Peace comes with acceptance...

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"Which of you by worrying can add one cubit (inch) to his stature?"  Matthew 6:27

Peace comes with acceptance. After the many years that God has blessed me, I now have learned how to accept who I am.  Now you can look at that in two ways 1)Why the heck did it take so long or 2) Finally! the girl has some sense!.  I choose to believe the latter, though I am no longer a girl... but a 60 year old woman, who by the way has a lot less baggage than I used to have...

Along my journey God has helped me to "lose" some of the baggage of my younger years. One very major piece of...er baggage was "What people thought of me".  Ha!  When I think of the years I worried, cried and fretted over what folks thought of me, I could just about upchuck over wasted time. We should live our lives in such a way that people will respect us, but in the major scheme of things "You can't please everyone" SO! you might as well be your respectful self and be thankful for the ones that accept you and respect the ones that don't.  Free country I always say.  LOL

Another piece of baggage was "I didn't like me".  I mean why am I so short and have such wide feet?  Oh! oh!  and I can't forget  my broad shoulders...okay why did I always compare my shoulders with a quarterback from the Philadelphia Eagles?  I mean EVERY other woman on earth have nice petite shoulders, but me...why me?  And why have I ALWAYS had double chins...even in my somewhat leaner days?  While I am writing this I can "hear" how ungrateful I must have sound to God.

I was a major project for God to work on, and I'm still a work in progress. But He is so faithful and patient. I am SO learning to love myself, just as I am. I realize that God makes no mistakes and in the words of Popeye the sailor man " I'z am what I'z am and that's ALL what I'z am".  God made ME and I accept that. 

Acceptance doesn't mean just settling, but it means taking a long look at yourself and CHOOSING to agree with God that He knows you and has a plan and purpose for your life.  Then the peace comes. Money is good but it doesn't make you happy. That was proven last week with the suicide of a member of the Kennedy clan.  Fame and beauty is good but it doesn't make you happy, think of all the famous beautiful people that lead reckless lives or have taken their lives at a young age.  But what makes you really happy is having peace in your soul and knowing that you have a purpose in this life.  And that you love yourself.  Love yourself, because I truly believe that you cannot truly love others, if you don't love yourself first.

So! Me with my Quarterback shoulders, double chins, wide feet, short self...guess what? I'm loving myself, I'm accepting myself, I'm not wasting precious time worrying about what others think of me. I have a purpose, God has a plan and with His help, I'm walking in it!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Veronica! It's so nice to meet you and I feel I have a sister in you! I too worried and fretted for years about what folks thought about me. I so wanted to please everyone and it would just break my heart if someone didn't like me. I'm 60 years old too and I know God has brought me far too and I do accept me. I'm a shortie too - 4'11" - I've dropped a 1/2" in my olden years! :) Isn't it something when we're younger we think what others think are so important. I think as we age and walk with the Lord, we become more seasoned in our spiritual walk and as we grow closer to Him we begin to realize the important things in life. Oh, I hope you'll pop back in sometimes to see me. You're a beautiful lady!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
June 12, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Susan said…
Veronica, that was awesome. Why do we spend so much time self-criticizing? I've done it all my life. It's so freezing to just look up to the Lord and say "Thank you, Lord, for making me and for letting me have life." Thanks, too, for visiting my post and leaving your meaningful comment. Loved having you visit. Susan
June 13, 2012 at 10:31 AM
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