[LIFE] is a tricky thing you have to do.
When I grabbed my computer to start writing this post I turned on Pandora and the perfect song came on. Why do we always want more? Why do we always envy what every one else has over us? Do we learn this? Are we born with this envy? This want? This "need"? There are plenty of people who are doing way worse than you are, and they are proud of what they have. So why, as a society, do we always want more??
I know this song is about him losing a girl... but the lyrics in general just make sense. He wanted more, until he lost what he had, and then he was perfectly happy with what he had, but it was too late....
That is how most things go. You have to lose what you have in order to appreciate what you had!
Lately I have been wanting to just better myself. I have struggled so much this last year with trying to get my "perfect body" that I have lost the peace that I had within my mind. I had to let go of this mental image that I wanted so badly (and for what, I don't know)... But I had to let it go so that I could start working toward that inner peace that I truly needed. These mental images that you put into your head, they just stick and wont go away, and they can really be discouraging. I had to completely stop comparing myself to other people in order to truly understand my journey.
Everyone's journey is different. No two people are the same. And you need to stop looking at her, wanting her body, envying her dedication, her everything, and just know that {THAT ISN'T YOU}
You are [YOU] ... You are NOT {HER}
I am not a religious person by any means. I believe as a kid, we attended church, and I was baptized into our religion, but I grew out of it somewhere along the way. I don't know why, or when it happened but it did. I haven't gone back to the church, and I don't know that I will, but I do know that I can, and will, work on my spirituality.. I know that to find true inner peace within my mind, body and soul I just have to surrender to him!
I have been put on this earth to be the person that I want to be, and that I am meant to be. I want to help others know that it is hard, that we all go through struggles, but then we overcome these struggles. The way I want to help others is just by sharing my journey, nothing more, nothing less. I want others to know that they are not alone. Not just with fitness, but just LIFE in general.
With fitness, I was able to find like minded individuals on Instagram that didn't just tell me it is "easy", that it just takes "time", that they did it so I can do it too. That doesn't help anyone. Yes it does take time, but it may have taken one person 2 months, and someone else 2 years to get the same results. And you know what, that needs to be okay! I want to make that okay for others to see!
So... here is to the journey of finding inner peace within myself. I know that I can be a better person for myself, for my husband and for my daughter when I become a better person from the inside out. I know I need to stop worrying about everyone else and how they are living their life, and just keep living life for my family.
There are only two other people on this earth that mean the most to me, Andrew & Joy. My family is my life. They are my rock, my saving grace, and they know how to help me even in the smallest of ways. That is my focus. That is what drives me, pushes me, motivates me to find peace within myself. With them by my side, I know I can conquer the world!
{Mind, Body & Soul}
Live better through those three things, and you will just lead a better life daily!
When I grabbed my computer to start writing this post I turned on Pandora and the perfect song came on. Why do we always want more? Why do we always envy what every one else has over us? Do we learn this? Are we born with this envy? This want? This "need"? There are plenty of people who are doing way worse than you are, and they are proud of what they have. So why, as a society, do we always want more??
I know this song is about him losing a girl... but the lyrics in general just make sense. He wanted more, until he lost what he had, and then he was perfectly happy with what he had, but it was too late....
That is how most things go. You have to lose what you have in order to appreciate what you had!
Lately I have been wanting to just better myself. I have struggled so much this last year with trying to get my "perfect body" that I have lost the peace that I had within my mind. I had to let go of this mental image that I wanted so badly (and for what, I don't know)... But I had to let it go so that I could start working toward that inner peace that I truly needed. These mental images that you put into your head, they just stick and wont go away, and they can really be discouraging. I had to completely stop comparing myself to other people in order to truly understand my journey.
Everyone's journey is different. No two people are the same. And you need to stop looking at her, wanting her body, envying her dedication, her everything, and just know that {THAT ISN'T YOU}
You are [YOU] ... You are NOT {HER}
I am not a religious person by any means. I believe as a kid, we attended church, and I was baptized into our religion, but I grew out of it somewhere along the way. I don't know why, or when it happened but it did. I haven't gone back to the church, and I don't know that I will, but I do know that I can, and will, work on my spirituality.. I know that to find true inner peace within my mind, body and soul I just have to surrender to him!
I have been put on this earth to be the person that I want to be, and that I am meant to be. I want to help others know that it is hard, that we all go through struggles, but then we overcome these struggles. The way I want to help others is just by sharing my journey, nothing more, nothing less. I want others to know that they are not alone. Not just with fitness, but just LIFE in general.
With fitness, I was able to find like minded individuals on Instagram that didn't just tell me it is "easy", that it just takes "time", that they did it so I can do it too. That doesn't help anyone. Yes it does take time, but it may have taken one person 2 months, and someone else 2 years to get the same results. And you know what, that needs to be okay! I want to make that okay for others to see!
So... here is to the journey of finding inner peace within myself. I know that I can be a better person for myself, for my husband and for my daughter when I become a better person from the inside out. I know I need to stop worrying about everyone else and how they are living their life, and just keep living life for my family.
There are only two other people on this earth that mean the most to me, Andrew & Joy. My family is my life. They are my rock, my saving grace, and they know how to help me even in the smallest of ways. That is my focus. That is what drives me, pushes me, motivates me to find peace within myself. With them by my side, I know I can conquer the world!
{Mind, Body & Soul}
Live better through those three things, and you will just lead a better life daily!
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