a 'dupe' is defined as 'a person who is easily deceived or fooled'. that is me....and it is a wonderful attribute to have...but only if it is willing. it means you believe in people...what they tell you....what they write....how they act.....and how they just are. unless of course they are a mask-wearer and putting on a beautiful show. i have met many, but the most recent put on a EXTRASPECTACULARIFFIC show....the best i have ever seen!
please allow me to share what i have learned in my most recent encounter...in list form, of course.
-i learned that it is worth being yourself even when others are not.
-i learned an equation...
slow reveals of other people's true nature/time + your own giving = pain.
-i learned that as long as you are true to all people (including yourself), then any pain received by fakeness will be dwarfed by the love you were able to give...even if for just a brief moment in time.
-i learned that i am more confident to remain myself and grow at the same time.
-i learned that the signs we see are more of a suggestion than they are law.
-i learned that while i get to remain the real me, the other person gets to live with who they are (which is no prize), or they can change (which is harder than anything they have ever attempted...i would know!).
-i learned that i will still choose my daughter over anything.
-i learned that some people can write beautiful things without being fully aware of how others may perceive them....and how it may affect them.
-i learned that the people that are truly themselves with me are lucky beyond belief, for i have much to offer.
-i learned that i would not take back a second of my unconditional love, even now, knowing that the love returned was given under false pretense.
-i learned that there is much for me to do in this life, and i am going to keep doing it truthfully, respectfully, soulfully, and lovingly.....no matter what.
so...i will gladly be the 'willing dupe' because even when you get hurt you still get to be yourself....not that other lost soul.
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