Not a morning person

I had the wonderful opportunity of waking up at 7 am this morning… I know that many of you would consider that sleeping in, but I am not a huge fan of mornings and tend to be a little grumpy in the mornings.  Any way, I got out of bed and went into the living room and started to watch tv… or infomercials.  I could get a Brazilian butt lift, slim in twenty, loose 40 pounds in 40 days, or I could buy some awesome looking jeans that were as comfortable as pajamas.  I was sitting on the couch looking at my “options” of ways to improve myself when I started to think “why do they think that I need to be improved.”

Yesterday I wrote about change and how inner change is beautiful and that it can be hard but it’s your decision… after seeing what was on TV today I realized that as a society we have all the outer sources telling us that we are not perfect.  If we loose five pounds our world will become so much better, if we buy the perfect workout video we will finally have all the friends that we thought we were missing.  It is amazing that any person would be able to walk through the day and feel good about themselves; it’s hard.  I know that I fall to the pressure of what is being thrown at me, and actually was thinking about the Brazilian butt lift for awhile this morning – but then I remembered, I kind of like who I am.

I like that I am risk taker and take on new opportunities.  I like that I have an amazing group of friends that support me and make me laugh.  I like that I am close to my family and that I know I can always count on them.  I like that when I smile I have a little scar on my face.  I like that even though I am curvy I can work it.  What do you like about yourself?  Have you ever made a list of what you like?  I am sure I could ask you to tell me three things that you wished you could change about yourself, but could you name three things that you like? 

You are amazing just the way you are; I am not saying that you can’t improve yourself, but I don’t ever want you to think that you need to change who you are.  I believe that we all are where we need to be right now.  We are all perfect the way we are, and if you want to change you can, but please don’t ever feel pressure to change because you were watching something on tv, or read something in a magazine.  If you feel that pressure, let me know, I would be happy to tell you are amazing you are. You are amazing, you just need to tell yourself that sometimes.  You are amazing!  You are wonderful, and you are perfect the way you are.

You have it all & Confidence,

Lyndsay