What IF????

I spoke about this the yesterday on my video and it really resonates.......and I truly believe it is THE way......What IF you just let go of all the stuff you cannot change? The stuff that keeps you up at night?? Just let it all go and what if you took ALL of that energy focusing on what YOU CAN:) I spent SO much of my life focusing on the things I could not change.......staying stuck in them.......ruminating in them and the muck of it all......only to be left anxious.......frustrated.......dissatisfied.........wishing for change that was at the hands of others......and I just don't anymore......I saw a funny reel I sent to some friends the other day.......and it was about self worth....and it talked about "how I used to be" and it showed Jennifer Aniston in one of her movies going on and on explaining her self worth to deaf ears in a frenzy......and then it panned to a quiet restaurant scene, where a person just quietly.....but deliberately, gets up and walks out, and it made me chuckle because of the truth found there.......that is exactly how I feel now.......and maybe it happens with age.....maybe it happens when you become saturated, and have had enough......or when you have been wounded, but these days I realize it happens within my own power......I GET TO choose not to stay in places that hold no honor of my worth or who I am anymore.......that is MY choice......and it feels like magic......I am not staying rooted in any spaces where I need to explain how somebody should treat me.....and it sounds foolish this morning......like I am shocked I ever did that.....but it was a lesson that I needed to learn so fully.....and I have......so it never happens again......I know now that if I meet a person.....either romantically.....or friendship wise, and I am feeling like I need to stand up for my rights, I am out.......I will never let anybody treat me in the ways I have in the past......people being skilled in deception, and whipping people up in a frenzy to take the heat off of themselves.....making the waters so muddy that it becomes hard to see.....but now all of that is crystal clear......but more than recognizing it in the moment is taking ALL of that energy and placing it in the things YOU can control.......the quality of your life.....the way you spend your time.....healthy habits, all of it.....and that has changed my life......I choose to now chase THIS life with abandon.....doing all of the things I love......with all the people that love me......and seek each and every day to enjoy it all.....my kids and I took a rogue beach day Friday, just because......we hopped in the car with a huge picnic and drove the two hour ride that turned into 3 on the way down due to traffic, and it being Friday, to spend the day staring at the sea.....and it was worth it.....and we paid no mind to the traffic, cranking up the tunes......not being subject to it all.....and it was a straight shot home, a little over 2 hours......and it was worth the experience and the beauty that is held there......my kids have come to love "our beach day," an annual tradition:) We get to go to the OBX in September too which is such a gift.....and will be amazing......and then yesterday we just chilled.....a slow day with not much on the docket....and my kids and I love that just as much.......the being together part........but the intentional LETTING GO of the rest......, you get to decide......what has the power to jangle your cage......you really do........and you SHOULD.......and telling somebody how to treat you and be kind etc should not be a part of that.......at all......#justsayin.........so today finds us heading to the movies for a play date for my son......with his buddy.....and then out to celebrate my friend for her birthday.......we are going to Back Road for some pizza later....and this week has me adding incline walking to my mix.......and continuing to chase protein amid the final summer push.......all within my control........but learning to let go of the rest has set me FREE:) Enjoy your Sunday:) xoxo What if YOU let go?? :)