Get revenge by living well.

Many people thought I would amount to nothing because of my gender, my race and my shape. You are too this or too that.

When I wrote this goal I didn’t realize that I am living well. I am still alive, I am healthy, I have a family, a job and can stand on my two feet. I can see, hear, touch and eat. I am able to learn and do new things.

It doesn’t matter what other think of me because I am doing great every day with what I was born with.

My revenge is done. I am happy with what I have.

I am a high school graduate. I put off college for personal and financial reasons and decided to get my life experience in the real world.

From a child I was told I would never amount to much. People thought I would be a drop out, with twelve kids, living on welfare. Funny thing is that I started proving people wrong at a young age.

I’ve been called fake because people think my personality is unreal. They can’t believe a person like me is respectful of others space, feelings, thoughts, and opinions. That I know how to say good morning, please and thank you. (My grandma taught me well)

People find it strange that I would give my seat to a child, a pregant person, the elderly or just to someone who looks like they had a crappy day. They call me fake because 80% of the time I as bright and cheeful as the sun is bright. The 20% I save for those who just have to open a can of whoop ass by getting on my bad side.

People in my adult life seem to feel that I will never be more than an executive assistant for the rest of my life.

This month I proved them all wrong. Even without a college degree I finding my own path. I am using what I was born with to lead the way.

I may never get back to college but I take the time to futher my education in other meaningful ways. I call it the college home school.

No one in the outside world except my husband knows that I have started a small business. My friends on 43things know because I know there are people who are going through or have gone through what I am experiencing.

So don’t let anyone tell you that you won’t amount to nothing. Try your best to do what is you every day and you will never fail.

There are people who are in your life that suck the joy and happiness out of your life. It could be an action, a look,or a comment that is used to try and break you down.

I have had plenty of these type of people in my life. For some reason I have been drawn to them and them to me. The type of people who judge and over critize and make you wish you didn’t get of the bed in the morning.

As much as we try not to listen at times their words gets the best of us and we start believing the bull crap.

Over the past few years I have learned that sometimes you have to ignore the naysayers and lose the people who try to hold you down mentally or emotionally.

I’ve started cleaning my emotional house the past three months. I have a lot of Life Suckers who are were trying to drain me dry. It caused me to have self doubt, fear and guilt.

These feelings will have you constantly trying to keep up with the Jones.

I saw this goal by another member and their post inspired me to add it to my list.

I too have been told I would not amount to crap since I was young. It took me a lot of time to heal and self searching to get the negativity out of my head and out of my life.

Before I use try and make up for my so called shortcomings but then as I grew old I realized that would grow old trying to do this based on the negativity of others.

At the present time the people who always put me down are doing better than me. I have never been jealous because I have happiness in my own life so why envy others.

Accomplishing my personal life goals and having a family of my own is what I want in life. I want to live healthy and live long.

When I am 90 and looking back on my life I don’t want to have the regrets that at times plague me now. I can change that by living the life I want now, on my terms.

I still have a long ways to go.