When you look in the mirror, what do you truly see? How do you feel about what is staring back at you? When I was a little girl, I never looked in the mirror and admired myself. There was a time I passed most mirrors and when I would do my hair, I always would put it in one ponytail because I just did not feel like standing there and taking the time to do it. I would say two minutes tops. LOL.
And I would go to school everyday with that same hairstyle. To get to the point, I forgot to face me.
It was not any easy task and it was not something easy to handle. It was a battle and a journey well fought by me. I went through many roller coasters and train rides and I traveled through many jungles, but I learned a lot along the way. I learned me. I lived me. I dealt with me. I looked in the mirror. I know who I am.
For those of you who have experienced this moment and never told a soul, I salute you. For those who have shared their story, I salute you. For those of you who know what I am saying but do not have the guts to deal with it, every night I will pray for you. For those of you who do not have a clue about what I am saying, every night I will pray for you.
Managing me, being the complicated person I am, has been complex. However, I do what any well trained manager would do, I continue to find the root cause of each and every single issue. I always hear so many people say how blessed and happy they are. I listen to people speak of feeling complete. However, I believe we guard those words too much. Being complete does not mean a person has it all together, it just means they understand how to get it together. The next time you are about to lie down and go to bed, stop and look in the mirror. Ask yourself, "What do I truly see?"
