OPPPPSSSSS

Yep, that would be oppppsss. I thought I had just written and now I realize it has almost been a week. Yes, I can laugh at myself.
This week for some reason I have keep getting my days mixed up. It sure has made my dd laugh and maybe that was the whole point, just to give her a good laugh.
I think one of the good lessons in life as we grow older is learning to laugh at yourself. If I can laugh at myself, I accept who I am. It allows me to be human and silly at times. Ok, lots of times I am silly. It brings the kid out in you as well. Remember when you were a child and giggled over nothing. My grand daughters help me remember those times as they make up silly words, sing at the top of their lungs with no words at all, make faces in a mirror and laugh at themselves. Not taking myself so seriously helps me to let go of those emotions that want to drag me down.
Letting go has been something I have been thinking about and speaking out loud. I am realizing with having Fibro that I have to let things go. I can't be super woman, I could never be in the first place truthfully. That I can use what energy I have and then I have to let go of my expectations of what I thought that should be. It is a humbling experience. It also allows others to come into your life and be able to give into yours. How often in our indepence do we not allow others in who have something to give to us. We rob them of their joy by not allowing them to give. In the world we live in, independence and making it on your own are key words. But are they true? Can anyone truly "make it on their own"? We need each other and our communites and families. Those people help shape our character, show us a different perspective, and give into our lives. So how can I just say I did it on my own? I don't think I can anymore.
So who will come along and give into your life and make it richer? Will you allow them that privilege, will you be more attentive to that stranger who gives you a smile as a gift, will you become more aware of others and your community? I know that I am endeavering to take a second look around and see, really see. Hope you do too.