I am a Princess

I have often let myself be treated poorly or let others take advantage of me.  Just over twenty years ago I made some drastic changes in my life to start putting myself in a safer space and to improve myself.  It has been a slow journey and I feel like a late bloomer to only be figuring all of this out now that I am 50 and I am still a work in progress!  References to being a princess have been popping up and I thought I would take some time to think about myself as a princess.  One of the daily plans I read in my Bible app is by Rick Warren, he states that God made you to be a princess (or prince) and that you have to remember to own it.  God did not create us to live mediocre lives.  Rick Warren further warns not to listen to the negative self-talk that can too often derail us into a rut.  Have we not yet watched enough princess movies to step out of our comfort zone and own our royal position?  The movie Princess Protection Program puts it so simply, “well it is a little bit about what you wear but more importantly, it is about what you have to offer to the world and who you are inside.”  Being an introvert I easily stay in my shell and often don’t reach out to help others, I don’t like to ask for help and assume others would not want my help.  I started getting out of my comfort zone by reading and serving as acolyte at my church branching out from being an usher.  I was just starting to get the hang of it when covid struck and I ran back into my introverted shell.  It has now been over a year and while the world is starting to open up, our church services have not returned to normal.  I felt the need to peek out of my shell and just as I did an opportunity to volunteer at the church thrift store arrived.  I will give it a try and help out once a month.  We never know where God wants to use us to help another and we need to be open to the opportunities especially when it is out of our comfort zone.  So dust off that tiara, (or go buy one if you don’t own one already), practice your princess wave and look for those opportunities to help others!