- I am not an object for men to look at. It's okay if I am not stick skinny or have the perfect body because I am more than just my body, and much more than a number on the scale.
- Friends should be chosen carefully. The people I choose to have in my life should care about me and love me for who I am. Anything less should simply not be tolerated.
- Diets do not work. Even going about losing weight with a diet mentality is the wrong way to go about it. Losing weight and keeping it off is permanent, therefore, the changes I make on a daily basis are permanent as well.
- Everyone is beautiful in their own way. There is not just one type of beautiful, although, the media and our society used to have me convinced otherwise. There is no ugly, or old, or fat. Those are just labels. I have found if I look close enough, even if I have to look beyond the exterior, there is beauty in every man, woman and child. Myself included.
- Plans change. Not becoming what I set out to be is not failure. Time goes by, reality sets in, and even though I took a detour, and then gone down a completely different road than the one I set out on, it's okay. Changing plans, adapting, and moving with the flow is what life is all about. It has actually been not getting what I originally wanted that I found something better, something I never expected to find. I realized that wherever I am is exactly where I am supposed to be.
- Having boundaries and making them known is important. It is crucial to know my limits, because I realized that it has been trying to please people in the moment, that has ultimately set me up for failure in the long run. If I could have faced up to saying no, it could have saved me a lot of hassle.I end up backing out of whatever I said yes to half the time anyway and it all could have been avoided by simply knowing my limits. Now I know.
- I need to go to church. It is the perfect place for me. Volunteering opportunities, fellowship, worship, something to occupy my idle time. Yeah, let's do something about this.
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