I no longer live by rules when it comes to my health and fitness. Instead they are standards, standards I believe in. This isn’t about what’s right or what’s wrong, it’s about me setting standards that I truly believe in. Standards that will help me work towards my life goal of being happy and healthy and ultimately having longevity. That’s what matters most to me now and like everything else this year I wanted different so I’m doing different. Doing different isn’t just about external change it also means internal change.
Setting standards for myself makes it crystal clear what it is that I want out of my life and how I’m going about getting my goals. There’s no right or wrong choices. There’s me, doing the best that I can on any given day and learning more about myself during the process. I’m not accountable to anyone and my actions are my sole responsibility, nobody else’s. So other people’s opinions really mean nothing to me unless I ask for them, after all this is my life and I’ll live it my way.
Given that I don’t live in a perfect world and that I’m not perfect, I’m okay with being me and making mistakes. They happen, that’s life! I don’t beat myself up over the little things anymore, I accept them and I learn from them. Having standards is all about being the best that I can be and knowing what I stand for in life. They’re not there to tell me what to do or to make me feel bad if I don’t adhere to them, they’re there to help me help myself. That’s all.
My body doesn’t define who I am, it’s just where I live.
Thanks for inspiring me today Lia, you ROCK! xx
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