The Red Heads Pixelated Thoughts "an alter ego": May 2008

To thine own heart be true.

Now that is a powerful statement isnt it? I have always loved that quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

I wonder how many of us have or are being true to our own hearts? Being true enough to our hearts to know the path we wish to tread. Yes, going where we wish to in life, instead of one that was planned for us by someone else. Being a leader of ones own destiny, instead of following someone elses ideal of what we should be or do. Takes a lot to be an independent minded person and to be able to stand up for your own belief and value system. Its highly personal isnt it.

Because if one cannot be true to oneself about the desires of the heart, one cannot be truthful about much else. Sometimes it takes a while to realize what is in our own heart. Perhaps that has to do with being taught as a child denial of ones heart desires rather than to encourage free thought and spirit.

Having raised three children, now all in their twenties, two of which are already parents themselves, I realized what I lacked as a child myself growing up was something I needed to try hard to instill in my own children. Independence, a heart full of spirit and determination. Belief in oneself and ones ability to tackle the tasks at hand. Standing up for what one believes in, no matter how much someone else who does not believe the same way, tries to pressure you.

It is something I work on every day for myself as well. To realize what my own hearts desire is, and to try to achieve what may seem impossible at times. For me, that has changed in recent years, that is to always try to find balance in my life, to try to recognize what my own personal needs are and to try to take better care of myself not just others. The older I get, the more I realize how much I have set aside in what I wanted to do and now have time to do for myself. A mothers main focus is her children, until they are old enough to grow up and be on their own. But what happens when your children grow up and move on in their own lives, just as they should. A mother comes to realize a different path is ready to be trod. How exciting! There is now more time to achieve goals of personal nature.

So, in order to bring to the forefront today "To thine own heart be true"...I am offering my online friends here on the blog a quickpage on that theme. I hope you enjoy it.

Available in the most popular formats. Take note that the journaling areas are blank for you to fill in with your own words. The sampler is just my own interpretation of the quickpage.

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Enjoy~

Vicci aka Redhead pixels