Progress

I feel like I am making steps, baby steps but steps none the less, towards feeling like I am not a visitor in my own life. I feel like sometimes I just settle because I think something or someone will make me happy. I know I have high expectations for myself and I expect a lot of others, but the compromise is just as disappointing as not ever meeting my expectations. People have told me that if I don't lower my expectations I will always be disappointed, but I feel like I would be selling myself short by constantly doing that. Why should I compromise? I know life can't be planned, Lord knows I learned that through experience, but there are some goals that I would like to meet regardless of when that happens. The fairy tale isn't automatic, and prince charming may never come, but what if my story is in a completly different book?

Here are 3 things I am greatful for today:
1. That I'm confident enough to know that not everyone has to agree with me, but they do have to be respectful of my opinion.
2. Seeing my hard work pay off at my job, and that I work in an environment where growth is encouraged and praised.
3. Yoga class. My downward dog may not be perfect but the fact that I have the physical and mental ability to move and stretch is a blessing.