Like many other young girls, I grew up in the mystical land of fairy tales, always wondering when my knight in shining armor was on his way to rescue me.
My childhood was a rough one and was less than ideal, and I just knew that if I could find "the one" who would swoop me up and take me away from all the turmoil and chaos, I would finally live happily ever after.
"The one" never seemed to arrive, and I spent most of my 20s and 30s rescuing my significant others from their hardships and woes. Suddenly, I just stopped. I finally came to terms with the fact that it was time to rescue myself.
I found my own castle in the form of a three-story townhouse in the part of Dallas where I had always wanted to live with the most lovely and serene lake as my backyard. I created my own riches in the form of financial security with 6 months of expenses stashed away in a savings account and 2 retirement accounts to boot. I went on my own adventures in the form of solo road trips and weekends without any plans so that I could wake up and let the day take me where it wanted. I am in the process of living my happily ever after and writing my own magnificent fairy tale.
So what if it doesn't mirror the same old tired tale I heard over and over again as a youngster!!! Mine is even more perfect from my perspective, and I thank all the powers that be day-in and day-out for the beautiful, magical, simple and spectacular life that I get to live.
Before I leave you for today, I will share with you a memory that I have of a wishing fountain. The optometrist's office that my mother took me to when I was very young had a fountain in the center that, over time, became full of pennies and what I assume were lots and lots of wishes. One of the last wishes that I ever made in that fountain must have been when I was around 12 or 13-years-old. I wished for a life that would never be boring and one that would not look like everyone else's... So who says wishes never come true??????
Today I dedicate this to all the women out there who were once young girls with fairy tale visions in their dreams --- Please, please, please rescue yourself if that's what you need. Quit waiting around for someone else to do it for you. Write your own fairy tale and fill it with as much magic and adventure as you need because you are more than worth it!!!
Until next time...
XOXOXO
Anastasia
A renegade
Rides a run away train
To liberate
Tear these bonds asunder
A fugitive
Running from a chain gang
Comfort me
Grant me absolution
Running all my life
Running all my day
Running through the night
Seems like forever
Take me now
I'm so tired
Take me now
This time, forever
RESCUE ME
I'm on the run like a refugee
RESCUE ME
Oh come on rescue me
I'm destitute
I'm looking for protection
I want love
And physical asylum
A vagabond
Running from destruction
Cover me
While I seek defection
Running all my life
Running all my day
Running through the night
Seems like forever
Take me now
I'm so tired
Take me now
This time, forever
RESCUE ME
I'm on the run like a refugee
RESCUE ME
I believe you can rescue me
Running all my life
Running all my day
Running through the night
Seems like forever
Take me now
I'm so tired
Take me now
This time, forever
RESCUE ME
On the run like a refugee
RESCUE ME
Oh come on rescue me
RESCUE ME
Got to run like a refugee
RESCUE ME
I believe you can rescue me
RESCUE ME
Come on, come on, come on, come on
