Making What You Need, Happen...
By: Connie J..., October 10, 2024
I was a rather precocious child - and I used to "make what I needed, happen", quite often.
I had an awesome relationship with my Grandma A, my Mother's mother; but my Father's mother passed when he was only 14, from cancer. There was no love lost between him and his stepmother; and his Father passed several years before I was born.
As a child, I knew the house he grew up in, and that his stepmother still lived there; but didn't understand the lack of relationship. One day, on the way home from Brownies, she was working in the yard. I walked up to her, and asked, "Are you my Grandma?" From that day on, I would visit her, periodically; until she passed when I was 14.
I later learned some of the family history, and how she mistreated me when my Sister took me to see her, as a small child. I only knew that I had a great relationship with one Grandma; and didn't understand the family dynamics, and wondered why I didn't have TWO Grandmas active in my life - she was right there!!!
So, I made what I needed, happen. This is just one example - but it's kind of been a theme my whole life. The caveat, was, that I also learned to use this "skill" to manipulate situations, to get what I wanted.
As I have journeyed on my Healing Process, I have looked at these situations, and as the realizations arose, tried to figure out the lessons learned from each one; and apologized, where necessary.
You can choose to use your "Gifts" for either good OR bad; or you can utilize them for the best outcome, regardless of whether it looks good or bad - just what must be done.
Can YOU think of any situations in your life, either past or present, where you have OR could make what YOU need, happen? Looking at it honestly, would it make things better, or worse in your life? Is it worth trying? Or should you? There really is NO "blanket answer".
Thank you, and have a good day, and be safe... #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #besafe #dviseverywhere #domesticviolence #growin2024 #awareness #makeithappen #eachsituationisdifferent
*October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please share this post, no matter what month it is, to help get the word out. The Victim has to make the choice - but, "What If..." they read something you sent them, and it just "clicks"?
*I would love the opportunity to share YOUR ideas in a Blog post. Please send them to Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com; or through Ozer email, ozerministries@att.net
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