I’m Not a Poor Man’s Mary
Letting go of your false self
“We can either walk inside our story and own it or stand outside of our story and hustle for our worthiness.” — Brene Brown
In the movie, The Wedding Planner, there’s this scene where Eddie (Matthew McConaughey) is comforting Mary, the wedding planner (Jennifer Lopez) after she sees her ex with his new wife, Wendy. She is lamenting and crying “I just wasn’t good enough, I’m just a poor man’s Wendy.”
McConaughey corrects her with this (insert sultry Texas drawl) “No, no, no, you’re wrong… This Wendy, she’s nothing but a poor man’s Mary.”
Maybe it’s his southern drawl or the way he stresses her name — Mary — just right, or the fact that my name is Mary so I hear it just a bit differently than a Sue or a Janice might, I am not sure, but that scene is so affirming to me. It’s a reminder to me that I am not a poor man’s Mary.
I’m Mary, daughter of the King, created and chosen
When I make decisions that do not reflect my position as the loved daughter of a kind and perfect King, I can choose to accept this lesser version of me or I can remind myself that I am not a poor man’s…
