From DOGHOUSE To PENTHOUSE

From DOGHOUSE To PENTHOUSE

Nope sirrrrs, we're NOT egging everyone to be daydreamers.  Instead, we'd like to highlight that while CINDERELLA stories are far few and in between, it behooves that we should study the story of CINDERELLA much closer, much as it is pure and sheer fiction, just another figment of human imaginations.  WHY?  Because her story is more than true love, talking mice, princes and princesses.  CINDERELLA also represents the power we have in ourselves and the greatness that occurs WHEN we stop dreaming and do.  This egged me to consider this From DOGHOUSE To PENTHOUSE as our thread today, much as I anticipate that it WON'T hold weight for some📗📙📘

To quote one eye-catching one-liner in CINDERELLA:  THE TROUBLE WITH MOST PEOPLE, THEY SIT AROUND WISHING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN INSTEAD OF JUST DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.  Well said.  YES it's true.  CINDERELLA does something many people find hard to do OR leave.  WHETHER you're leaving an abusive relationship OR a toxic work environment, a dead-end situation OR anything that is NO longer tenable, it's simply hard💥💥💥

True, many times, we can stay in situations too long because we fear WHAT's on the other side.  Leaving, that's even something that seemingly looks simple as a concept.  YES, the term is simple, put one foot in front of the other and keep going.  The only problem with that mindset is that one does NOT take into consideration the mental component that comes along with leaving.  As many of us know, taking that very first step is the hardest ever, if at all❎❎❎

I CAN'T recall in that CINDERELLA story how long she stayed with her stepmother BUT it seems speculated that she was 19 years old in that story.  And WHEN her father died, she was a young girl, so we can only assume that she has been under the abuse of her stepmother and sisters for quite some time.  So, if ever CINDERELLA was paralyzed by fear and ended up stuck living in her dreams, WHAT did she find within herself that gave her the courage to leave?  As in many Disney stories, magic got injected in her story.  Oh Oh, if only we all could have a fairy godmother to help us with our problems!  However, magic ISN'T the only driving force behind CINDERELLA's decision❗❗❗

Our takeaway:  While CINDERELLA stories can be counted within our fingers, we CAN'T overlook the stories of Oprah Winfrey who grew poor from Mississippi and went to college on a scholarship.  And worst, even after her traumatic upbringing WHERE she was abused and molested by two family members and a family friend, she ran away from home at the age of 13 and gave birth at age 14.  Of course, the rest is history after she joined a local beauty pageant and ended up becoming the very first African-American TV correspondent in Tennessee at the age of 19.  Her net worth today, it's about @2.5 billion [and still growing].  Our lesson here:  It's NOT impossible to go from DOGHOUSE to PENTHOUSE but it will take all of one's persistence, patience  coupled with prayers🙏🙏🙏