Words of Advice to My Younger Self & A Special Link Up

October 12, 2018 / 48 Comments
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Y’all I know I love a good celebration! And today I am joining some amazing blogger friends to celebrate Monica’s 31st birthday in true blogger style! Be sure to hop over to Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and see who else has joined this special birthday collaboration.

Dress and Jeans: Torrid.
Jacket: Solitary Consignment.
Boots: Payless.

In honor of her birthday, Monica has asked us all to share some words of wisdom with our younger selves. Reflecting back on this post from a few weeks ago, I realized that we all struggle with self-confidence from the moment that we become self-aware and start comparing ourselves to everyone else around us. This is the commencement of a lifelong fight toward self-love.  Self-love is the advice I need to send to my younger self.

My words of wisdom to my younger self are this…there will be battles in life. Big battles. Important battles. Battles where life as you know it will be on the line. Battles that will challenge your morals and your values. Battles that will force you to change your perspective and sometimes even your entire way of living. Battles that will exhaust you and shake you right down to your very core. You will need all of your convictions, your tenacity, your strength, and your commitment to even stand a fighting chance in some of these battles.

Sometimes you will falter and you will lose. But many more times, you will find strength you never knew you had right in the midst of your weakest moments. And these are the battles that you will win. The glory will be that much sweeter because of the pain and sweat and tears that were involved in reaching the place of victory. But if you heed this one piece of advice over all others, you will begin the entire journey with a bit of an edge. You will be stronger at the onset of the fight and you will not tire as quickly. Begin with self-love and self-confidence. Don’t waste too much time in a battle to get to that point. Start right there. And begin the fight armed with it.

There will be a million battles to fight throughout your life, loving yourself should not be one of them.

And to Monica on her 31st birthday, I wish you all the blessings in the world! You fight the good fight in blogland and in life. You have struggled and won. And you share your journey with the main goal in mind to help make the road a bit easier for others. For that I applaud you, I respect you, and I adore you. Happy Birthday, my friend!

What words of advice would you send to a younger version of yourself?


If you missed my Link Up On the Edge this week, I posted it yesterday.  You can join that link party here.

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

Linking up with these Fabulous Link Ups.

I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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