This one is hard. I mean, I wanted to be a doctor, a famous singer, a teacher, a nun, a forensic specialist, and a lot more at different points in my life but those "wishes" lasted only momentarily. Really, I wanted to be me all along but with certain things tweaked if that makes sense. I wanted to be thinner, prettier, smarter, funnier, richer, and more adventurous. If I'm completely honest with myself, I still struggle with wanting to change myself to be "perfect." I think it's ok to strive to be better to a certain extent. It's ok to strive to be a better "you," but only God can help you do that. I am never going to be perfect, and I'm in the process of learning to love being me. I don't need to be hard on myself for not coming up with the funny joke, not having an abundance of money, not being the smartest person on the earth, and being at the weight I'm at. I have goals, and I'm working toward them: goals to be healthy and fit and to take care of myself more. After all, I am the best version of me that there will ever be. I don't need to be anybody or anything else.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Topic #17: Someone/something you always wished you were
This one is hard. I mean, I wanted to be a doctor, a famous singer, a teacher, a nun, a forensic specialist, and a lot more at different points in my life but those "wishes" lasted only momentarily. Really, I wanted to be me all along but with certain things tweaked if that makes sense. I wanted to be thinner, prettier, smarter, funnier, richer, and more adventurous. If I'm completely honest with myself, I still struggle with wanting to change myself to be "perfect." I think it's ok to strive to be better to a certain extent. It's ok to strive to be a better "you," but only God can help you do that. I am never going to be perfect, and I'm in the process of learning to love being me. I don't need to be hard on myself for not coming up with the funny joke, not having an abundance of money, not being the smartest person on the earth, and being at the weight I'm at. I have goals, and I'm working toward them: goals to be healthy and fit and to take care of myself more. After all, I am the best version of me that there will ever be. I don't need to be anybody or anything else.
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It is always good to strive to be better. We all have crazy amounts of potential inside us and we need to work at bringing it out. Kaizen as the Japanese say. Constant improvement.
ReplyDeleteAmanda-I was re-reading through these & this picture caught my eye! It makes me smile because it's the face you make right before you bust out laughing. I love this picture of you! That is all : )
ReplyDeleteHa ha yep that's so true! I really like this picture too because of the emotion it shows!
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