Just a reminder that you are worthy, always were...always will be.

 

Summer.

Day 2

Car show.

Ah! That brought back so many memories.

I adore cars, especially muscle cars of the 70's.

I found a close match to my baby...

Not quite the same but close enough to bring back

the summers past to my mind.

Racing on back roads.

Summers at the beach.

Old loves.

Boy I had the bravery to not fear most anything back then...

Fearless.

'72 grand Torino ( mine was a fastback) 

For much of my life I have always put everyone ahead of me.

I lived my life being graded by others like a student with her teachers.

AND I listened to them ... crazy!

But back in my Torino days I was not about that.

I was me & free.

Much like I am now, again.

With God, I was always worthy, I just started to listen to the world and not Him.

There will always be those people who criticise you.

Their thoughts rattling around in your head for decades...or maybe even

days. They never appreciated you, your fire, your story.

Whatever they wanted you to be that fuelled their selfish  emptiness,

 was crushed by your pure soul.

I am not talking random folks or disappointments of romance,

I am talking of people who come into your 

 life with an agenda...perhaps they are jealous or they secretly hate you.

The Jenns, Scotts, Emilys... everyday folks from work or some such

place. They have secret agendas  ~ always self serving and always

malignant. They want no-one to be happy or shine because they can't.

They have become so bitter they hate the light bringers.

Ultimately, they reveal who they are....

Those types of people are not important.

You will never understand them because your kind heart would

never act the way they do.

Truly insignificant they exist to remind you to never give away

pieces of yourself to people who do not deserve you.

Your Grace and magic is who God made you to be.

And at any age you can just say. * no, I refuse to give away parts of

myself to make others happy*

And * yes, I am worthy of that*

Summertime reminds me of this.

It reminds me to return to parts of myself I may have given away to

undeserving people. Take it back.

You no longer need the validation of people.

You were born with the spirit of a beautiful free soul.

Taylor once said, * People throw rocks at things that shine*

Yep.

Vintage, modern day...whatever.

Let your light shine.

Besides, vintage stuff is just cooler anyway.

And I have since met other Jenns, Scotts & Emilys who proved

to be good as gold.

xoxo

Our characters , our experiences and our stories make up a wicked great life.

This is your reminder to cast off any voices of people who never, ever mattered.

Live you beautiful life as big and as brave and as free as you were born to.

This came across my memories from 10 years ago.

10.

Wow.

I wonder where that sweet baby girl is now and what she is doing

with her life.

I am so grateful or these moments.

Now I am a Gaga with my own babies to love again.

Life is a wonderful gift!

I am reminded that we all have been through so much and many are living

stories right now that are hard and heartbreaking.

It is neither the time for division nor strife.

Really, it isn't. Try and be the light. Be the one who brings attention to

our common interests more than our differences.

I am hopeful.

Happy 2nd day of Summer friends.

Raven

xoxo