Whatever happens, happens for a reason

Tomorrow I return to DC from Mexico. Today, I received two forwards that have an awful lot to do with what I'm going through right now. I came to Mexico, in part, to see if there was still something going on between me and my Mexican boy. What I have learned in the last week is that there is a lot going on. So what will I do now?

And on that note here are the forwards, which I have edited a bit. I received the first one from my friend LaToya and the second from my aunt.

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Worth reading Ladies!!!!

Holding on to pain, hurt, anger, and disappointment manifests itself in our bodies. The end result runs the gamut from chronic illnesses to life threatening diseases. Sooner or later, our baggage causes our bodies to give out. When we spend our time focusing on negative people and negative experiences, we end up missing opportunities and blocking our blessings. We can't see the future because we're too busy living in the past. Meanwhile our perpetrators go on living their lives; oblivious to the hurt they've caused. So why are we really hurting?

How many relationships have come together on crutches? Most women know they have no business getting involved when there are unresolved issues within. Still, due to fear of being alone, or of 'missing out' on a good man, we cover our wounds with tight hairdos, beautiful clothes, and a fake smile. Forging ahead into an alliance with someone who has no idea we're still hurting over what that so-and-so did to us in 1995, or over the father that never came home. As time passes, the wounds get harder and harder to hide. When they're finally exposed, he's history! In the grand scheme of things, the only thing that is stopping us.... Is...US!

True, we have no control over what others do or say to us, but we can control our reactions. And as for the baggage, it's nothing to be ashamed of. We all have issues. The shame is not in having baggage, it's KEEPING it.

So to all my Bag Ladies, search yourself. Be honest. Ask yourself what's in your bag, then do whatever you gotta do. PRAY, CRY, SCREAM, GO TO CHURCH, GO TO THERAPY... Do whatever it takes. Just let it go. Let it go, Let it go! Stay Strong ... ROCK ON!

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Read Each One Carefully and Think About It a Second or Two

1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.
2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.
3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste his/her time on you.
9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
10. Don't cry because it is over; smile because it happened.
11. There are always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to !!!!!

REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.

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Hmmmm... Whatever happens, happens for a reason...