Juicy

A good friend sent me an email with a poem by Maya Angelou. Part of the poem reads that...

.. every woman should have ..

"a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age.... "

This makes me feel good. Why? Because I have always thought if you have a juicy past .. you probably ought to not be sharing it with others. I mean, what would people think of you? How judged would you feel?

I am embracing this quote. Believe me .. I feel as if I have lived a few lifetimes in my 36 years. I do have a juicy (not so past) past. Some of it .. good and bad, have made me who I am today. I happen to like myself today so I can give credit to mistakes made to help me grow into a better person.

Not many people know my life story. And that's okay .. I don't like advertising. Not that I'm a closed book but there are parts of me that are closed to the general population (and acquaintances, and distant friends, and close friends, family and close family).

I often wonder about the 'perfect people'.. those who's lives have been fairly easy .. mostly to the good choices they have made. A good childhood. A rule following teenager. A marriage made in heaven. Maybe it's part of my rebellious personality but ... GAG .. how BORING is that??


I love a good challenge ... maybe too much.


But I tell ya what. Someday I'm going to write a book about my life. It's gonna be juicy. There's more than a few stories to tell. More than a few lessons learned. Really ..it's going to be good.


When I'm ready to share that story. Not quite ready yet .. as the story is still developing. I don't know how it ends quite yet. I'm still on the roller coaster but one thing's for sure .. it's one hell of a ride!