did you wake up full of awesome today?

 are ya feeling good today???

Facebook can be a blessing or a curse. I have seen what some people use it for and am appalled. The hateful posts, the whiny posts, posts that drag one down---UGH!  I choose my friends wisely and well, sticking with those who fill my days with gratitude and thoughts to ponder. To all of my Facebook friends,I love you and thank you for teaching me the meaning of Life. 

Today I read a post from a gal who has had hurdles in her life--but she has surmounted them all. Her words of wisdom make me pause and think--and pray. This was on her status and it made me think back to my young days...when life should have been carefree, but instead was filled with doubts and worries and fears and struggles. I have made it back over time and the many who know me, know I never take a day for granted. This is what she posted and I share it with you for today and everyday! If you feel awesome, you will go on to make sure others feel that same way. Do you feel it? Can you feel it? I know we all have our "off" days," but to truly be able to tackle the world, you need to KNOW deep down that you matter. 

This was written for women, but men, you can replace the feminine words with masculine ones. You matter just as much! Here it is:

There was a time when you were five years old,

and you woke up full of awesome.

You knew you were awesome.

You loved yourself.

You thought you were beautiful,

even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers.

You loved your body, and the things it could do.

You thought you were strong.

You knew you were smart.

  

Do you still have it?

The awesome.

Did someone take it from you?

Did you let them?

Did you hand it over, because someone told you weren’t beautiful enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough?

Why the hell would you listen to them?

Did you consider they might be full of sh*t?

Wouldn’t that be nuts, to tell my little girl below that in another five or ten years she might hate herself because she doesn’t look like a starving and Photoshopped fashion model?

Or even more bizarre, that she should be sexy over smart, beautiful over bold?

Are you freaking kidding me?

Look at her! She is full of awesome!

You were, once. Maybe you still are. Maybe you are in the process of getting it back.

All I know is that if you aren’t waking up feeling like this about yourself, you are really missing out.