You really clean up nice.

Ever since I was a little kid the phrase "you clean up nice" has seemed to follow me where ever I go.  I was often mistaken for a boy growing up, so naturally when I was dragged to formal outings with my parents and forced to wear a dress people would say this to me often.  Even now when I "clean up" I´ve had friends, even roommates, walk right past me not even recognizing me.  Hearing this phrase again and again has taught a few valuable lessons: number one, I probably should make more of an effort to look nice, and number two, don´t take things personally.  Every second of every day we are faced with decisions.  And with each of these decisions, there comes a choice.  The beauty here lies in knowing we are FREE to choose.  For example, when people tell me I clean up nice I could choose to be pissed off and think that person is a total asshole, because they are implying that normally I look like a total dirt bag.  Or instead, I can choose to be grateful and say, thank you, and think they are simply telling me this because I do look nice. 

As I enter my 31st year of existence here in this ever so FREE country we live in, I feel truly blessed.  Blessed to live FREE, to be unattached,  to be unrestrained, and most importantly to be given the right to CHOOSE.  The more I travel, the more I realize how lucky we all are to simply be born into a country with so much freedom and so many rights.  Now don´t get me wrong, I´m not saying the United States of America is by any means perfect.  I am simply saying I am grateful to have been born here.

I am trying to make it a point to CHOOSE the sunnier side.  I guess you could say I´m trying to not only "clean up" my body but my mind as well.  All those toxic, monotonous, judgemental, antagonistic thoughts are only cluttering our beautiful minds.  By cleansing our patterns of thinking and ridding it of all that doesn´t serve us positively, we can move closer towards FREEDOM.

These thoughts can be difficult to let go, but we must not give up.  Keep a heart open heart and soon your mind will open too.  I am triple Taurus, and I guess you could say I´m a lot bit stubborn.  Letting go of things is not easy for me.  I always want to be in control, who doesn´t?  But one thing I have leaned by letting go of trying to control everything is that it has actually made things easier to control.  By letting go of my brain, by spiraling a bit out of control, and frequently loosing my mind, I have actually found more control, more stability, and more groundedness.  Remember, Getting lost is a part of this beautiful journey we are all on together.  I guess that´s why they say, "it¨s the journey that matters, not the destination."

So lose yourself...
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                                                     LIVE FREE!