“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.”
Some of my favorite stories growing up were the ones I read in Winnie the Pooh. Hidden amongst the cute and cuddly were always some important life lessons. Even as a child, I often felt a sense of faith and hope after reading them. Lets face it...those little guys are awesome. A piglet, a pooh bear, a rabbit and a bouncy tiger. Who wouldn't love the endearing qualities of each one of them? They always knew who they were, and weren't afraid to be themselves. Eeyore in all his pessimism was accepted by Pooh and his friends. Tigger and his excessive amounts of energy, piglet and his fears, Rabbit with all his control issues. And through it all, the one thing I took away from the crew of Pooh is the concept of unconditional acceptance and a sense of togetherness. Sure they had issues with each other sometimes, what community doesn't? They bugged each other, they hurt each others feelings, they could be insecure, jealous, grumpy, impatient, stubborn, irritable....(this is starting to remind me of a certain girl I know, who may or may not be writing this blog.) But all in all they knew how to love each other. They knew they were in it together, and they knew how to ask each other for help. They knew how to support one another.
Ladies....we could learn a lot from this bunch.
Let's always remember just how lovable the women around us are. Just how lovable WE are. And how important it is to accept the quirky, broken and messy parts of ourselves and each other.
After all...
Pooh-bear has an eating disorder,
Piglet has anxiety,
Eeyore has depression,
Rabbit has O.C.D.,
and
Tigger has ADHD
Now there's a group in need of some love and acceptance. So when you feel alone, or buried underneath your struggles, or just flat out tired and run down...think of Pooh and his crew. Pick up the phone and give someone a call. Ask for help, lean on a friend, cry on a shoulder, lend an ear. We're in it together.
Take some time today to tell a special person in your life that you love them. And remind them of what it means to have a friend like them. We need people in our lives (and we need to be the kind of people) who are willing to say "when the whole world's stacked against you, I'll be by your side." This is my lesson learned from Winnie the Pooh. What's yours?
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