The Lesson of Acceptance

"It's very hard not to be who I was trained to be, when things like that happen. I am definitely the daughter of a mother who would, could, and did take care of my family. But in all actuality, all I am is a lost child who never grew up, who never figured out that glitz and glamour would only lead to depression, pain, isolation, anguish, no identity whatsoever because I live other people's lives..I live other people's lives..." Rene Graziano -MobWives

I pressed rewind like three times that Sunday night and realized that I had to give Ms. Graziano her props because she admitted her problem; unlike so many other women. I then asked myself am I living other people's lives. Am I being too much and not enough? Am I not being all that I was created to be? Am I coveting and wishing that I was someone else? AM I?

Nope. You see, I am not talking to the people that need a Gucci bag, or a Movado watch, or must have a membership at the Country Club with the Superstars. I am also not talking to the woman that fake like they have it altogether while trying to tell everyone else how they should live. There is nothing wrong with having the best. I have the best and want the best for everyone. But I will NEVER allow it to validate who I am as a person. With or without the "best" I am still happy & content. I understand things are temporary. Those who don't feel valued or may feel like they are worthless because they are not talked about in Hot Topics or on blog sites, then this message is for you.

How a Corporate Chic deals with being Content
-A Corporate Chic understands that she has to acknowledge what's wrong in her life, admit/confess it to herself, and change it if she wants different results.

-A Corporate Chic recognizes that she has to be CONTENT with where she is in her life and what she has, even if she hasn't attracted how she really want her life to be.

-A Corporate Chic knows that as long as she put her best foot forward, gives her all, or provides 100% of whatever she commits herself to --> that's all she can do.

-A Corporate Chic comprehends that in this very moment is where she is supposed to be and THAT is all the validation she needs. It indicates that everything that she is experiencing is only fruit from previous seeds she has planted.

-A Corporate Chic accepts her circumstances and realizes that she has enough grace to deal with whatever comes her way.

*A Corporate Chic is shaking her head at this point and is able to place a check mark by most, if not all, of these statements.*

Is that you? If it's not, will you be able to admit it as Rene Graziano did in her therapy session that you need help?