I recently realized that for years, I was allowing someone to hurt me and affect my life by buying into the idea that her perspective colored everything around me. I never LIKED the malicious nature of her views and slander, but I found that by being aware of it and doing nothing, in turn colored MY world in ways that I neither appreciated nor could break free of. Then one day, it suddenly became clear to me that I was giving up all chance at being the person I know myself to be, having the life I know I deserve and casting off the ridiculous chains of hearsay and conjecture that constrained my ability to do the wonderful things I want to do and am capable of achieving. Scales - fall from my eyes! I am taking the power for my own life back and forgiving the past and moving into a bright future at last. Full steam ahead! Copyright 2010 Odd Mama. All rights reserved.