And it's this:
Be good to yourself.
It's the same wish I have for myself. And while it sounds easy, it's also easily misinterpreted. As in, harder than it looks.
Being good to yourself means actively making a choice to do something, or a few things, that make your life better. Taking action ... mindfully. But not just thinking about it. Not just wondering if something better is possible. Not wishing and hoping. Really doing something.
It also means understanding what is GOOD. Treating yourself to a piece of pie, every day of the week, is NOT being good to yourself if that pie makes you feel like crap the second you swallow the last bite. It's not being good to yourself if you spend one minute of beating yourself up for failing to control your fork. It's not being good to yourself if you have to feel that pit in your stomach when you step on the scale.
Being good to yourself means keeping in balance the things your body and soul really need. It's getting enough sleep, eating food that nourishes you and makes you stronger, sweating a little, moving a lot. It's not letting work stress get in the way of family time. It's remembering what's most important to you and making sure that is the thing you give your best to.
It's believing you are worth the effort being truly good to yourself takes.
Because you are.
1 comment:
I love this. It's a great post and also my resolution for 2014. This is a year about me!
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