My Song — by
Barefoot
A few years ago a friend picked me up and we went for a ride. The first thing I did was kick off my sandals and place my bare feet on his dashboard and said, “Isn’t that the cutest thing you have ever seen?”
His response: What?
My response: My cute lil’ toe ring of course!
It took a little prodding, my dance of, “Dude, just look at it. See how little and perfect it is? It shines so lovely and bright. And my toes, to die for. Painted all pretty in pink.”
And he was hooked and joined the party of how great he was and all of the great things he had to offer and we had a grand ole time going back and forth.
Until he said, “Dude, you can’t just go around saying things like that.”
And I was a bit hurt because we were harming no one, just playing amongst ourselves.
I said: Why not? It’s true.
His response: I know. But you just can’t do that. People won’t understand. And anyway, your toe ring is just cubic zirconia.
And so I dimmed my light a little once more but softly said, “Just you wait, dude. One day my little toe ring will have real diamonds, and I think people will like what they see because it’s gonna make them feel good about themselves too.”
Fast forward to my life these days. . . In a car for a ride with another friend. A female friend. We were stopped waiting for the road to clear to enter traffic and I was zoned out. All of a sudden she excitedly exclaims, “Do you see that dude?!”
Coming back to the present moment I said, “What?”
Her response, “A stretched limo just passed in front of us! Hey guys! We are over here! We are over here!!”
My response, “Don’t worry dude, they are just swinging back around to come and pick us up.”
Here’s the deal people…We are all beautiful and unique. And it is time to start feeling good about ourselves.
I am not speaking of physical beauty. I am talking about our hearts and our light and our gifts.
I am beautiful. And I own it.
And I am even beautiful on my butt-ugly days too when my light is turned on. That’s how I know it is all about love, and spirit and feeling good about ourselves.
There is no competition. There is room for everyone.
Be beautiful. See and acknowledge the beauty in others. Don’t dim your light. That helps no one.
Barefoot and beautiful. Walk gently. Walk loud. Just walk out letting your light shine. Because then others will shine too.
Until next time,
Lisa
My book, God’s Whispers, really
can help you love yourself back to beauty. It is simple. It is
profound. It is the best friend that you seek. Check out my website
— ©
Loads of great stuff on my myspace
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=207500707
For more great Songs visit: http://www.sfpnn.com/lisa_vaden.htm
Check out Lisa: www.lisavaden.com
E-mail Lisa: lisa@lisavaden.com