Dear Amazing Girl

 

"Dear Amazing Girl,

You may have forgotten some things along the way, but that doesn't mean it's all over. There is so much time left and today is a brand new day to begin your brand new life. You may have just forgotten how strong you are. You may have forgotten that you had dreams once that were real and compelling.. and even though they didn't come true right when you thought they would.. it doesn't mean that those dreams weren't real or that they didn't matter. Sometimes we just don't have the timing quite right.. and sometimes our dreams come true in ways that are different than what we imagined they would be.

You are still in there, dear girl. You may be covered up with painful memories and experiences, but you are still in there. You are worth rescuing out of the heaps of confusion and apathy and disillusionment. You are worth rescuing yourself and remembering all that you are, all that you always were, and all that you are meant to become.

The first thing you have to do is decide, though. It might be a long road ahead and it might be shorter than you thought it would be too. Today would be a great day to decide that no matter how long the road is.. you are going to come home to yourself and live the happy life that is meant for you. No one else can decide this for you. Please please please do it, sweet friend. Today is a great day to decide.

 

You are so very loved,

xoxo"

Stop doing this to yourself!

 

I came across this really good read the other day on facebook. What's ironic is that I rarely check out links that are shared on facebook and my last post is titled after a Maria Robinson quote which is also used in the opening paragraph of this good read. In short, if you want to transform yourself, you need to stop doing these things to yourself!
1. Stop spending time with the wrong people.
2. Stop running from your problems.
3. Stop lying to yourself.
4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner.
5. Stop trying to be someone you're not.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the past.
7. Stop being scared to make a mistake.
8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes.
9. Stop trying to buy happiness.
10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness.
11. Stop being idle.
12. Stop thinking you're not ready.
13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons.
14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn't work.
15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else.
16. Stop being jealous of others.
17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself.
18. Stop holding grudges.
19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level.
20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others.
21. Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break.
22. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments.
23. Stop trying to make things perfect.
24. Stop following the path of least resistance.
25. Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn't.
26. Stop blaming others for your troubles.
27. Stop trying to be everything to everyone.
28. Stop worrying so much.
29. Stop focusing on what you don't want to happen.
30. Stop being ungrateful.