Back to the topic of the city...walking in the city today and seeing everything around me made me so appreciative of the things I have and the things I have overcome. I guess I experienced a type of epiphany. A huge part of this is body image. I would go on and on about it but I think that Natalie did such a great job posting about "body love" that you should just head to Cinnamon Bums and read her post for yourself. Appreciation is something I non-stop wondered about this morning. I have such a huge appreciation for my family and friends and everything they have given and provided me with, be it tangible or invisible. I should appreciate my body and not FREAK OUT over imagined flaws, I should love my personality because it truly displays who I am; goofy, motivated, opinionated, loving, caring, adventurous, friendly, and intelligent.
We all need to appreciate everything we have and not constantly think of how we need to improve, change, mold, grow. While all these things are great, sometimes it's also nice to stay in the moment and give yourself a nice pat on the back for being awesome...right now--not in an hour, or a week, or a year from now, but right now!
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Awwwr this post made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I totally agree that we need to appreciate ourselves for who we are instead of hate ourselves for who we're not. This is something I wish I knew when I was younger, but I'm happy to know now that I'm older and [hopefully] wiser. I'm glad that you're enjoying city life :D And I'llbe sticking with you no matter how often you post <3
ReplyDeleteWe will still be around when you get around to being able to blog more regularly. You are living the big girl life now but atleast you are doing something you love to do so just be yourself and live your life and blog when you want to, we will be here!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet, inspiring post. I'm so happy to hear that you are experiencing such epiphanies in life. Don't worry about the blogging. We will all stick with you!
ReplyDeleteExcellent very wise advice. I work on embracing the person I am every day - it's always a battle but so worth all the effort!
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Appreciation is key to happiness and I reflected on that in my post today too :) I always dream about having better marks, or getting acknowledged for a nice outfit ect ect ...but I don't need those things. I have all that I need :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post! It made me feel all good inside :). I really think that everyone would be so much happier if we just appreciated who we are and what we looked like than trying to change ourselves all the time!
ReplyDeleteAhh I loved this post, it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :) Appreciation is such a key aspect of life...definitely something I need to keep in mind!
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