Well, I refuse to be one of those girls, the girls who strive for perfection, the girls who need to validate themselves by what others think of them instead of working through their insecurities.
Ideally, we all want a quality partner we can trust, a man that has similar faith foundations as us, a man with integrity, a man with whom there are no red flags.
It started with bourbon in my coffee…which made me feel incredibly adult-like, cool and collected, even though I was nervous.
I pray politicians can work together, come to a decision and implement new policies immediately so this doesn’t happen again.
Let us continue to stand together, to not shame one another, to be open, and accepting of situations or beliefs we don’t agree with.
You are worth your own fight.
“I hosted a big dinner at my house with a bunch of friends, and we just ate, drank, were merry and laughed our asses off. Then we danced into the early hours of the morning, and that shit always makes me happy.”
Don’t confuse this phrase with negativity, don’t look at it as a cop out or an excuse for poor behavior, because it’s not. It’s allowing yourself to be grounded in truth. It’s allowing yourself to understand that some things just are, that they cannot be altered. It’s acceptance.
The most important thing we can do is accept where we’re at and trust where we’re going. Reflect on the past, live in the present, welcome the future.
If you’re doing the best you can, if you’re striving to be better than you were yesterday, you’re doing a great job.