The things people say....

The way people communicate with you is definitely a sign of how you deal with life. I remember as a child someone bought me a Twinkie, then as I began to eat it said "Are you going to eat that? That's how you get fat." You see, the thing with manipulating a child is you never know what they might say in return. Me & my spunky Brewster self replied "Is that what happened to you?" I enjoyed every single bite of that devilish dessert. You see, words leave an impact if we let them. My entire adult life revolves around a healthy lifestyle, nutrition & exercise. If we allow, we give power to the words spoken to or over us. I remember a moment the church I was attending at the time, found out I was getting a divorce. The assistant pastors wife told me to step down from helping out in the nursery, then informed me that "if you go through with this, you will never have the anointing of God in your life." To this day I successfully intimidate & scare Christians, not God though.
I do want to share something that probably threw me under the bus completely....
It was within 3 months of my best friend dying. My ex husband told a lady that worked at the department of social services that I cried too much. She looked at me and asked "When did your father pass?" I let her know it was approximately 3 months, she then looked at me callously and said "that is just too long, you need to pull yourself together & get over it." Harsh, am I right?
Tonight, my oldest son and I were talking. He saw me struggling to hold back the tears & asked "What's wrong mom?" I simply told him the truth, "I feel like I have failed you and your siblings." He quickly replied "you have not! You are an excellent mother, friend, and inspire people. You save people, helping them lose weight, and helping them learn how to deal with life. Teaching them how to breath, relax, and find peace. Showing them it's possible and I hope to be able to do the same one day!"
Yes, the things people say. Do they really know what they say? Some do, most do not. No matter what is said, we do not have to let their words have power in our lives unless we want them to. We can choose truth & let the intuition within us come to the surface. Let your thoughts have power and let the freedom to be who you are radiate brighter than the sun. If anything, you must know, you are LOVED!