I did it.
Barely.
(Actually, kinda sorta.)
OK, I’m going to claim partial victory here since it mostly was a win but I could have done better.
Does this sound like a conversation that you have ever had with yourself?
{So often when I try to do something, unless I do it perfectly I don’t consider it much of a win.}
Are you ever like that?
I’m never satisfied, I’m constantly trying to better myself in some way and when I fall short I grit my teeth, eyes shut to try harder. I talk myself out of progress or what good I did accomplish.
What am I even rambling about?
I took a week off of blogging and {for the most part} social media.
It’s not that I see that as bad even, I just needed to step away from it for a moment. I realized that sometimes when I’m in the moment of an activity, I start to take pictures or video and suddenly realized recently that I stage, direct and sometimes choreograph my life.
That’s not living.
and it’s not authentic.
So I stepped back and lived it.
I’m back here now, committed more than ever to avoid story-telling my life beyond the point that it is and socially directing events.
Authentic living is hard for a people pleaser like myself but it’s where I’m at my best and while I’m sitting here- I’ll claim the win and victory for all the great things from this past year in living authentically. 😉
It’s a start. It’s progress.
and I encourage all of you readers to live life in a real way. Acknowledge wins, even if they were late or imperfect. Love yourself into betterment and realize that people need to relate to someone, not just another perfect image to compare themselves too. Be honest, but in a loving way- no one loves spouted out opinions said without care. Make 2014 a year of goodness and mercy to yourself and others.
