It’s time to stop filtering yourself. (And when I say you, I also mean me–I’m almost always talking to myself first before I ever give advice to others. No double standards here!)
Case in point: I’ve been writing blogs, recipes, health tips and managing my public and private Facebook and other social media for Fit+Faith for almost a year now, but I have been afraid to be full out…
I’ve still been holding back. Afraid it will be too much. Too bold. Too cliche etc.
And now I’m done. I’m over it. I’ve got a message God has placed in my heart and a fire in my belly to implore people to succeed and live their BEST LIFE, so I’m not holding back ANY MORE!
If that means I lose some people along the way who don’t want to be inspired, encouraged, motivated or held accountable to live their best life, then so be it.
MY job is to love myself and to love people–every day. That’s it. It’s so simple. Why have I been hiding it?
And how can I do that if I keep it inside? If I don’t use my gifts of encouragement and empathy and if I don’t share my knowledge of health and the body that I spent over $100k and 21 years of my life accruing?? What was it all for?
So I can have a nice degree on the wall and a pat on the back as I write my student loan check???
Heck no!!
So there you have it. No holds barred. You were created to be unique, beautiful and amazing and God has a perfect plan uniquely designed for you and your gifts and talents. So how are you dimming it down? How are you NOT letting it shine? How are you letting fear and social stigmas dim your light? God created you to be BRIGHT!
Let’s decide that from here on out, nothing else matters except that we’re being true to who God created us to be–in every facet of our life and in every way we can.
>> Final Thought: What would you be doing differently if you decided that enough was enough for you as well? And decided to freely live in the grace and beauty of your true self?
He’s been waiting. 😉
Your sister in Christ,
~Dr. Melody
P.S. As of today, June 11, 2016, I will be doing my part to be true to myself–and that means true to daily encouraging and inspiring you to live your best life and have your best health. I will continue my mid-week Wednesday tips where I specifically share one tip each on Fitness, Faith and Food, but these daily encouragement emails will be led by God’s direction and inspiration.
Let’s see what He’s got in store….
This is one of my most straight-to-the-heart chats that cuts to the core of the happiness we experience, or lack thereof, in life.
I’ve been working through a 30 day personal improvement self-created challenge to really get myself to a better place physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Because I know we were created for more.
You are. I am. He is. She is.
They are. We are.
So why are so many of us roaming through life with constant dissatisfaction and to put it plainly, unhappiness?
God has created us with the ability to think, learn, grow, change, move, reason and love. If you find yourself unhappy in ANY circumstance or area of your life, it’s time to take action TODAY to make a change.
You’re fully capable, it’s just a choice. You can choose any time. Why not right now?
Stay and sulk the way things are, or create a change (internally and externally) and begin removing the gunk and negativity around you, revealing the beauty that is apparent everywhere you look!
If you open your eyes to see it.
And the beautiful thing is, you can do that RIGHT NOW. Click the video to hear my full message. Your happiness depends on it!
This is from Day 17 of my personal 30 day challenge and it’s been an incredible ride.
If you make the commitment to start changing areas of your life for the positive, I’d love to meet, encourage and support you. Join me at my free Facebook group: Worth To Be Me.
See you there!
~Melody
Got caught in an unexpected downpour a mile in to my morning run today. I knew it was humid, but didn’t expect the skies to open up!
But let me tell you, it felt so much better afterwards! The humidity had reached a point that the clouds had to form precipitation and release the rain.
And it got me thinking, this is exactly how it is in life. When the stresses or emotions of life build up to a breaking point, somethings got to give!
And I realized, just like the morning rain,
the relief for ourselves is also in the rain.
The rain of our tears finally flowing down to relief the internal pressure. And that’s how we were designed, and that’s how it’s supposed to be! We need to let those emotions out and turn into tears, or cries, or anything that is going to relieve the pressure.
Now of course not letting your emotions get out of control to treat others negatively or harm another being, but to cry out to God who wants to hear from you and wants you to acknowledge that you need Him and want His help and/or guidance.
I encourage you today to not let the stress of life to build up to a breaking point. Turn first to God for knowledge, wisdom, guidance and to be honest about what you’re going through. The God who created you and loves you wants to hear from you.
Connect with Him today and let the rain fall.
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely
with joy and peace because you trust in him.”
Romans 15:13 (NLT)
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