Free to be...

You know, I am starting to realize more and more I have to be me and learn to be comfortable in my own skin. To love myself and all of my beautiful hangups (LOL). But, in light of recent events, I am realizing even more how much better life would be if everyone would just be real with everyone else, and MORESO with themselves. There are things about myself that I may not necessarily be happy with or fully comfortable with but I do recognize that they are a part of what makes me Me. In this new vein of life that I am in, I just need people around me that are 100 proof! I don't think people realize how much easier it is to not have to try to live a lie- maybe not even live a lie as much as have to make up one for everything that happens. It should be said that, being that we are all adults, we are all responsible for our actions. I'm no different from the next person. I am, however, willing to accept my part in the things that happen in my life. One thing about maturing is that you have to realize that you can't "justify" everything that happens with an excuse for why it happened. You have to, at some point, be willing to admit, "yes, this happened because I allowed it to or because I wanted it to". One way that we remove ourselves from the outpour of responsibility is by making light of situations or placing blame for everything that happens on some outside force. Take my advice people, be real with yourself and you will learn to be real with others. At that point, you'll find that there is no time to be judgmental because you recognize the beams in your own eyes. You learn to accept people and love people in their real state, not in the one that they feel that have to make you believe is really them. The most uncomfortable thing is learning to be comfortable with yourself. But it's soo much better when you do. Just my advice...