The Princess In Me

I am reading an amazing book right now called "Keeping A Princess Heart in a Not-So-Fairy Tale World". These past few years, more and more people have dubbed me a "princess", "high-maintenance", and several other names, that I used to think were demeaning.

I'll admit, I am a "girls girl"--I do love a good chick flick, occasional mani/pedi appointment with a best friend, the color pink, dressing up, and any book written by Nicholas Sparks. I don't especially like getting dirty, science fiction movies--I don't know much about car maintenance or the Penguins standings in national rankings. Not that I couldn't learn to like any of these things, but naturally my personality and tendencies are towards the more "feminine" (and I guess princess??) activities.

I'll never forget the first time I was called a princess, I was flattered. The person who said it, and the way it was said made me feel like being a princess was special-rare, even an honor. That person was my Dad. I don't know at what point my initial feelings on being called a princess changed. Other people who have said it have said it in a way that was meant to offend, dare I even say, hurt me.

But here's the thing, reading this book has helped me own the princess in me. The next time i'm tempted to take offense when someone calls me a princess, instead i'll smile and say "thank you very much." Most girls (I would say every girl, but I don't want to make the assumption) deep down really want to feel special,loved, important, one-in-a-million, treasured and beautiful. And rightly so. The truth of the matter is that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made, we have a father who had us in mind before we were born, someone who cares about every detail, not just the important ones, of our lives.

As women, i'm not sure when our outlook on life went from

"I Will Always Love You(Whitney Houston)" to "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?(Paula Cole)"

From "Today I Met the Boy i'm Gonna Marry(Darlene Love)" to "So Much For My Happy Ending.(Avril Lavigne)"

From "At Last(Etta James)" to "Never Again.(Kelly Clarkson)"

I digress....

All i'm saying is it's not a bad thing to have a princess heart in a not so fairy tale world. Especially since my father is the King of kings.

o=)