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Across the Fence:  what we can finally accept  |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 3:56:13 PM
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Name a few things you have learned to accpet throughout your life
For me it's: Accepting that i will never be a size 6 again, (short of outright starvation) and that only very tiny girls can fit into clothes from The Limited, and that a size large from L L Bean or Eddie Bauer is ok b/c it looks great and feels wonderful anyway.
I will never be "rich" and may never be able to pay cash for a new car, but all my debts are paid off in full, my credit score is excellent, and the house will be paid for end of next year.
And what I lack in money, i make up for in generosity by loving up friends even though I may never get repaid for acts of kindness.
I love surprizing people and making them feel good
Moms are ALWAYS right...or durn near close to it!
Past failures and current shortcomings are a part of who I am and with one exception, I make no apologies.
People may choose not to be my friend, and that's ok. I will continue to be polite and genuine in spite of them
Saying I'm sorry and/or admitting I was in the wrong is ok. It doesn't make me any less of a person
The people who love me unconditionally understand me uncontitionally
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 5:17:08 PM
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I need to learn to accept the things I cannot change and back away. Fast!
And to shut my mouth! Fast!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 6:40:06 PM
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accepting that I can be who I am without everyone's approval...
God made me unique and I like that
blessings
tAmmy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 12:16:19 AM
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I had accepted that I was going to be a single girl for the rest of my life (and look what has happened through the Grace of God :) )
I have accepted that my brother is going to keep on living in Thailand and never return to the Netherlands (a tough one)
I have finally sort of accepted that the 3 neighbors in my street will keep on "hating" me for no reason at all, but that my door will always be open for THEM in case of an emergence, even if that will not be the case the other way around
I have accepted that I will never have children.
And more but these were/are the hardest things to accept
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Lynner
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Sheri
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 04:13:48 AM
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I had to accept a long time ago, that I will never be taller than 4 11. Very unhandy. To forgive quickly the things I have done as well as others have done to me. This is the only way to move on, and truly be free from those hurts and it only takes a second to let things go.
Difficult for me to accept osteoperosis and all the damage to my esophagus, resulting in meds I hate taking. But realizing it could be much worse. Thankful that there is something I can do for it.
It took many years, but I am content with my little house, and small urban farm. Probably never the house I dreamed of, but I am warm,dry, and in the summer I stay plenty cool. Thankful to have a home, and for my husband to still be working full time. Retirement is not in our picture, but, the fact we are healthy and able to work is a blessing.
I have learned to accept life, as it comes, and it has only been possible because of the One who is in control of everything all the time. My Creator, My God.
Sheri
Many Hands Make Light Work!
...God made the seed to grow...1 Cor 3:6
The best fertilizer for a farm, are the farmers footsteps... |
Edited by - Lynner on Dec 02 2009 04:16:03 AM |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 4:06:23 PM
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That second one is so true
It baffles me the selfishness that abounds sometimes
But this is coming from someone who, to give of one's self is effortless |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 6:59:54 PM
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I had to accept the loss of my husband
I had to accept that I am not as strong (mind and body) as I thought I was
I had to accept that I will live out my days, working hard, but it keeps me honest
I had to accept that sometimes people really, really suck, and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 7:30:18 PM
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I've had to accept that friends, even those I've trusted the most, often betray.
I've had to accept that having a disability puts me at a disadvantage in the job market.
I've had to accept that some things that happen to us in this life won't be explained till we enter the next life.
I've had to accept that God doesn't create all of us equal in terms of talent, intelligence, physical health, etc., that equality is more an ideal than a reality.
And I've had to accept that I alone am responsible for my relationship to God. |
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 7:53:19 PM
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I think the most important thing i have learned this year is that some friends come and go... The ones that go... were only using you anyways and the ones that stay become family.
"My ideal day is sitting on the back porch, cup of green tea in hand, slippers on, and just watch the cows in the pasture"
http://claude09647.blogspot.com/ |
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