Good Morning Everyone, Hope you slept well and are recharged for the day! Slept well and this bunny is supercharged and ready to take it on. Bring it Wednesday… Coffee in hand, shake and oats down the tubes and we are good to go….
So We have been talking a lot about being sre to do things for you, thinking about what YOU want and not what OTHERS want and being sure to focus on YOU as #1, as that is all you have in the end….
Think about it, how good of a friend are you to YOURSELF? Think about it, you can create the best friend you will ever have and that best friend is YOU. Are you loyal, respectful, proud of who you are? I am sure you are but give it some thought. If you Met YOU today, what would you think? We are our own best friend and often our own best cheerleaders. Remember, your values and beliefs create who you are as a person and what you see when you look into your eyes. It is more than what you superficially see in the mirror. Dig deeper into those eyes and see the person you are radiating from the inside. Think about the best friend you have always wanted and dream of, value those beliefs, make them your own and be your own best friend! Remember, you have friends because you see the good in them, not the flaws. You like them the way they are, just the way they are! You enjoy their company and root for them to be happy and do their best. Look at yourself the same way. To be a good friend to yourself, accept yourself for who you are and who you are not! Accept your blemishes, while still pushing yourself to reach your full potential. Focus today on being your own best friend! Remember if you focus on being the best you can be to you, you can then be the best friend, lover, mother, sister, etc. to others.
“Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.”~Eleanor Roosevelt
You are amazing, you are your own best friend! Just like you love others for who they are, love yourself for who you are! Look in the mirror, love, appreciate, accept and honor your true self!!
Happy Wednesday!
xo
HEY GINA……LOVE THIS.
You know….I’ve been thinking a lot about this since you mentioned it. It really made me take a long hard look at myself. I really started to question some things which was scary. One thing I do know is that my whole life I’ve done a lot of things for other people or to please other people whether it was my parents, ex-boyfriends, friends, etc. So when I started competing I decided that it was MY thing that I was doing for ME. FINALLY. That’s why its so critical to me. I have done the work. I have perservered. I have acheived my goals. It has given me a whole new life….mind, body AND soul. It has given me the confidence that I always dreamed of. Competing saved me from myself. I wasnt’ going down a very good path before then…..and that’s a whole nother story….but I digress.
Thanks for reminding me of how much this process has given me. Its nice to pick your head up out of the craziness of contest prep…..look around you and be able to see how far you’ve come and remind you not to loose sight of how sweet this journey is.
I know without a shadow of a doubt that I am definitely doing this for me– NO ONE ELSE! I am staying true to myself and my dreams with every day of clean eating, hard training, and “stickin to it”.
xo eryn
HEY GINA……LOVE THIS.
You know….I’ve been thinking a lot about this since you mentioned it. It really made me take a long hard look at myself. I really started to question some things which was scary. One thing I do know is that my whole life I’ve done a lot of things for other people or to please other people whether it was my parents, ex-boyfriends, friends, etc. So when I started competing I decided that it was MY thing that I was doing for ME. FINALLY. That’s why its so critical to me. I have done the work. I have perservered. I have acheived my goals. It has given me a whole new life….mind, body AND soul. It has given me the confidence that I always dreamed of. Competing saved me from myself. I wasnt’ going down a very good path before then…..and that’s a whole nother story….but I digress.
Thanks for reminding me of how much this process has given me. Its nice to pick your head up out of the craziness of contest prep…..look around you and be able to see how far you’ve come and remind you not to loose sight of how sweet this journey is.
I know without a shadow of a doubt that I am definitely doing this for me– NO ONE ELSE! I am staying true to myself and my dreams with every day of clean eating, hard training, and “stickin to it”.
xo eryn
ERYN– so glad you have been putting your mind to use and really giving things some deep thought! I love your conclusions and Eryn, you are so right on! Setting personal goals, for some it is a show and others other goals, is a way to focus on YOU and do things YOU want to do! So proud of you for A. setting up this goal and B. for digging deep and noticing this about yourself and understanding why you do what you are doing and why you feel so amazing, while doing it! You have persevered! You are achieving YOUR goals for YOU and putting needed energy into YOU. Focusing on you and doing what you enjoy for yourself does make you feel achieved, accomplished and gives you a completely new take on things! Changes you from the inside out, that is for sure! I am such a firm believer in this and so happy you are experiencing this! The confidence in yourself that you gain is unreal and indescribable! This is what a prep or any other goal is about! It is about setting it up, whatever it may be, digging deep, and accomplishing it, FOR YOU!!! A self-accomplishing goal! nothing feels better!! This journey is SO amazing and that is what this site is about, less about the time on stage and more about the journey through life. Setting up these goals, accomplishing them, feeling achieved, the sense of accomplishment and confidence you gain, amazing!! PRICELESS!!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ERYN AND SO GLAD YOUR MIND HAS ALLOWED YOU TO REMINISCENCE AND LOOK BACK AT HOW AMAZING THE JOURNEY IS, HOW AMAZING YOU ARE, HOW ACCOMPLISHED YOU ARE, HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME, HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED AND HOW YOUR DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE!!
XO
ERYN– so glad you have been putting your mind to use and really giving things some deep thought! I love your conclusions and Eryn, you are so right on! Setting personal goals, for some it is a show and others other goals, is a way to focus on YOU and do things YOU want to do! So proud of you for A. setting up this goal and B. for digging deep and noticing this about yourself and understanding why you do what you are doing and why you feel so amazing, while doing it! You have persevered! You are achieving YOUR goals for YOU and putting needed energy into YOU. Focusing on you and doing what you enjoy for yourself does make you feel achieved, accomplished and gives you a completely new take on things! Changes you from the inside out, that is for sure! I am such a firm believer in this and so happy you are experiencing this! The confidence in yourself that you gain is unreal and indescribable! This is what a prep or any other goal is about! It is about setting it up, whatever it may be, digging deep, and accomplishing it, FOR YOU!!! A self-accomplishing goal! nothing feels better!! This journey is SO amazing and that is what this site is about, less about the time on stage and more about the journey through life. Setting up these goals, accomplishing them, feeling achieved, the sense of accomplishment and confidence you gain, amazing!! PRICELESS!!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ERYN AND SO GLAD YOUR MIND HAS ALLOWED YOU TO REMINISCENCE AND LOOK BACK AT HOW AMAZING THE JOURNEY IS, HOW AMAZING YOU ARE, HOW ACCOMPLISHED YOU ARE, HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME, HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED AND HOW YOUR DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE!!
XO
WOW Gina….thanks so much for your encouragement. Its an honor to be able to share it with you and all of the other great ladies on here. I think our little family of positive thinkers and go-getters is pretty darn neat 🙂
xo eryn
WOW Gina….thanks so much for your encouragement. Its an honor to be able to share it with you and all of the other great ladies on here. I think our little family of positive thinkers and go-getters is pretty darn neat 🙂
xo eryn
I must say we do have a pretty neat family!!! 🙂 A strong, tight nit family of positive go getters and thinkers can move mountains! Peoples, watch out… mountains are being moved! xo
I must say we do have a pretty neat family!!! 🙂 A strong, tight nit family of positive go getters and thinkers can move mountains! Peoples, watch out… mountains are being moved! xo