Secrets of My Success

This week's host of the Writer's Post Blog Hop is Angela Tjong of "Journey of Life". 

   I am very blessed to have several people behind my success.  While my husband has been a constant source of support in all the years I have known him, it has always been my daughter who has been a constant source of encouragement and joy in my life.  I can always count on her to take care of me when I am sick and be my cheerleader when I need an extra push.

     My son, with his radiant smile, brilliant blue eyes, and snuggly hugs, reminds me each day that he thinks I hung the moon.  His love makes all the difference in the world.  He believes I can do anything and do it well.  

     Last but not least is the man who is the love of my life and has become my rock over the years I have known him.  He has faith in me to succeed and the ability to do things I would never even imagine.   From surviving a rollercoaster to handling a catastrophe at the house without him, he has an underlying faith in me to succeed that insures the fact not only that I can but that I will. 

      With these three people’s unconditional love, unswerving confidence in my abilities, and their undying support, how could I possibly go wrong?   Even when I doubt myself, they are there to push me forward and reach for success with both hands.  I believe being successful in life is being happy in all aspects and enjoying life to the fullest.  Without these vital people, I would be lost.  They give me strength.  They give me the confidence to persevere.   They make my life worth living.  Everyone needs people like that in their lives.  Not only that, everyone needs to appreciate who makes their lives worth living.  I thank G0d everyday of my life for them and count them as the richest blessings I possess.

The Mirror of Desire

     As much as I love the Harry Potter books and movies, it is little wonder that the first thing that popped into my head when faced with this weeks blog hop challenge was the mystical mirror of Erised.   Harry discovers it in an abandoned classroom in the first installment of the Harry Potter series “The Sorcerer’s Stone”.


      All of the inscriptions on the mirror’s frame are inscribed backwards so when reversed it actually reads “I show not your face but your hearts desire”.  Even the name of the mirror is actually desire spelled backwards.  According to Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster at Hogwarts, the mirror shows only your deepest and most desperate desires of your heart.

    As I contemplated the topic more, I wondered to myself exactly what I would see if I happened to peer into the depths of the mirror.  What mystery would I uncover?? Would it be obvious, or something I subconsciously desire more than anything else.  Deep within my heart, I believe I would be much like Harry Potter.  Although I had the pleasure of knowing and growing up with my family, they have since died.  My guess of my deepest heart’s desire would be to be reunited with my family again.  Not only reunited, but where they were all happy and whole with no worries and no sickness to plague them.  It would show us all together celebrating holidays and life.

        It would also be possible for me to see myself being successful doing what I have discovered I love doing best…creating, designing, and writing .  In that sense I would see much the same vision that Ron Weasley saw.  I would be successful, popular, sought after for my skills, and well loved.

If I really want to delve into my deepest desire…it would be to once again have someone who takes care of me and worries after my welfare much as I always take care and worry about everyone else.  Before my parents died, they fulfilled that role in my life.  I could always rely on them to be there for me and take care of me.  If I was sick, they were there to bring me cold medicine when I couldn’t afford it, make sure I went to the doctor, or when something went haywire with my vehicle they were there to help sort it out.  Since their deaths, I have no one to rely on but myself.  I desperately miss that care and devotion.  I miss the companionship they gave me.  I miss them period.  If I want a birthday or Christmas present, I have to buy it myself.  If I want decorations, I have to put them up.  If I want a birthday cake, I must bake it myself.  You get the picture.  It isn’t quite the same as having someone surprise you.

       What do you most desire? Wealth? Love? Fame? Time alone? Family?  Albus Dumbledore also stated that the happiest person in the world would see themselves exactly as they are.  In my mind, that would be a rare sight indeed.  Until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.