Poppy the Country Girl at Heart: Sentimental Fool

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Today Poppy is a sentimental fool. We all need a little LOVE in our lives.

When we are born, we are a daughter and maybe a sister. When we marry, we become a wife, then maybe a mother and then a grandmother. At times, these lines become blurred but our LOVE never changes.

Growing up as a child I have fond memories of living on a farm with my brothers and sisters. We all shared a strong bond between each other. We had ears that listened and hearts that LOVED. As we grew older, we still listened with our ears and LOVED with our hearts. We as siblings made our own choices in life, we respected those choices and cheered each other on. That is what family does.

As of today, I have lost a loved one every year since 2017. First it was my mother, my ex-husband, then husband and now my little brother Gary Thomas. Every death that I was dealt brings a flood of memories and a question, why am I still here?

Let me take you back to when I was married. I was happily married for 16 years. They said I had an old soul and I married a man that was 30 years older than me. He was everything I wanted. He was old fashion, affectionate, clever, kind, gentle and good looking. We had a solid marriage because we cared enough about each other to work through our problems, find solutions to them, and loved each other more than ourselves. We never went to bed angry or held grudges. We always kissed and said “I love you” before bedtime.

Let us get back to the question, ‘Why am I still here?” I have answered it. “I am here on earth to teach people what LOVE really means. I have lived, loved, and lost. I came from a loving family. My mother was a sweetheart and loved us unconditionally. Love is the most difficult emotion to explain. Love is a feeling; Love is an action and Love is attachment. “Love is like a painting in the beginning it is only an idea, but over time it is built up through errors and corrections till you have a breath-taking work of art for all to see.” Our time on earth is so very precious, so do not waste it with drama.

I have slowly put myself back together and I am a new version of me. I have learned to brighten my own light. I no longer need anyone to make me happy. I stopped being “too nice” and hold kind boundaries while being loving, attractive and phenomenal myself. I have come to realize if someone wants you in their life, they will make room for you. If not, you have either taught them a lesson or they have taught you a lesson. Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

Life is too short. So, LOVE the life you live.

Poppy