Proud of You Pt. I

Daily Meditation 639 – 11/27/2023

Another addition to the YouDaimonia “Series” such as the Death Meditations and Gratitude Meditations. The “Proud of You” series is intended to paint a picture of some of the incredible, overwhelming situations we overcome and still do not allow ourselves to be changed for the worse!

She was your high school sweetheart. It was absolute “textbook” romance.

One day she was at her locker, surrounded by her friends and you, tired of “being a loser” and being filled with fear decided, instead, to be bold and brave. You puffed up your chest, swallowed that terror of rejection and marched straight up to her — right in front of her popular friends — and asked the question:

“I-I-I was just wonde…well, was hoping you…you might go to a movie with me…?”

You sort of vomited up the question with a single, anxiety-ridden breath instead of suavely, coolly asking it.

But, it worked. She giggled a little but said “Yes.”

And the rest is, as they say, history. You and her hit it off. Your awkwardness and her effortless beauty made you the quirky pair, and soon after graduating, you married and had a few children.

Many years have now passed.