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It was during the summer that I decided, along with all of the encouragement from my girlfriends, I was going to write personal posts to not only pick myself up off the ground but to hopefully speak to others, encourage them and most of all let them know they are not alone. Fast forward to this past month… I was talking aloud, you know, just giving myself a good ol pep talk and that’s how my “Note To Self” series was born. I feel like note to self is the first thing we say to ourselves every single time we are going through a trying time in life…Note to self… you are badass, you will succeed, you are incredible and you are loved.
As far as today’s post…Note To Self – Be kind to yourself, you’re doing the best you can.
Isn’t it amazing how some things are so much easier said than done? Yeah, I’m there right now. Here’s a visual for the past month of my life…I am comparing my work to EVERYONES. My mind is going crazy with thoughts like…her Instagram feed is perfect, he really knows how to pose his couples, her ring shots are unlike anything I’ve ever seen, she always has the cutest outfits, how does she connect to her followers like that? I am literally losing parts of myself by paying attention to everyone else around me and in that moment, I decided to take a step back and tell myself I am doing the best I can.
Show of hands if you catch yourself feeling the exact same way I have been feeling for the past month…You wanna know the best part about that? You aren’t alone! You are not for a single second ever by yourself when you are feeling like that way, it’s okay to feel, it’s okay to grow and learn from all of these little things. I mean guys, we are only human. I think sometimes our minds get so clouded with what everyone else is doing that we lose sight of our dreams, ambitions and we forget how many people are proud of us and that our perfectly curated Instagram feed doesn’t even matter to them because they’re too busy cheering us on and loving us well. So why don’t we take a second to do that for ourselves? If you’ve been feeling the way I have been I want to challenge you to make a list of 5 things you’ve been totally rocking out this month and then tell the people you look up to that you think they’re doing an amazing job. It’s easy to hide behind those little squares or posts on Facebook but you never know if someone else just needs encouraged and picked up (yes, even the ones you absolutely adore could be struggling too.) Love one another y’all.
Spreading good vibes,
Jess
