Show Up

Just this week I started the Last 90 Days challenge with Rachel and Dave Hollis. At the start of each week you get an email with 5 things for you to do each day so that you finish out this year stronger than you started. It’s about not waiting until the New Year to start over or start off stronger. I am in the first week and it’s already challenging me, which is good because I needed it. I don’t know why I needed this to push myself further but I did. One of the things they are always talking about is showing up for yourself. Stop breaking those promises to yourself. If you have committed to working out 30 minutes a day, then do it. Don’t miss one day because it won’t hurt anything…you are hurting yourself. If you have committed to giving something up that isn’t good for you, do it! If you committed to a new bible study or spending time in prayer you, do it! I have started waking up at 5:30 in the morning, which I said I could never do, and you know what? I have actually enjoyed it. I get my workout in before anyone else is awake, and it starts off my day in such a great way. If you are going to constantly break promises to yourself, how are you going to be able to show up for anyone else? It all starts with you. You have to believe in yourself enough to push yourself beyond what your mind says you cannot do. 

“You will reach for the negative things because they are familiar.” Rachel Hollis

This quote could not be more true. Why is it so easy to reach for the negative first? If we believed in ourselves as much as we believed in all the diets that are out there and anti-wrinkle creams, we would be unstoppable. Good things are hard. The road to being a better you will not be easy. There will be plenty of times you will want to quit on yourself and walk away or just say I can’t do it. Imagine what your life will look like when you keep going instead of giving up?! Starting out is the easy part. The hard part is staying committed even when the Last 90 Days are over or even if you have lost all the weight you want to continue your healthy life; it is hard, but good things come from it. Even staying spiritually connected and staying the path with God is hard because there are challenges and the enemy will try and steal your joy more times than you can count. You will be distracted by social media, TV, and many other things that we put value before we spend our quality time with Him. Staying faithful and committed to your journey with God and making time with Him is hard but good things come from it. All good things come with hard work and consistent effort put into them; it does not just fall into your lap.

“Look for your version of joy” Rachel Hollis

Find something today, even if it’s small, to commit yourself to. Even if it’s walking for 10 minutes, anything that you can start doing to keep that promise to yourself. If you are in a funk, find a book that encourages your personal growth like Girl Wash Your Face, Everybody Always, Come Matter Here, I Am Enough and many good bible studies. These are just some examples of some books that inspired and helped me. There is always room for you to grow and challenge yourself. Personal growth lights a fire inside of you. You cannot be someone else’s version of personal growth. You will not grow the same way, so don’t try to steal someone else’s growth and make it your own. There is only one version of you so discover where you are being led and keeping nurturing it. When I truly started seeking God is when I found myself. I let go of a lot of my insecurities and accepted myself for who He made me to be. Once I discovered that, I began to look to people who were inspiring and being leaders that reflected His love. It’s amazing the things you stop seeking when you truly know Him. All of these books have reiterated who He created me to be. They have all reminded me that I am worthy because He loved me first. All of these books have pushed me to become a better version of myself and to show up for myself every day. So whatever you are contemplating starting, stop contemplating and do it. Remind yourself to keep your promises and that you are worth it. One of my favorite things we are challenged to do during this week of  The Last 90 Days is every day you write down 10 things that you are grateful for. Do that and remind yourself of the joys you have. Don’t let the hard days rob you out of the good that can come out of it. 

XOXO