Sunday, you're lovely.

"We forget that despite the superficial differences between us, people are equal in their basic wish for peace and happiness." - Dalai Lama

I had a revelation today. It was kind of hard to make some realizations about myself and actions, but it was so amazing at the same time. Today I had finally said out loud what I had been thinking for maybe a week or so and when I actually spoke the words, I felt awakened. If this happens to you then you know that awesome feeling I'm speaking of. 

A lot of people may describe me as this peace-loving-hippy-ish type of girl. Love and respect everyone and everything. Except, I don't always practice this. I'm such a big promoter of women, women's rights, and loving women in a society that generally looks down upon women and often insults my gender. Yet I find myself in my day-to-day life taking jabs at women I see around. "Oh, no! Why is that poor girl wearing that?! Does she not own a mirror?!" or "Nope. Looks at those eyebrows. Gotta go!" and "Her style is circa 2002, she has no friends. They would've told her that's not ok."

I can be a walking talking hypocrite! While I don't believe I am a mean person and I don't even mean those things I say maliciously. I'm just expressing my opinion and making whoever I'm around laugh. But what I don't take into consideration is the person I'm talking about. They have feelings. They are someone's Mother, Daughter, Lover, etc. And I'd never speak that way about a friend or family member, and I'd be super hurt to hear someone speak that way about them or me. 

I may not enjoy the way a person dresses, their style, or their "look", but who am I? Who am I decide it's not OK for them or at all? Why am I placing such negative thoughts and energy out into the Universe? They took time to get ready and when they looked in the mirror they were confident and excited to leave looking they way they did. That's all that matters! Not little ol' me and whether or not I approve. If they're happy then I'm happy for them if they're my friend, so why's it different if it's a stranger I see? It shouldn't matter. 

So, yeah, that's what happened to me today. I'm going to make an effort to not be so judgmental especially amongst other women. We all share the same wants, needs, desires. We all deserve to be respected and loved. Whether we know each other or not. Love, love, love. It's all I got! :)