WHO I AM

I said from the beginning that part of the purpose of this blog would be for me to find the way.  To figure out how to get out of the rut and start thriving.

I found a piece yesterday.  I was talking with a co-worker.  A woman, who like so many, was a single mom for years raising three kids.  She was headed out on a trip and as we talked I realized a key to thriving.  It is knowing who we are.  What I can tell you I have learned from that is who we are BEFORE we started just surviving and who we are AFTER when we are trying to thrive are not the same person.  Our experiences in life change us.  It is a constant discovery to know who we are.  What we stand for.  What we like.

I remember when I started to really feel that.  I am grateful I noticed it early on and that I craved to figure it out.  There are some who go years and their identity is 100% survival.  But, what I do know is that as I started to discover it - there was a new light in me - because I would take time to go see a musical and do other things that brought me joy. 

When I was in my discover mode and I would think about Who I Am... I would play this song, and turn the radio up and SING IT!!

Who I Am  by:  Jessica Andrews
If I live to be a hundred
And never see the seven wonders
That'll be alright
If I don't make it to the big leagues
If I never win a Grammy
I'm gonna be just fine
'Cause I know exactly who I am

I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends who love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am

So when I make big mistake
When I fall flat on my face
I know I'll be alright
Should my tender heart be broken
I will cry those teardrops knowin'
I will be just fine
'Cause nothin' changes who I am

I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends who love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am

I'm a saint and I'm a sinner
I'm a loser, I'm a winner
I'm am steady and unstable
I am young but I'm able

I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends who love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am

I am Rosemary's granddaughter
The spitting image of my father
And when the day is done
My momma's still my biggest fan
Sometimes I'm clueless and I'm clumsy
But I've got friends who love me
And they know just where I stand
It's all a part of me
And that's who I am