The Truth About Cinderella

Every girl dreams of one day becoming a princess like Cinderella, of living happily ever after with a prince charming...

Everybody is familiar with Cinderella. A popular fairytale about a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances which suddenly change to remarkable fortune.  A mistreated and impoverished girl. We all know the details of this tale. We all know about the fairy god mother, the glass slippers and the prince charming.

Most of us dream of that day when we will finally have our happily ever after where will have a fantastic castle, a beautiful kingdom and a loving prince. It is not a sin to dream for those. We all want to be happy. We all want to die knowing that we have found a true and lasting love.

We became so drenched in this fairytale that we ended up wishing for the same luck with that of Cinderella. We go on living from day to day waiting for our prince. A far fetched reality. Cinderella is nothing more but a fairy tale. It will never be reality. In this lifetime, we may find a couple of princes who would promise us a happy ever after but in the end all we're left are nothing but tragedies. That' s reality. Nothing but a dream. Not everyone can become a Cinderella. Most of us are faced with harsh facts.

Cinderella exists only in the fantasy world and it will stay that way. We are all princesses in our own right. We and Cinderella are alike. We live in a despicable world. We may have our own version of the evil stepmother. From day to day we continue to struggle. We continue doing chores just to make things better for us. We fight each day with the help of our friends. We all continue struggling to find for our fairy God mother. The one who'll free us from this world's misery. Our prince may not come after us as we run across the stairs as the has clock struck 12. He may not care at all after the dance and just throw away our glass slippers.

Whether or not we end up with both of the glass slippers,

Whether or not we end up finding our prince,

Whether or not we have a happy ever after ending,

We must make it a point that somehow in our lives we live like a princess and not just a lowly servant of this world.

We have in us all the power to make things come true and the truth is that...

We are our own fairy God mothers, we ourselves can make or break our own fairytale ending.

An Open Letter (for those who are Single)

I was reading a book by Richard Gosse entitled How to Find a Lasting Relationship and I managed to come across these two open letters. It was funny so I thought that I should share this with you.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO SINGLE MEN
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I'm a single woman looking for the right man for a romantic relationship. It's discouraging sometimes. You can make things a lot easier for me by doing the following:

1. Don't stay at home--I'll never be able to meet you.
2. Make yourself available by going to places that I frequent.
3. Don't be afraid to approach me. You're doing me a favor by breaking the ice.
4. Give me the same privilege of initiating contact with you.
5. Don't expect me to hop into bed just because you feel turned
on. I may not feel like it. And don't think that I owe you my
body just because you took me out on a date or bought me a
drink.
6. When we first meet, don't tell me I'm the most beautiful
woman you've ever met or that you are madly in love with me.
I'm not dumb enough to swallow that.
7. Don't talk to me like I'm one of the guys in the locker room.
I'm not.
8. Control your drinking. Too much booze makes you very
unattractive to me.
9. Please be patient and wait for me. Don't marry someone wrong
for you before I have a chance to meet you.


Sincerely,
Ms. Right
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AN OPEN LETTER TO SINGLE WOMEN
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I am a single man looking for someone special for a loving relationship. It isn't easy. You can facilitate things for me by doing the following:

1. Don't stay at home--I'll never be able to meet you.
2. Make yourself available by going to places I frequent.
3. If you're open to meeting me, let me know. A smile, eye
contact, standing or sitting next to me are all ways of
tipping me off that you find me attractive.
4. Take the initiative. I may be too shy to say hello, but that
doesn't mean I don't want to meet you.
5. Don't expect me to be witty, charming, clever or profound in
the first four minutes we talk. Give me time to relax and
find something we have in common.
6. Don't judge me harshly because you've had bad experiences
with other men. I am a unique person and deserve to be
treated accordingly.
7. Don't be on the defensive if I approach you. I know some guys
are rotten,but I'm different.

8. Don't assume that I want to go to bed with you. I might want
to get to know you first.
9. Don't be a tease and pretend you want to sleep with me if you
don't.
10. Don't play hard to get. I only have so much nerve and
motivation. I may give up on you quickly unless you give me
some encouragement.
11. Please be patient and wait for me. What a tragedy it would be
if you married the wrong person before you got a chance to
meet me.

Sincerely,
Mr. Right