always try again

I had a wonderful dream last night that got me thinking when I woke up this morning.  It was about a boy that I have met and really liked him.  I sent a message to one of my friends who knows both of us and just told her about the dream.  I then said “I wish the dream was about a guy that was actually into me.”  My friend said “CONFIDENCE.”

I wake up every morning thinking about what I want to say to the people who read my blog.  I usually just want everyone to know how wonderful they are… and then I say stuff about myself that isn’t telling me to love me.  So the real lesson for today:  cut yourself some slack.  I could get mad at myself that I am not practicing what I preach, or I could recognize that this is a still an area that I need to work on.

How many times have you started something new: a diet, work out regiment, way of doing something, and if you make one mistake or slip off you feel that you are done and you have succeeded.  What if you allowed yourself dome wiggle room?  How would that feel?  Imagine if you decided to make a change, but they allowed yourself some errors and still be a success.  We tend to think that in order to effectively make a change we must do it perfectly the first time.  I think this is so funny that we think this way, because when we are taking seventh grade science we learn about trial and error.

What would happen if you started to live your life in the way of trial and error?  When we are growing up we do it all the time; we try a new food to see if we like it, or a new sport or movie; but as adults we feel as if we need to know what we like and cannot venture off that path.  Why?  It is when we try something new and see how it turns out that we really learn about ourselves.  So cut yourself some slack and try something new.  Date the guy that isn’t your type, go for that new job you have always wanted, take the salsa class.  You learn more about yourself when you try something and it doesn’t go as you have planned versus sticking to the status quo. 

You are an amazing human being who is full of potential and opportunity.  You are brave enough to try the new adventures you want in your life.  You can do it, and if it doesn’t work the first time, try again.  Always try again.  You are the one in charge of your life, not the labels that have been placed on you.  You can do it, you can make and change you want.

You have it all & Confidence,

Lyndsay