Howdy! Welcome back to those of you joining me again! To those who are new here...this blog is meant to offer a safe place to feel heard and seen! I bring to light parts of my own journey towards self-love and wholeness, with the hopes it helps you in your own story! Know you are never alone and that is what my writings all center towards!
So today our topic is..."Why, why, why"
At my old company, they had a sales tactic...it was either a tactic to get to the heart of an objection or simply to get to the bottom of what is keeping you from buying a home; three why's deep is what they called it. But I want to flip the script and ask ourselves why.
Why do you get up every day?
Why do you feel beautiful?
Why do you feel loved?
OR
Why do you want to "be better?"
Why do you want to eat healthy(er)?
Why do you want to exercise?
You get it...asking yourself "why" is important, but what about this silly word makes it sooooo important on our journey to self-love and healing?
Ready for it? I will tell you, it's because this one word takes us to the ROOT of our b.s.
How many times can you lie to yourself? So, maybe you get up every day because you have a great job. But why does your great job make you WANT to get up in the morning? Okay, so maybe it's not your job that makes you get up... but its that you have a family or bills that rely on the money you get from this "great" job. Okay...we are getting somewhere; so why is this job so great if you only are at it for financial reasons and are unhappy otherwise?
Are you pickin' up what I am laying down?
When we ask ourselves why, it makes us get real with ourselves. This one question is what changed it all for me. WHAT IS MY WHY!?! What, above all else, can keep me pushing through the 25, 35, 45 minutes of cardio or HIIT? Why do I WANT to push through it? Why do I want to wake up at 5a once a week to beat the sunrise to sweat my butt off?
I will tell you, even admitting my why is hard...because I still struggle with self-love versus selfish. How can my why be about me? How can me putting myself first not be selfish? I don't have all the answers, but I do know this...when I got down to WHY do I want to workout? WHY do I feel good after I workout? WHY do I want be healthy? WHY do I feel beautiful? Why do I feel self-conscious? When I got enough whys deep...I got honest. And sometimes being honest with yourself, is the most painful honesty you'll ever feel.
MY WHY: Because future me will be a badass for every ounce of effort, every drop of sweat, every minute of work I put it. I will be better for it tomorrow. And the more I gain, the more I can give.
That's it... and I am proud of my WHY!
I want to share my why! My WHY is me. And it should be! For so much of my life, I have been consumed with others being my why. Unhealthy friendships, boyfriends, toxic habits, you name it. Which is why it never made sense for me to stick it out. Subconsciously, every time I started working out, it was to be better looking, to compete with a friend, to look as good as them...it was never built on a solid foundation of love for my body.
I will end this blog by saying this. Loving my body is hard, it is a day to day and often hour to hour journey. This isn't about a scale anymore...it is about looking in that mirror, pulling on that cute outfit, and rocking it...NO MATTER THE SIZE! Because I put in the sweat, I put in the out of breath minutes to know that I am well worthy of respect and love! I will tell you, more often than I want to admit, I take 15 photos and only post the best with the skinniest angle and where you can't see my arm-jiggle. So you aren't alone girl! Show yourself some grace! Show yourself, every inch of you, some love!
If this resonates with you and you want to find your why! Let's start the conversation! Lets figure out what is really holding you back from reaching your fullest, most badass boss babe life!
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