Welcome to another edition of Thursday Inspirations. For today, I would like to share a quote someone posted on Facebook. However, since the quote holds special meaning for me, I decided to incorporate it into my own “photo” using the digital scrapbooking software I was fortunate enough to review months ago called My Memories Suite. (If you would like to purchase the software, just click on the My Memories Suite button at my sidebar and use the code.)
Here’s the quote for this week:
When my ex-hubby and I first separated, I was prepared to be alone for a LONG period of time. I had no illusions of immediately meeting someone new, who will fall in love with me and accept me, my two kids and our past. I knew that most guys would not choose to be with me, even if they liked me, because I had a lot of baggage. I knew that from watching my single mom friends, who have had problems finding someone new after a separation.
As luck (or fate) would have if though, I didn’t encounter any problems at all in that aspect. I did meet someone amazing. Initially, it felt like he was too good to be true. Not only did he love me, he also wholeheartedly accepted my past, my two kids and all the other baggage I brought to the table. Although he had some concerns about my readiness to enter into a new relationship, he trusted me with his heart and his future. He was man enough to want to endure whatever challenges my baggage will bring to his life. He did not only carry my baggage on his shoulders, he also “unpacked” it for me. He actually told me that in finding me, he finally understood why he had to go through hell in his past relationships. It was so that he could learn valuable life lessons that would prepare him for our life together. I didn’t think I could possibly be that lucky. But who was I to question what God has blessed me with? He gave me everything my heart was longing for.
So, even if my first marriage didn’t work out, it’s hard for me to be cynical about marriage or relationships. The sentimental, romantic part of me is still alive. I still believe that there’s that one special person that we’re meant to be with. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of waiting for the right time to meet the right person. Sometimes you will have to go through the jerks first so that you will know what exactly it is you don’t want in a relationship.
What I learned about my experience is that there’s always hope. I learned that there’s a purpose for everything. I learned that there’s still hope for men in the world. As it turns out, not all of them are jerks. Wait for that someone who will bravely hold your hand as you go through life together, no matter how much baggage you have. I am blessed to have found that someone (he’s holding my hand there on that photo above).
