About to get really really REAL with you. One of the biggest things I have struggled with me whole life is not being understood. In school I didnt fit any mold, I always felt like I was trying to play a part- to measure up, to be accepted. So bad that I sacrificed all of my morals and values because the one group that accepted me did the same. This is how I ended up in three drug rehabs by the time I was 16...because I constantly felt like NO ONE got me. I was the girl who magically shared every hobby that her boyfriend at the time had, because I was a chameleon, I just wanted to fit in and have no one ask me questions about who I was. Being in the social media spotlight, albeit a small spotlight of my own compared to some, its something I always am experiencing and still struggle with to this day. I post a picture of me and my daughter working out together and instead of it being me inspiring women to get active with their kids it turns into women tearing me apart for misconceptions and ideas that they have created in their head about what my intentions are. But here is the most freeing thing I will ever tell you, its the reason I was able to break free from a vicious self destructive lifestyle that was all based on the fact that no one understood me. You have an audience of ONE person. I dont care if you have 19k followers on Instagram or a Twitter account that would make snooki drool. There is ONE person who needs to like or retweet your posts and that is God. If your heart is in the right place and you are upholding your duty to share YOUR story with the world, to help- to inspire- to motivate- to encourage- TO BUILD UP- then there is only one person that needs to like it - and that is God. So here is my disclaimer for all of my social media accounts: if you dont like it, dont like it. Its that simple- my mom taught me this really awesome lesson as a kid- if you dont have anything nice to say, check yoself. 👈dont just not say it.. Ask yourself why you have nothing nice to say. Coming from someone whos life was destroyed at one point by the opinions and comments of others: dont assume that it is YOUR place to insert your opinion on anyone elses posts. You feel the need to talk to someone you love about the decisions they are making? Call them, invite them to come over for coffee- if you dont know them well enough for that? Then you dont know them well enough to validate or degrade their choices. There is an awesome verse in the bible that has stuck with me forever- it is Ephesians 4:29- in the message version it says this: watch the way you talk, say only what helps- each word a gift. Are your words gifts to those you love? I can say that mine always arent and its something I need to work on for sure. But in the meantime Im going to keep sharing my story and doing my thang, because my audience of one is double tapping all the pictures and re-pinning all the pins and cheering me on - not because I am anything special- but because for once I am being myself and sharing the beautiful story that he has given me- mess and all.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:19:24 +0000
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