Many of you know from my original post that this year-long journey of mine is just as much about repairing my health as it is "re-discovering myself."
My focus for the next 10 months is to truly work on me from the inside out. This new focus has meant a lot of deep soul-searching and re-evaluating of my priorities.
One of the more obvious changes I've come to realize is that I need to start putting myself first. It's something I rarely do, but doing so will actually help me to become an even better mother, wife, sister and friend.
This is an excerpt from a recent article called "How To Change Your Life To Become Truly Happy" by Rebecca Butler, and it really spoke to where I'm at.
I thought I'd share it with the hopes that it might inspire you too...
"Reclaim your self worth. Stop placing your self worth in the hands of another.
You can spend years of your life trying to please others — parents, siblings, lovers, neighbors. What if you simply stopped? You have that power. You have the ability to choose to love yourself exactly the way you are in exactly this moment. When you do, when you free yourself from the need to earn another's approval, you transcend unnecessary weight. There is no one's opinion of you that matters but your own.
If you don't like your life, change it.
Start by identifying what feels good to you in any given moment. Focus on it. Grow those sensations. When you're way off track, baby steps are key. As is forgiveness, kindness, and a willingness to let go and not needing to know precisely how and when things will happen.
Trust that the first and most important step in lasting and meaningful change happens the moment you decide you want change. At that moment, all you have to do is start to notice something different rather than what is the same. As your awareness is drawn to something new, you begin to rewire your path. You are on your way.
Give up the battle. Stop struggling. The sense of struggle creates the struggle. Go with the flow. Just give it a try and see what happens.
Find the joy in the moment. Reach for it. For no reason whatsoever. With no guarantees or promises of a certain outcome. Try it. Go for it. I dare you."
Here's to 10 more months of positive change and discovery!
Won't you join me?!
xoxo -Kara
#livebetter #givebetter
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