First, I would like to start off this post by saying, Eid Mubarak to all my fellow Muslim family and friends 🙂
It feels really good to start a new week with a fresh mindset. Last week was a rough one for me, which is why I want to talk about feeling good in your own skin. I know we ALL deal with our own insecurities and never want to talk about it. Not talking about it seems like the best way to go right? Nahhh. So I need to put my money where my mouth is and TALK about it. About a week ago I finally got around to seeing ‘I Feel Pretty’ with Amy Schumer. I heard great things about it and said why not. Little did I know by the end of this movie it would have me feeling allll sorts of ways. I got emotional at the end and if you know me, that is something I do not do. I guess I just really resonated with the message she was giving. For those of you who don’t know, I Feel Pretty is a movie about a young woman who has very low self esteem and one day bumps her head after making a wish to be ‘beautiful’ and boom the next day she feels beautiful. I know it sounds super corny, but I loved it. On the day of her “transformation” she sees everything differently. Now the kick to this movie is that her appearance never actually changes. Her mindset of herself is what changes, because she was already beautiful.
I’m sure a lot of you know that feeling. Like, when you spend an hour following along to a YouTube make-up tutorial (guilty), dropping $100 on a brand new outfit for no reason (guilty), or my favorite. Take a million selfies you feel great in and then take one step outside and suddenly everything has gone to shit. Your make-up looks like you allowed a 5 year old to do it, your hair should actually be thrown into a ball cap and your outfit makes you feel like 10 pounds of potatoes in a 5 pound sack. I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS FEELING. It sucks. Like a lot.
Now, why is it, that that one step out our front door changed absolutely everything? Were we not confident fierce ass women 5 seconds ago taking selfies? What, now that people will actually see us, we doubt ourselves? It’s so unfair. Now, I do believe society and social media has a play at the level of expectations we give ourselves, but we can’t ride out that excuse for long. At the end of the day it is all on us. The way we view ourselves, the way we speak to ourselves, the way we treat other people. All of this is on us. We are adults, we know right from wrong. But funny enough when it comes to our well being, we can’t figure out right from wrong if it slapped us in the face.
This needs to end. For example, I have been on a roll lately. With eating right, working out, staying positive. The other day I suffered a minor back injury and right away my anxiety kicks in. This is what I get for going too hard. Now I can’t work out. I’m going to eat like crap since all my progress is going to be thrown out the window anyways. I enter this vortex of negativity. At one point I had to literally stop in my tracks, take a deep breath, and remind myself that I am the one who controls what happens next. Just because I’m having a set back doesn’t mean that everything must unfold as well. I’m not weak, I’m strong. I’m not stupid, I’m smart. I don’t quit, I persevere. (Affirmations are so important, no matter how silly they make us feel.)
All I’m trying to say is that when we are kinder to ourselves, life becomes a whole lot easier. We must be in awe of ourselves everyday because we have made it this far and have accomplished so much. Give yourself credit where credit is due. Remember that you are an inspiring human being, that has so much to offer this world. This takes practice everyday, but you can do it. Like I have said before, everyday is a chance to start over and reach your goals. You are worth it all. Do not ever doubt that!
I hope everyone has a great rest of the week! xx
Sip of the Week
This week’s Sip is, of course, what inspired this post. The movie I Feel Pretty. Below is a link to the trailer! Hope you all get a chance to watch it!