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  • I am enough. I have enough. I do enough.
  • I am me. Every day.
  • Not who I think others expect me to be,
  • But the real, unedited, beauty-full, perfectly flawed version.
  • I choose to think for myself.
  • I speak my truth
  • And wrestle with life's tough questions over and over again.
  • I daydream about a better world and strive to make it my reality.
  • My purpose drives me
  • And I give it the freedom to change and evolve.
  • I breathe life to my dreams and to the dreams of others.
  • I believe in magic, I look for it everywhere.
  • I make an adventure of ordinary things.
  • Create, imagine, reinvent, and get lost.
  • I do things that inspire me.
  • I defy the odds, raise my hand, sit at the table and lean in.
  • I refuse to give up.
  • I pursue my passion at all costs. I do things that terrify me.
  • My head dances among the stars, and my feet remain on mother earth.
  • I'm willing to ask the hard questions, to take chances, to love with my whole heart.
  • My mistakes and failures make me stronger.
  • I do not ascribe my worth to external validation, but to my character.
  • I surround myself with phenomenal people.
  • Especially ones who don't always agree with me.
  • I choose authenticity over perfection.
  • I appreciate the small details that tend to go unnoticed by others.
  • My worth is innate and immeasurable. I try to remind myself of that, daily.
  • I exercise patience as often as possible,
  • Stay vulnerable even when I want to close my heart
  • And practice coexisting with things that make me uncomfortable.
  • I set boundaries, work to honor them,
  • And am willing to edit people out of my life who don't.
  • I walk more than a mile in other people's shoes,
  • And suspend judgment as long as humanly possible.
  • I remember to laugh more, stress less, forgive often, and inject love everywhere I can.
  • I do my best to relinquish every ounce of control because it's futile.
  • I throw my hands up, close my eyes, and
  • Revel in life's awesome and mysterious ride.
  • My emotions are fleeting, they do not define me.
  • My choices do, and I do my best to make good ones.
  • I feed my body good, whole foods,
  • But don't punish myself for the occasional indulgence.
  • I move my body every day. I stretch, challenge, and honor her.
  • I rest when I need to.
  • I don't accept every invitation that comes my way.
  • I practice saying "no."
  • Show myself kindness, compassion, and unconditional love.
  • I am my best friend, I'm proud of me.
  • I share my life's lessons with others, even the not so shiny ones.
  • I hold nothing back. Cry when I need to.
  • But also recognize when I need to buck up.
  • I remember to breathe and in that space, I find my calm among the chaos.
  • I owe it to myself to be remarkable, so I am.

I Am That Girl p. xxi-xxiii, Alexis Jones

aug 12 2014 ∞
apr 18 2016 +