I am not talking about liking your physical self. I am talking about liking who you are as a person.
For years I hated myself. I didn't want to be alone with myself. That would have meant I had to deal with all the things I hated about me.
But, this past year and a half has completely shifted my thinking.
I don't mind being alone anymore.
Why?
Because I actually like me. I would want to be my friend if I had just met myself. The hubs jokes that I am quite smitten with myself. Maybe he is right. I sure deserve that after all the years I spent fighting myself internally.
What do I like? Well....................
I am funny. I am strong. I am determined. I am loyal. I am trustworthy. I am smart. I have really good hair and I kinda like my nose. There are so many things that I could name that I truly like about me.
Are there still things I don't like? Yeah. There are. Probably always will be. But the good now outweighs the bad.
That baffles my mind. The thought that I actually like me now.
Along this weight loss journey there will come a time when you have to deal with all the emotional mumbo-jumbo that is spinning inside your head. There is no way around it.
So today I ask you: Do you like being you?
If the answer is still no, then figure out how you can get to a point that you want to be with the most important person you know..........you. You are worth knowing.
Have a fantastic Monday!
Depends on what day of the week it is===lol
ReplyDeleteI think I like myself most days but there are those days....
Hell yeah, I do. And I love that you do, too!
ReplyDeleteI am really baffled when people don't like being alone or whatever because it's "boring"... I say only boring people are ever bored!
I really like this post. I didnt like me before being banded. Now I really like me, I feel like my insides really reflect my outside and vice versa. Love me oodles now!! xoxoxo
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Awesome post, it takes a LOT to face up to this question when you don't actually like the person that you are. I absolutely like who I am though knowing theres always room for improvement helps keep the ego down and im thankful for that as well lol
ReplyDeleteLove today's motivation! I do love myself even when I know I'm not three most loveable lol!
ReplyDeleteLove this post! Recently hit the place in my journey where I have to deal with the mental mumbo jumbo! Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteGreat Post! I love me ~ I am constantly cracking myself up...I even like to vacation and travel alone...is that weird? All that emotional stuff is awful to walk through but it is a journey that has to happen and on the other side there is light...You ROCK!
ReplyDeleteI like myself, but not my body. I'm one of those people who has a hard time separating my self image from my body image though. So while I believe I have a lot to offer, I lack confidence when I'm overweight, to get out there and do the things I know I do well. I let the weight keep me isolated. I really admire all the blogs I read with women who dress well, get mani's and pedi's, have great jobs, tackle adventure, have active social lives - they don't let their weight stop them. In my sane mind, or looking at what I think anyone else should do - I know that is what is "right". But it's like knowing what is a "healthy diet" versus EATING a "healthy diet". I can tell myself what I "should" do, at my current size, but it's soooooooooo hard to force myself out into the world. That is why I'm really trying to tackle some of those emotional issues now, because I suspect they are about more than just losing weight. I can be critical about my body for lots of reasons, or I can work at accepting it - fat or thinner, as it ages, if it "breaks" with health problems, as my skin sags, etc etc etc. Thanks for this challenging/inspiring blog.
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