Bibbidi Boppidi Boo!

There is no way on this Earth I could possibly count how many times I’ve wished I could use those magical three words to solve all my problems, or even better have someone else do it for me! But just because a precious old women in a fabulous, sparkling blue cloak doesn’t give me a new pair of glass slippers every time I cry doesn’t mean I haven’t been blessed by a series of Fairy Godmothers in my life.  People who pop in and help just when you need them most.  I think we all have fairy godmothers surrounding us and granting wishes even when we didn’t realize it.

We don’t have to carry magic wands to grant people’s wishes if we simply have the courage to be kind to one another and step up when we need to.

I recently had coffee with a new one and they spoke magic back into my life when I was having a hard time remembering it existed.  I was asked “what makes you happy when you have no one else to lean on? Find that and invest in it because in the end that’s all we’ll have.” What a challenge.  What a call to action.

Don’t wait for someone else to rebuild your smashed pumpkin – rebuild it yourself.

Realizing the joy we can create for ourselves is so important.  Realizing that we have the strength to find our own happiness propels us to do amazing things.  But we can still lean on and glean from the people we surround ourselves with.  I wouldn’t be who I am today without the inspiration of several different groups of people.

My DCP roommates were the most magical gifts I’ve ever received.   We were basically closer to the little mice running around trying to keep this park from falling apart instead of princesses but that’s a minor detail.. they still waved magic into my life whenever I needed it.

My pledge class in Delta Omega literally rebuilt me when I joined DO.  I completely owe the person I am today to them.  They say pledge week changes you, and thank God it does. Because of the ways they challenged and supported and inspired me every day of college, I take that strength, grace, and DO class with me wherever I go.

And if my mother isn’t a fairy godmother then they most definitely don’t exist.

It’s important to recognize that light can be found in the darkest of places, in the most unusual people, but also in the people we find ourselves surrounded by. If we spend our lives waiting for one person to ride in and save us, prince or fairy, we will face a lot of heartbreak.  But if we choose to look for magic in the everyday, in the friendships we start to take for granted, then we realize we don’t need a fairy godmother at all.  Because we’ll already have far more magic than we could ever need.