I finished my motivation board last night.
I've been meaning to make a visualization board for a while now, haven't yet but will soon at some point, because I realized a motivational board is more important.
I got the idea when I was going through SELF magazine last night and cut out two quotes: "Confidence Makes You Sexy (Your Hair Doesn't Hurt Either)" and "I Regret That Workout - Said No One, Ever."
They were so cute! And I relate to both. I need a little more confidence. I wish I could say I'm 100% sure of myself; That I have no doubts or insecurities; That I'm completely comfortable with my body. I'm not. At all. But it's a change I'm working on.
It's hard not being hard on myself for not being at a desired point "K" or "T" or "Z", somewhere further down the road then where I currently stand. As hard as that is, life comes at us one day at a time for a reason. I'll get to my desired point eventually. It's okay that it's not tomorrow. Life is meant to be lived. None of us is perfect.
So this is my focus: Finding confidence in the here and now. Trying to not let past mistakes and missed opportunities get me down.
A couple other sayings I wrote on the board are things I've chanted to myself from time to time.
"Time waits for no one." I got that from the anime "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time," which is excellent by the way. Amazing animation, story, and music. The complete package with a good message.
"No sweet tastes as good as a skinny body feels." I heard this during Ward Prayer once. It's true, but I'll forever love chocolate. (EDIT. I just realized the saying is: Nothing tastes as sweet as a skinny body feels." Gotta correct my board.)
And "I accept myself completely - Right Now." I got this from the Food Matters documentary "Hungry For Change." It's a phrase I'm chanting to myself everyday now. The brain can be reprogrammed.
One day at a time.
Time waits for no one.
Life is meant to be lived.
This is only the beginning :0)
