I can name
56 flaws as I embrace Chapter 56 of my life. Instead, I choose to focus on chapter
56 with faith, fun, and feeling fabulous. What chapter are you on in your book
of life?
When your
birthday rolls around do you run and bury your head in the sand or hide underneath your bed covers and refuse to
surface? Don’t do it.
The countdown
has begun for my 56th birthday. Yes, I know the saying, a woman
isn’t supposed to tell her age. Well, I just did, and I wasn’t struck down.
Embrace your age.
As I
encourage myself, I encourage you to embrace who you are, where you are. Our
word this week is embrace. Here is a reminder of the definition of embrace:
“The act of
accepting something willingly or enthusiastically.”
Now for your
challenge…
Take your
age or half your age and create a list of positive words or phrases about
yourself. Make up words if you want, as long as you have fun in the process.
Don’t think too hard about it, set a timer, and go. You don’t have to show your
list to anyone, so brag on yourself. Here is a list to jump-start your
thinking:
Start with
and I AM statement.
I AM…
Beautiful Caring
Fun Good Friend Prospering
Fantabulous Intelligent Giving
Dependable Kind
Honest Smart
Unique
Consider
this exercise as part of your path on the road to wellness and increased
self-care. What route will you take? This week I’m taking Route 56. The road
will be paved with 56 kind words, quotes, phrases or whatever I come up with.
Every day
for the next week, remember our key word, embrace. If challenges come
your way, embrace them too. Stop and ask yourself, what can I learn from
this situation?
One way I
embrace my uniqueness is to take my flaws and turn them into funnies (funny
stories). For instance, there was a time I was starting a new nutrition program
(for the millionth time). The plan included a day of cleansing.
Just to be
clear, the reference wasn’t to cleanse as in washing your body with soap
and water. It meant not eating. I was discussing the program with my son, I
told him, “I can’t wait to go to bed, and wake up tomorrow to NOT eat all day.”
There you
have it. I embraced my weight challenges and efforts with humor (sprinkled with
sarcasm).
If you’re
celebrating a birthday this week, this month, or in a coming month…Happy
Birthday.
Keep pushing
forward.
Have fun.
Embrace you!
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