Time Is Precious

Let's get something straight. Life is precious. Time is precious. This world is a beautiful place and that beauty deserves to be appreciated, seen, and felt every single day. Why? You are not guaranteed a tomorrow on this beautiful planet. You are not even guaranteed the next few minutes or even the next hour. I am just being real with yah. Each day is an absolute blessing. Life is too short. Why am I telling you all of this? I want you to think. If you weren't guaranteed tomorrow, what would you do to finish out today? How would you spend the time you had left on Earth? What would be going through your mind? What would you be feeling?

You probably wouldn't be thinking about your stomach bloat or how defined your abs look, you wouldn't be overanalyzing your appearance, you wouldn't be worried about fitting in one last workout or how you overate last night... Do you see where I am going with this??? Those things do not matter. They are so miniscule. They do not even begin to touch the surface of things that are important in this world. Sure, they can be frustrating and annoying, but they are just that. Those things can be changed. However, in the grand scheme of things they don't have even the slightest impact on the greater picture. Society has a tendency to cloud thoughts and wires brains in believing we must achieve these ideal regimens and standards. It's everywhere so it's understandable. It's hard to see past all of those things sometimes when they surround us so heavily. They make us feel uncertain and view ourselves differently. Not a good different.

I want you to realize that you are so beautiful. I want you to understand that you are enough and that you will always be enough. If you catch yourself thinking those things more often than you should, stop yourself. Stop and really think. Think about the sun thats shining today. Think about how amazing it is when you get together with old friends to catch up. Think about the smell of those fresh cookies your grandma bakes. Think about how much your family loves you and how lucky you are to have that type of support. Think about a wine night with your mom. Think about that night of ice cream and popcorn watching movies with your best-friend or other half. Think about your puppy and how excited he/she is when you first walk through the door. Those are the moments that matter. Those are the moments we should be living for. Those are the things that define us.

The amount of times you workout, the food you eat, how toned your stomach is, etc. DO NOT define you. They will NEVER define you. Please do not let them control you or consume you. If you continuously chase after those things, you will never feel fulfilled. Plain and simple. Something will always be missing. Something will always seem off. You will never truly feel present or at peace with yourself because they will always be in the back of your mind. 

Food and fitness; it's not that serious. It's something that should fuel you in a positive way. It is something that should bring you happiness and even more so greater appreciation for yourself and all that your body can do. Feeling strong and worthy is far more fulfilling. Learning to love yourself on the good and bad days is true strength and allows you to grow. Loving yourself even when it seems really hard means that it will only become easier. Everything you do should be done with intention, pure intention and purpose. It should serve you in a positive way my friend. If you even for a second think you're doing something that doesn't make you happy or won't allow you to grow as a person, stop. It serves no purpose.

Treat yourself the way you would treat others. You would never sit there and pick his/her entire body apart so why is it okay to do that to yourself? If you catch yourself thinking irrationally or letting things define you that shouldn't, think about that. Speak to yourself the way you would speak to your best-friend, mom, grandmother, aunt, etc. Why? I guarantee you would never pick yourself apart/say those harsh things about yourself again.

Lets start empowering ourselves so that we can empower others. Lets live each day with the upmost intention to do the things that truly fulfill us and lead us in a direction of becoming our best selves. Lets speak kindly to ourselves. Lets grow through positive actions and our choices. Lets understand that roadblocks and challenges are temporary, and will never stop us as long as we don't give up. Focus on being present. Focus on the people and the things that truly matter. Decide how you want to be defined. Decide what you want to define you. 

Live each moment as if you don't know what tomorrow holds. Would you be happy with how you chose to spend today?

-Mik <3