Here I Am

"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are"...(Confucius). Here I am....listening to inspiring music, writing and enjoying a Thin Mint. Here I am listening to the song by Leona Lewis called "Here I am." Here I am.....learning, loving and wondering how life will continue to surprise me. Here I am.....watching my kids laugh as they spit spit-balls at each other. Here I am.....with open arms, embracing each and every opportunity that comes my way. Here I am....shaking my head in astonishment as life shows me time and time again that as soon as I think I have it all figured out, life shows me something new and astounding. Here I am....loving the life I have created and truly enjoying each and every moment of every single day. Some days may be tougher than others, but here I am smiling......knowing that it always gets better. Here I am....guessing, imagining and waiting for life to unfold and present me with new discoveries. Here I am....proud of the progress I've made over the past several years and I applaud the woman I have become and continue to grow into. Bravery and courage have become my new strengths...so here I am helping others grow into their new brave selves too. Here I am enjoying this quote, “I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it can't be helped"...(Frederick Perls). Here I am....so incredibly thankful that I am living in Southern California, enjoying warm winter weather, even though I have now become quite wimpy when it's 50 degrees. Here I am....wondering what the temperature is in Connecticut right now, knowing that no matter what, it's colder there than here. Here I am on Google, finding a ton of great quotes about "I am." “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you"...(Roy Croft). “I am the miracle"...(Buddha). “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world"...(Albert Einstein). Here I am....singing out loud. Here I am...laughing about the dysfunctional lyrics to the Backstreet Boys song "As Long As you Love Me." Think about it....those lyrics say "I don't care who you are, don't care what you did....as long as you love me." The tune is catchy however and sums up just about every relationship based on insecurities. Did you know that there are countless songs with the title "As I am," by artists like The Goo Goo Dolls, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys. Here I am purchasing and downloading the song by The Goo Goo Dolls because I like it and the lyrics are wonderful. Here I am...getting sleepy and thinking about cuddling with my kids until they and I fall asleep. Here I am...happy in every way with who I am and teaching my children to embrace who they are in every way too....for they are divine and amazing souls. "The words I am are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you're claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you"...(A.L. Kitselman).