Perspective & Priorities
February was a challenging month for me but i was reminded a few times of what is really important (which is always good every once in a while). i have been watching a lot of inspirational periscopes lately (it’s a thing!) and they totally changed my perspective and had me thinking about my priorities and what really matters! a couple of things i want to talk about today…
first is letting go of worrying what other people think! it’s just dumb and a waste of time. the girl i was listening to was talking about how she used to worry about what she posted on instagram because she only wanted to post things that she knew would get a lot of likes. she would be hard on herself when she didn’t get a lot of likes on pictures of her and her husband and things like that. how sad is that?! i need to start being better at not caring and just sharing things i love because i love them! not just because i think other people will like them. i want my social media to be a reflection of me, not of who people want me to be. does that even make sense? basically, just don’t care so much of what people think of you and share what you want!
second thing: just because i complain about something doesn’t mean i’m not grateful for everything else. i don’t know…i feel like it’s ok to complain a little, and people shouldn’t tell you that you’re a selfish and ungrateful person for it. of course i’m grateful for my life and everything i’m able to do, trust me, i know i’m luckier than a lot of people. living in seattle has been harder than i thought it would be for me and i feel so down a lot so it’s hard for me to be happy until i’m traveling. although i am always happy to get back to our animals :) let’s just say i can’t wait for this winter to be over, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
last thing: i have realized my priorities should always be my friends and family. don’t ever think that you’re too good for any of them. for some reason, i don’t like following close family friends on instagram or Facebook literally because i only want to see “pretty” pictures–even if it’s from a complete stranger! how pathetic is that?! don’t you think you’d be happier if you’re surrounded by people you know and love and who are posting real things rather than strangers who post posed pictures that make you feel bad about yourself? so basically, i’ve been going on a following spree and am adding all of the people i care about because i want to know about their lives! also, if you find that you are hating your life every time you see someone’s feed…unfollow them!
ay ay ay what a hot mess, but i’ve had so many realizations lately and wanted to share! does anyone agree with me? or did any of this even make sense? haha! I’ve been trying really hard lately to stay positive and not be too down on myself. Something I’m trying to do at the end of the day is to not linger on all of the things i didn’t do, but to reflect on the things i did do instead. i hope something here helped you today! and i hope you have a great weekend! we have friends in town which always makes us so happy!!