Expecting Them to Be Your Source of Everything
As a young girl I got the message that I was supposed to seek love and approval from outside of myself.
Sure, I was encouraged to be somewhat strong and independent, but not too much, or that would upset others. That my true worth came from others accepting me.
Well obviously that idea made me want to barf and I immediately realized something was VERY off with that way of operating.Â
That way of living just wasn’t going to work for me.
I wasn’t sure exactly how I was going to navigate this world but I knew I wasn’t going to let others control me.
I spent years feeling like I constantly had to fight to be myself in a world where everything was telling me to be something else. From magazines, to television, school, and even church telling me something was wrong with me!lÂ
Maybe you got a similar message that something is not quite right with you and that someone else knows better. Their way of dressing is better, speaking, beliefs etc is somehow superior to yours.
That all feels l...
Remember what You want
The past few weeks I’ve noticed many people starting to fall back into old habits.
It's normal to take a few steps back once you’ve begun to move forward and make real progress, but it's super important to get back on track asap!
It's not that people wake up one day and decide 'oh, I’m just done with all these new positive habits I’ve created.'
Nope, it’s the little choices each day that you make to let yourself complain with a few friends, miss a workout or two, skip your journaling, or other helpful habits you have.
Letting things slide a bit is exactly how you find yourself right back where you don’t want to be.
I know many people felt the past few weeks or years were stressful and that they had every right to be angry, scared and upset.
Sure, you have the right to feel however you feel. But, does talking about how bad everything currently is, help you to feel better in any way?
I didn’t think so.
You may argue that things must change, everything i...
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