The V word!

Mmm - the V word - what could that be - vacation? Maybe - I am back from one and ready for another :) ... But today I speak of one that we search for everyday in our near ones little actions, words, thoughts ... mostly we search subconsciously and rarely do we feel we have enough ... A recent tryst with introspection ( I just love these aha moments ;)) made me realize that it's the Validation we receive (or don't) while growing up and the Validation we seek even as adults that make us what we are ...

My aha moment came of all times during a Lady Gaga concert ... she is such a performer! Talented - creative - best of all she knows what her little monsters want and need - Validation... does that mean she is taking advantage of a bunch of needy/ greedy people? Well she seems to be saying the words with a warmth and sincerity that makes her more of a potential world leader than a mere pop icon ... and so many of her monsters perhaps never got much of it from their family and friends ... so they can hardly be blamed if they lap it up like crazy - Like the young boy who sat behind us and screamed himself silly at the concert! The hubby (mine) wasn't too happy with that bit initially but the evening was all about self expression and I soon caught him joining in at his boisterous best!

As we all climb our little or not-so-little mountains this is perhaps the best gift we can give ourselves and our loved ones - a warm hug, a word of appreciation ... As Lady G said - each one of us hear at one point or the other that we aren't pretty enough, smart enough, don't sing well enough, or something or the other - but at the end of the day every little bit that makes us contributes to make an unique entity - full of potential and beauty! So let's just leave the criticisms, negative thoughts, self doubt behind and win the world! Woohoo!