"Upsetting the "normal" while creating the beautiful." Annette Kruschek |
If you are visiting for the first time, welcome! If you are a return reader, hello again. Today's entry is about my reality. "Pleasantville" through the eyes of a tired Mama. I'm hoping that after reading this you can search yourself and answer the question, "Is your cup half full or half empty?"
I'll go first. My cup over the past couple of weeks has been draining. Before my very eyes; no matter how hard I tried to keep it all together, refill it, savor it... I seemed to come up short. Bit by bit whatever was in the cup was slowly was leaking out. I have tried to live my life as a, "glass is always half full". Optimism and gratitude were the keys to making life go round in my world. I've seen firsthand with my children how my attitude can make or break the atmosphere in our home. I remind my large crew that how you look at your cup really shows what type of person you are. Well, to be perfectly frank and honest my cup was empty. I was spent. I felt it and my kids and my husband could see it. With that being said does it make me a failure? No way. Does it make me weak? Nope. Does it make me vulnerable to share publically? Oh yes. Does it show reality? Absolutely. That is what I am all about... reality. I want you all to know that behind all the smiles and giggles of my precious children there are struggles and tears. Behind every smile is a load of laundry that isn't folded. Behind every giggle there are rules being tested and behind every hug there is a Grandmother who most likely has fallen in our home, Why do I say this? To remind everyone that life isn't perfect. Life isn't easy. Life isn't meant to be lived safely to avoid messes, trials, or tragedies. Life is meant to be lived. Live it authentically. Years ago my extended family nicknamed my hometown as "Pleasantville". They used to comment how when they entered our little town it suddenly became sunny and 70. Isn't that what Pleasantville is all about? Sunny skies, warm weather and smiles galore? I disagree. Pleasantville is about the entire package. Pleasantville can exist in any location, in any home and in any family. What makes it "Pleasantville" is how you look at your little cup. What's in your cup? Does it have joy or is it filling up with past regrets? Does it have happiness or are you harboring anger in its place? Does it have laughter or are you comparing yourself to the person down the street? Live YOUR life. Live it real. Live it honestly. In the end your children see how struggles are a part of life. Disappointments create growth and tiredness is okay. I'm back to filling my cup up. If its not full that is okay because it is full in my eyes. It's full because I know I still have tomorrow to improve upon today. We as people need to give ourselves a break. Pat yourself on the back and remind yourself that you ARE enough. Start filling your glass up. Start appreciating what is in your cup and if you are unhappy with what you see inside your cup... change it. It's your cup. Own it. My cup is more than full again. I'm still tired. The laundry... well, let's just say my cup is singing because I no longer do that. They do, (sorry, but not sorry kids). This Mom gig is an evolving job. It is not a race to be won but rather to embrace. Don't "go through the motions" in life just to get through it. Learn from it. Participate in it. Appreciate your cup and everything that goes it in. Now for the question... "Is your cup half full or half empty?" I'd love to know and sit a spell with you over a warm cup of joe. My only request is that you get real... I did. Now it's your turn. My cup chooses joy even among the mess.
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lizzy
5/2/2017 04:35:23 am
LOVE this "Life isn't meant to be lived safely to avoid messes, trials, or tragedies. Life is meant to be lived."
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