I LOVE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

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"I love you when you're happy. I love you when your sad. I love your when your silly. I love you when your mad. I love you when your grumpy. I love you when your glad. I love you all the time. I love you just the way you are."

                                            ~ C. C.      

Who is C. C.? Me. These are the words of a song I made up to sing to my grandchildren. When I do, they always smile or giggle and take in the loving like little flowers opening to the sun. And they ask for "more." More ways that they can "be" and be completely loved. Like when they are scared, surprised, goofy, stinky, burpy...etc. They are three years old, by the way; so, in addition to being loved unconditionally, they love silliness.

Today I realized that I could sing this song to myself. Sometimes I need to sing or, at least, say words like this to me. I need to truly let myself know that I am lovable and loved just the way I am, in the midst of anger, frustration, exasperation, sadness, feeling not good enough...

Do you love yourself when you're feeling frazzled? Angry? Sad? Worried? All the time, no matter what? Or do you tend to love yourself only when you're feeling great?

I think we can all benefit every time we pause and give ourselves a dose of unconditional love... when we love ourselves the way we love a small child... the way I love my twin grandchildren.

You can't hear me but right now I'm singing this song to you.

May we love ourselves through thick and thin and all the ups and downs today.

May we aim to do this everyday.