Newness

I seem to go through spurts of wanting to purge myself of the "old" me; the out of control eater, the insecure loner, the cookie cutter dresser, the unimaginative creator. This catharsis should be good for me right?  Trying to turn my life around.  But here's a thought, what if I don't need to turn it around? What if all these images of myself are what makes me, me?  Why is it that we focus on all the negatives about ourselves and try to change them instead of embracing all of the negatives and positives?  Embracing these positives will keep hip checking all of those negatives until they get so frustrated that they ask their coach to get taken out of the game (my life).  I agree that there needs to be some limits and some balance(there it is again!) in order to truly be happy.  But it is time to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and use my wisdom to know the difference.  Who would have thought I would be quoting religious doctrine... Not I!  It is time to love every bit of myself and love my life.  It is time to be the person I have always wanted to be.  Right now I don't know who that person is yet but who cares! Instead of anxiously waiting around for a "sign"; a bird flying into a window, or a hawk perched outside my window, or a lunar eclipse (anyone check out the one last night?), or cautiously worrying about what my future will be, doubting my every move, I need to literally take life one minute at a time.  Right now I am working on things I can change.  I got my nails painted:

I have never had blue on my fingers before! I am loving them

I got my hair cut:

It is shorter in the back and longer in front! Love how it looks.

I am maybe getting a new car!

2011 Toyota Prius

I am maybe getting a new attitude as well.  I am going to get an evaluation by a great therapist the week after next.  

There are many exciting things to be done this summer and I plan on completing every thing that I start.  This is going to be a summer of change for the better.  A summer of embracing my flaws and seeing the beauty and worth in myself.  Here's to me!

What do you love about yourself?

Why do you love them?

What do you do to stay positive?