I’m tired telling myself I’m good or bad based on a number on a scale. I’m tired of telling myself I’m good or bad based on what I eat. I’m good if I eat a salad, but I’m still good if I eat an ice cream sandwich.
This idea that I’m good no matter what size my pants are is something that I’m really focusing on because I want to feel more keenly my inherent worth, and I think this is the key to actually treating myself like I’d treat a friend. Does this mean I’ll never lose weight or that I’ll give up on sorting my clutter? No. It just means that I want to stop punishing myself for not being perfect. It seems that no matter how old we are there is a little kid inside of us who wants to be good, who wants to be praised, and who wants to be loved. Telling myself that I’m bad because I gained weight and my panties got tight makes me want some nachos. I’m tired of punishing myself. Here’s a Good Girl Manifesto that I wrote for all of us good girls because we’re good & we don’t have to prove our worth to anyone. If you’re a guy, and you’re reading this, there is goodness in you too. GOOD GIRL MANIFESTO You’re a good girl if nobody’s proud of you. You’re a good girl if you’re proud of yourself. You’re a good girl if you do your squats. You’re good girl if you drive your ass to DQ for a Blizzard. You’re a good girl if you work hard every single day. You’re a good girl if you have a job where nobody sees the real you. You’re a good girl if you eat until you have to unbutton your pants. You’re a good girl if you can feel your hipbones on your mattress when you sleep. You’re a good girl if you have a handsome man who loves you. You’re a good girl if you’ve never had a man tell you how beautiful you are. You’re a good girl if you can run five miles. You’re a good girl if you wear yoga pants, and you’ve never done yoga. You’re a good girl if you’re divorced. You’re a good girl if you wish your spouse would join the circus and run away. You’re a good girl if your fridge has moldy leftovers. You’re a good girl if every picture in your house is free of dust. You are a good girl no matter who told you that you were bad. You’re a good girl & you never had to prove it to anybody.
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