I came across this quote this morning, and I smiled because I felt like I really needed to see it right now:
I don’t want to ever lose sight of all of the positive things in my life for which I am actually very grateful, though I may not say it enough. Nothing that hate-filled people do or say will stop me from appreciating my sidekick, my best buddy, my husband, or all the ways he makes me smile and laugh and feel like the most loved and cherished woman in the world.
I adore our home and our yard, and how we have created and beautifully built all of it together.
I am grateful for the relationship we both have with my older stepson after so many jealous attempts to destroy that bond. We tried so hard to protect him for so many years; now we are helping him heal from deep wounds inflicted by people he should have been able to trust.
Yesterday I received some exciting news at work, and it’s not written in stone just yet, but there are some changes coming down the wire that definitely work in my favor. Let’s just say for now that it is evident my co-workers and supervisors value my hard work. After previously working for a company that basically took my skills and work ethic for granted, it is amazing to be appreciated and given credit for my effort.
Negative people will always be negative. They have nothing else to do and don’t know how else to be. They have nothing positive in their lives except the fake image they fabricate and thrust upon others. Is it any wonder they are reduced to siphoning light and love and happiness from our lives?
I won’t lower myself to being like them. I am better than that. The people I love deserve better than that from me. Whatever others choose, I choose happiness, growth, love, peace, laughter.
Sweat & Sparkle 