You are enough, more than enough, you matter!

This is a raw blog post tonight. I couldn’t help but write this. These thoughts and feelings stem from some personal things I’m working through, recent stories I’ve read, and things others are going through. I was lying in bed, ready to go to sleep when this feeling of dread overcame me, what if I didn’t exist anymore? In the small picture, it would matter, in the bigger picture, maybe not? We’ve all been there. At various stages of our life. The “Why am I here” ? question arises, “do I matter”? We all ponder this. Even me. Some may look at me and think, based off of social media posts or even interacting with me in person, that I would never have these questions. I’m here to tell you I do, did, on several occasions. Life can be challenging, things happen, it’s not always pretty. We don’t always see ourselves the way we think we should be. Everything around us tells us how we should look, act, feel, who we should be friends with, what types of lifestyle we should lead and if we don’t fit into that, there must be something wrong with us. I’m here to tell you it’s all a bunch of BS!
We are each here for a reason even if we may not always know why at all times. What we can also be sure of is that whoever we are is enough, more than enough. Life will continue to be challenging, ups and downs, don’t get stuck, don’t get buried, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back to being you.
When I post on social media about all the things I’m doing, don’t think for a minute that I might not be having a bad day or be upset that someone or something didn’t work out the way I had hoped. I reach inside and pull out the positive, it’s not always easy. Sometimes no matter how you look at something, from every angle, it just doesn’t have a bright side, but then you spot it, that one little corner and that’s where the positive energy comes from. Pull it out, feed off it, share it.
I’ve been learning that the best way to be truly happy is to be authentic, help others, and not try and fit into some box society thinks you should be in. Your fitness journey, relationships, lifestyle, personality doesn’t have to look like everyone else’s. Some people may not understand it, may be intimidated by it, doesn’t matter. Understand that they are going through their own journey. Don’t apologize for yours. You’re your own person and you do make a difference in the world around you. You absolutely matter! Keep being the best you! Look for the positive!


Let’s go through this journey together and hold each other up and help each other out.

Hugs,
Lori