In Cinderella, if the story was told from the perspective of the sisters it would have been totally different. Cinderella would have been portrayed as a gold digger who got a witch to change her appearance to sneak her way into a ball where she was trespassing and put some kind of spell on a prince to steal her way into is heart. It would have been a tragedy.. where they were left in despair and ruin. If it were told from the perspective the wicked step mother, it would have been a story of a marriage and how she was left a widow and out of the kindness in her heart raised her poor step daughter and taught her work ethic and her place just to have her break the rules and run away with a prince and leave her with nothing. She probably would have called Cinderella things like ungrateful.
It is all in who tells the story and how they tell it.
My New Year's Resolution this year was NO DRAMA. Now I didn't believe that I could have a year of no drama, but I knew that it was all in the story and how I looked at it and told it! I have had a lot of things happen in my life that could be considered as crazy. But I realized how this year has differed from others by how I look at things and tell the story.
Last weekend my ex-husband called me 17 times, during church, to tell me that our neighbor of 6 years, who was also my old bosses husband, had passed away the night before. When I called to find out what I could do I was told that he had passed under some crazy tragic circumstance. I offered my condolences and a place of sanctuary if their son just needed a reprieve.
Later that afternoon, I went to dinner with my best friend of 30+ years and her family. I was telling them about the tragedy that happened the night before involving my neighbor. My friend's brother looked at me and said, "Wow, all the crazy things seem to happen around you" I looked back and said, "I am just a supportive friend, this didn't happen to me!" I realized I was taking on the drama and that was not going to happen!
Up until New Year's Eve of last year I might have looked at this differently! I might have seen this as a prime opportunity to be the poster child of "As Linda's World Turns" But now I don't accept that. As a matter of fact I am not claiming any drama this year! I can feel for others but not take it on myself! I am healing, becoming stronger. We all need to get to the point where we feel ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Make YOU a priority! Help others when you can, but not at your own expense and don't set yourself up for a 'woe is me' moment! Share the story when you have worked out the positive!
Aren't you glad that we got to enjoy Cinderella's Happily Ever After?
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