ITS NOT WHAT YOU WEAR.......OR IS IT? How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us.~ Henry Ward Beecher ;) Another day...another chance to look at what it is I find myself reflecting on, remembering on, and thanking on...I guess if you know some of the story, and youve been following along, you might be able to fill in the blanks for me already. But if not, I suppose just looking at where I was one year ago today might be a good start.... Lets just say I wasnt working in the SUIT & TIE industry, and my world had just finished crashing down around me, all my possessions were gone, and even my sweet Cally the Cadillac was on the outs....It definitely sucked. The hardest part for me during that time had to be the way I beat myself up about all of it...How could I have let this happen?...I was sober, intelligent, and had worked harder than ever to get it all, and now I had to watch it all go away... It took a cherished friend to answer that for me at that time, and the simplicity of his answer stays with me to this day...He looked me in the face and said, Shit happens....Move on...It wasnt meant to be...there is something else that must be in HIS plan for you....and now look where I am, in the Last Frontier...Do you think he knew something I didnt?... I call it espn for fun, but truthfully I think what he showed me was the way faith can end up moving mountains, and in my case it can end up bringing you to them as well ..... I have spent many years of my life wearing my heart on my sleeve when it comes to who I am and what I believe in, and tonight I have to say that even back then I actually knew that life would continue, and that the road maybe wouldnt be an easy one, but it wouldnt be anything HE and I couldnt get through....together. I never told myself back then to just quit, and I think that is an important thing to remember when the times get tough....even now....and for that I am eternally thankful... I know that, back in the day, I could look as good as ever on the outside, but I was as miserable and ugly as could be on the inside for too long, so when I look at what I have going on today....I like what I see...and how I feel...even when I am as grubby and beat down from the day as I can be....I am still able to feel happy...and you already know I smile...a lot...which is the best thing I have to wear in the first place.... I know I believe this life I have been given back to once again live is priceless, wondrous, and as exciting as ever...and its just, at the same time....normal...and filled with rewards I cant ever seem to get my fill of...is that wrong? Who knows, but I keep thinking...If the shoe fits....why not wear it? So as the holiday approaches and I have one more day to go before I finally get a short vacation to enjoy the world I now find myself living in, I feel like Im already dressed to the nines... Anyway, theres no doubt I have to think that what ever it is HE has in store for me in the coming days, cant be half bad....and since HE seems to be the best tailor I know of...and HE already knows my sizes...I may even find that I wake up tomorrow in the best fitted suit in town...... and thats a great excuse to dress up for the part I play in all of it.... Thanks for reading, Lance ;) We continue because....we can youtu.be/IsUsVbTj2AY
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:24:20 +0000
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