To Know Me...

"to know me is to love me"

we've all heard this saying..

repeatedly, in my case.

who really believes such a phrase?

(yes, yes. sociopaths. i know!)

i believe that if you know yourself

and you are happy in your own skin,

your own shoes,

with WHO YOU ARE

that everything should fall into place.

for the most part, anyway.

there's people out there who believe

that to know them is to love them...

who don't understand that possibly,

MAYBE, INCREDIBLY

a lot of people don't.

or won't.

maybe people like you because of somethings

and don't like you because of other circumstances...

it's about finding a happy medium

that makes you friends with someone...

respect and compassion

that makes you solidify that relationship for life.

the gives, the takes, respect, understanding...

the likes and dislikes, the fights and the laughter...

i have found that "to know me is to love me"

need not apply

because no one has to like you

or want to be around you...

and that is a big realization i've come to

this year.

i am happy

surrounded by beauty:

in my family,

in my soulmate,

in my friends

and my puppy.

my writing, my thoughts,

my hobbies and passions...

our plans for the future,

and our plans for right now...

where i live,

where i'll go or not,

what i'll do or won't do...

during any season,

any year that i'll live...

it will all fall into place

because i am happy.

and that's all i've ever really wanted

for myself

and everyone around me.

love me,

the globetrotting gamine