BE CENTERED

Philosophers say that life is understood backwards. Maybe that is why I feel compelled to write at this particular time in my journey. I’m 63. I get it. I’ve learned what’s important and what’s not. What throws me off and what keeps me balanced, what I want to live forward and what I want to leave behind.

Centered. I don’t think I’ve ever thought of my Center. The “God-made me” centered, and stayed their long enough to learn how to truly love myself. Religion slipped in (i.e., life understood backwards) and handed me a sorta twisted message that loving yourself was selfish, self-centered, not the Way of Jesus, and so I forgot me and just lived to please others.

Sounds sweet and good, but it’s crazy not! Pleasing people actually makes you hate them. Just being honest. Then you turn to to the art of manipulation in order to break free from trying to please, and eventually you are on a roller coaster that gets faster and faster until one day you get thrown off. Lesson learned. STOP. Go backwards….. to the beginning. God and His idea of you.

“For You created my inmost being (aka my Center) You knit me together in my mothers’ womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalms 139:13-14

It takes a long time to learn how to see yourself and treat yourself as the beautiful, wonderful creation that you are. I am a work in progress. Some days I love me…….some days I can’t stand the thought! Thank God that living centered is not dependent on my opinion or feelings.

Just His.

Bless.

Momma Bear