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What are You Waiting For?

Really. What are you waiting for?

Godot?

Prince Charming?

Happiness?

Prince Charming and Godot may very well be on their way right now. They might even be in a race to see who can get there first. And they arrive, you'll fling open the door and say, "Welcome. I've been waiting for you. You must be parched. How 'bout some sweet iced tea?"

But happiness is not on its way. So quit waiting. You're wasting your time. It won't arrive with rap-tap on the door.

Here's the thing about happiness: It will never get here, no matter how patiently and persistently you wait; You will never find it, no matter how dedicated your search.

Happiness isn't a visitor and it isn't a destination. It's a choice.

So, what are you waiting for?

Make up your mind.

Fearless Girls Don't Ride in Trucks with Boys

April A to Z Challenge

Southern Girls Living Fearlessly is joining the 2012 April A to Z Blog Challenge. Beginning April 1st and running through April 30th, read a post everyday (except the last four Sundays of the month). This year's focus will be on the 26 attributes every fearless southern girl should cultivate in herself.

The Logic of Fearlessness

Wine makes everyone hopeful. - Aristotle

 Hope is not a plan. - SGLF

But it's a start. - Lucy Adams

Clear Your Plate for 2012

After dinner, my husband turned to our 10 year-old daughter, who sat at his left elbow, and said, "Clear your plate and clear mine."

The child replied, "Yes, sir," and lifted her plate from the place-mat. She paused. Her brow furrowed and her nose crinkled. She looked at her father and asked, "Clear your plate, clear your mind? What?"

"Ooooh, I like that," I cooed.

"Clear your plate, clear mine," clarified my husband.

"Clear plate, clear mind," I repeated. "There's something to that. It's so true."

My beloved's brow furrowed. "We're talking about taking dishes off of the table," he firmly redirected.

Sweetly, our daughter, unscathed by the philosophical rumblings beneath the after dinner clean-up, said, "I'll yours next, Mama."

"Thank you," I said to her. Then to my soul mate, "I know exactly what we're talking about here."

It's time to get ready for 2012. Out with the old and in with the new. What's on your plate, or your entire table, that's holding you back from facing the new year with anticipation?

Clear it so you can start 2012 ready to accept its possibilities.

A Southern Girl Always Says Her Thank Yous

The Tuck Your Skirt 2011 Blog Tour for the advancement of Tuck Your Skirt in Your Panties and Run (which makes a very nice Christmas gift for all of the ladies on your list) was a wild success. It was thrilling and exhausting and exciting and now it's finished. Whew! I made it.

I could not have done it without the help of so many fabulous bloggers. Thank You! Please take a moment to visit some of them. Introduce yourself. Explore their sites. Make a few new friends. They'll make you laugh. They'll inspire you. They'll educate you. And many of them offer wonderful opportunities to win, win, win.

Quintessential Housewife

Mommalicious

Through the Eyes of a Tiger

Southern Protocol

My Crazy Life

Cubicle Sanity

Simply Southern Girl

Rebel Belle

Creative Madness

Queen of the Castle(s)

Momfog

The Geeky Blogger

Rita Reviews

Diminishing Gene Pool

Pocketful of Playdough

Marvelous Mommy

Rewiring the Soul

Future Fit Girl

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