In our heart we know we deserve the best but we settle for
less. We choose mediocrity instead of reaching for the excellence in life and
all it has to bring. We compromise our standards just to have a temporary fix
instead of waiting on the permanent thing. Does this sound familiar? If it does
then it is time to understand that you deserve better for your life. The only
way you can obtain better is by reevaluating your standards and the foundation you
have built for your life. In a society filled with mediocrity we tend to blend
in and hide our true substance and value. When we hide our true value we become
like a dark whole, lost in a twilight zone of emptiness. I have been on
multiple journeys in my life but the current journey I am transitioning through
is teaching me the art of self-love, self-respect and understanding I deserve
happiness no matter what I have done in the past or will do in the present. For
years, I did not believe better would come to me because of the mistakes I had
made in my life. However, I began to realize I deserve better in my life not
because of how great I was but it is truly the Lord’s will and desire for me to
have an exceptional life. We sometimes allow our past to hold us hostage to
true happiness so we settle for what we think we deserve because we falsely
believe we do not deserve better. I realized that punishing myself for past
sins or mistakes was the result of me not forgiving myself. When I can begin to
look through the eyes of grace I understand that there is no condemnation in
God. We all have fell short one time or another in life but our past molds us
for the future. My journey of self-love is teaching me the lesson of
acceptance, accepting myself totally; scars and all. The good, bad and ugly
things in my life have made me the woman I am today. Every day I have to learn
to love myself in the midst of my downfalls I am challenged to get back up and
move forward. Life throws us curve balls that can throw us off course but life
also gives us presents that add to our enjoyment of living. Do not allow the
voices of your past to keep you shackled from embracing the future of better.
We all deserve better so do not get trapped in settling for a mediocre life
when you can have an abundant life. Strive
for better!