A blog about Love

I found a blog today that I absolutely LOVE!!! This woman went through a divorce and her husband also left her. But unlike me, they were married for 7 years. Seven! And after 2 years, her husband told her he didn't love her and didn't find her attractive and was thinking of leaving. But they stayed married for five more years. It made me very grateful that my ex-husband didn't string me along for years before deciding to leave.

And her writing makes me feel like my blog is written by a preschooler. I wish I had that gift of expressing myself well. The main thing I have going for me on this blog is my openness and sincerity. (Maybe sometimes a little too open...) But as usual, I must remind myself not to compare myself to others. And to remind myself that I got married at 18, an age when most girls still get really upset over trivial things. Going through a divorce where your husband was abusive and was the one who left you is really hard at ANY age.

But the reason I'm talking about this woman and her blog is because the first post of hers that I read applies so well to things I've been learning recently and to my quest for beauty. She writes, "Being a daughter of God means you are ALREADY empowered to face ALL your trials. It means you can have love & joy & peace & wholeness deep, deep down in your heart, no matter what your crappy circumstances are. You don't have to wait for these good things to come to you - - - you are already the possessor of them by your very nature!!! Once you know your identity as a divine woman (or man), nothing can take that light away from you. Nothing can take away your feeling of security. Nothing can take away the fact that you have a divine purpose here. And if THAT isn't beautiful, I don't know what is. Knowing this will literally transform your life - - even the way you look on the outside. It is the best way I know of to have physical beauty."

This reminded me of the last few posts I've written. I've been learning these same things. I'm so glad I stumbled upon her blog. I'm learning more and more every day. The name of the blog is "A Blog about Love". The name of the post I read is "Best Beauty Secret in the World". Found here.

I also read about why Mara started blogging in the first place and one paragraph is EXACTLY what's been happening to me this year. "But about 5 years ago, the luckiest thing ever happened to me! Someone pulled me out of the deep end and began teaching me a better way to live. I began applying everything I was learning, and my life could not have taken a more complete turn. IT WAS A MIRACLE. I was so amazed that I had the power within me to change like that & to actually become a happier person. I figured out then that there is NOTHING better in this life than knowing what you are made of. Literally nothing."

Reading a lot of her posts makes me very excited because I feel like I've recently discovered the things she's talking about. I think that means I'm on the right track! I also strangely enough feel like Heavenly Father has been guiding me to several different books, talks, blogs, and people that have been able to open my eyes or to reinforce things that I'm learning. (Now that I'm able to recognize the truths that are there for me to find.) This is a very exciting and new stage in my life filled with lots of growth!!!!! It's a wonderful feeling. :)