Monday Motivation: Truth vs. Perspective

Happy Monday!  I know it’s a little late in the day but it’s never too late to get a little motivation on your Monday.  I wanted to send a great message for the day and the only thing I could think about was a message of truth.

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Always be truthful with yourself.  Why spend the time lying to yourself when other people will do that for you?  The truth is not always easy to handle but knowing it can change your world.  You are the only person you can trust completely so always be truthful with yourself.  People will tell you many things but that doesn’t make it true.  Opinions will come from every direction, take them in but don’t take them to heart.

But there are lessons in what we perceive is the truth.  There are times, especially right now, that I look in the mirror to see something that just isn’t right.  Right now, I’m the heaviest I’ve been in 6 years and it bugs the crap out of me.  But I have to remember I just had a baby almost 6 weeks ago.  It’s a hard pill to swallow sometimes but that doesn’t mean what it thinks it means.  With weight loss, I learned that I would never look the way I “thought” I should look or do the things that I “thought” I should do.  It’s really all about how you look at the situation. I really should approach the situation from just having a child instead of being the heaviest I’ve been in 6 years.  This is my lesson to you today.

Distinguish between opinion and fact so you will always know the truth.  Don’t get bogged down in the things that don’t matter or aren’t true.  Perception does influence our truth so don’t let that get in the way of what you’re trying to accomplish or the goals that you might set.

 

Motivation Monday: Patience is key

Motivation Monday: Patience is key

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The struggle is real but…

The struggle is real but…

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#MondayMotivation: Attitude gives you strength

#MondayMotivation: Attitude gives you strength

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The great thing about Mondays

The great thing about Mondays

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Finding yourself is part of the journey

Finding yourself is part of the journey

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Motivation: If you don’t succeed, try again

Motivation: If you don’t succeed, try again

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Define your success

Define your success

Winning isn’t everything and being the best isn’t all that.  Keep that in mind as you go through life.  It’s great to come in on top and it’s great to highly successful but that isn’t going to happen every time you do try something. It’s ok not to be the best at something.  It’s acceptable to try something and not get it the first time.  It’s not acceptable to give up after trying something that didn’t go the way you thought it would go the first time around. The thing to remember is there is more than one way to…

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Monday Motivation: It’s all about confidence

Monday Motivation: It’s all about confidence

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Stop, drop and smile.

Stop, drop and smile.

Things haven’t been great lately and I got bogged down in some negative energy. And then work happened and it got really busy and I didn’t have enough time to really blog. Today’s message: You’re never fully dressed without a smile. It’s not a completely an original idea. But it’s a theory I want to carry over into this Monday. It’s time to start fresh and to start anew. It’s time to smile, again.  The act of smiling can change your whole world in the blink of an eye. A smile breeds positivity. Why should you turn that frown upside…

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You are enough

You are enough

I was kind of stumped at what I was going to write about today.  I sat at the computer yesterday for something, but I was blocked.  Before going to bed, I found this video and it left me speechless. We must all remember that we are enough. There is no mold at to who we should be and who we are should just be enough. I remember thinking if I lost weight then I’ll fit in to the “normal” world. I wouldn’t have the eyes starring at me, taking pity on me or giving me the “looks.” But you know…

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