the people in those cars. Whether they were having a miserable time or not, they were ultimately in control of their own experience. If they broke down and we had the time, sure it’s wonderful to stop and help them get back on the road. But some people don’t want help, and even if they do, once they’re back on the road… it’s their job to drive themselves where they want to go.
I hope that your life, and mine, look more like a happy summer road trip. We’re all on our way to a great destination… as for the trip… well it’s your choice.
I pray that you’ll choose amazing.
