Hi y’all! It’s been a minute since I’ve blogged. I miss it. There’s something so cathartic about penning my thoughts…even if it’s just for me to read back to myself.
The last several months have been incredibly busy. My husband and I have been enjoying our free time together, even trying out archery. My job as a Social Media Manager takes up a lot of my time, as a job does. And I’ve consistently been in the gym.
2017 was a good year, self confidence-wise. I grew stronger, and focused on living in a positive mental state even when life got rough. Because, oh boy, those rough patches will really sweep that rug from under your feet.
2018 has been interesting, so far. I’ve encountered some situations where my sweet little bubble of positivity BURST wide open and in flooded anxious thoughts and in crept an attitude of pettiness. In a moment self despair, I cried out to God and asked Him what to do. He answered with, “JOY”. That was my “aha” moment. Why should I let circumstances that were unfair or out of my hands determine how joyful I was? So, that’s been my focus the last few months.
And the same outlook has applied to my ongoing fitness journey. I found myself wondering, “What next?” I absolutely LOVE my time in the gym, so I didn’t want to scale back my gym time just because I had reached my goal weight. After doing research, I decided to try and gain more muscle slowly by increasing my calorie intake and increase my weight lifting. And that’s been a fun journey! I really do like seeing my muscles grow and become defined. I’ve never felt as strong as I do now!
Of course, my days of self-doubt still creep in, but with a JOYFUL mindset, it’s been much easier to combat those negative feelings. I recently found a neat campaign called I WEIGH, created by actress Jameela Jamil. Jameela saw the destructiveness of labeling women by their weight or dress size. If you’ve read through my blog, you’ll notice that I’m passionate about women finding their self worth and value in their wholeness. That’s why I love Jameela’s campaign so much: she’s found a way to allow women to celebrate their achievements and goals on a platform that is usually shrouded with “fit teas” and pics of “women’s ideal body types”.
My hope for you, dear reader, is that wherever you are in your life, you remember that who you are is much more than numbers on a scale or what people say about you. What do you weigh?
Dreams of Bold 