I Was Offended Until...

A note to the people I judged...

I was offended by your success until I realized that I could be inspired by you and make positive changes too.

I was offended by your happiness until I realized that I needed to( not search for) but CREATE my own happiness for myself.

I was offended by your "fakeness" until I realized I was only judging you because I was NOT my truest self because I just wanted people to like me. I needed to learn how to truly love myself and have boundaries from people who didn't have my best intentions.

I was offended by your healthy relationship with food until I used it as a guide for my own health journey too. My emotions are real, and food and over exercising are not and can never be what solves the reasons I'm sad or stressed. Instead I can face them and address my stresses without seeking this comfort....or punishment. I am worthy and strong enough to do this.

I was offended until...I stopped being offended by realizing that I had some work to do internally and that inner mean girl had enough time at the wheel.

Thank you friends for being the inspiration I truly needed to be able to grow into who I am today. And thank you to myself to be open to the idea of growth and asking myself WHY are these struggles for me.

It gives me hope & gratitude today that I can continue to see more love, acceptance and inspiration tomorrow. #loveoverhate #ThankfulThursday