June 23, 2008

• And Now As Promised….

  Lies I Used to Believe in when I was younger but Don’t Anymore

  1.  I can’t be beautiful if I’m overweight.
  2.  If someone is mad or mean to me, it must be my fault.
  3.  If I can’t do something perfectly, then I can’t do it at all.
  4.  I am not a complete woman if I’m not in a relationship.
  5.  If my mother doesn’t approve of me, than I’m not allowed to approve of myself.
  6.  If I like myself, someone will be offended or feel bad.
  7.  I can’t be friends with my sister.
  8.  If love doesn’t hurt you, then it must not be real.
  9.  Only Christians are right.
  10.  I can’t possibly afford to go back to college.  Besides, if I did I wouldn’t have them time.

  Wow…this was a powerful thing for me, writing this list.  Some of the items made me wince a little as I read them and remembered how much some of these lies hurt me.  Now, a little bit of truth…

  1.  I am so beautiful sometimes that it makes me smile.
  2.  Sometimes people are angry, sometimes I am angry, and as long as no one is abusive, it’s okay to be angry once in a while.
  3.  Doing something perfectly isn’t as important as trying something new.
  4.  A relationship should complete your life, not BE your life.
  5.  I like most things about me, but most importantly, I like knowing I have the power to change the things about me that are not useful to my growth.
  6.  I love myself.  Period.
  7.  My sister is the person that knows me and loves me best. 
  8.  Your true love may hurt you sometimes because they are human.  Someone who hurts you most of the time is not your true love.
  9.  God speaks to different people in different ways.  The people who listen to God are right.
  10.  I went back to college, and by the way, I rocked.

   

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