Stars & Spots (& True Colors)

To say that I've experienced a few life lessons the past several years would be a bit of an understatement.

As is true with most everyone, there have been some life-altering changes and adjustments.
 

I've made some bad choices and some good decisions.
I've been tenacious...when I should have let go.
And I've held on...when it was exactly the right thing to do.

I've celebrated family, rekindled old friendships, made new friends, and lost some friends.  I cherish the past...even the not-so-fun parts...and am grateful for the lessons I've learned that have molded me into who I am.

I believe that we can "Change Our Stars".

That is...our destinies are not cast in stone.

We can alter our future if we put our entire being - and a lot of BS&T - into the process.

It can be as simple as a change of opinion...or the more complicated attitude adjustment.

Or it can mean a monumental transformation to overcome negative energy that blocks our personal happiness and well-being.

The Epiphanies of life can be difficult, overwhelming, and wonderfully liberating...
..."sudden, intuitive perception of - or insight into - the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience."

 They are those "Aha!" moments of life.

Thank goodness they happen - as they are the catalysts for the changing of stars.

I've also come to understand that it's not possible to "Change Our Spots".

There are just some things that cannot be altered...

...wonderful traits...

...and some not so wonderful - but potentially manageable.
 

They run deep in the DNA of the psyche - never to be altered.

Sometimes the spots can fade, be denied, or be hidden...

...but eventually the true colors do come shining through.

It is what it is.

 

 Thank the heavens...

...for the infinite stars!

 As Nate would say...

..."HUZZAH!"