Celebrate... for no reason at all!
We have our good days and bad. I believe that it takes a bad day to truly appreciate a good one. Like we need the rain to appreciate the sun. And the sun to appreciate the rain. Without disappointment and failure we cannot experience joy and success. I know this. I absolutely know this. I'm having a bad day. Seeing as it's still morning, I'm hoping that this is simply a bad moment! But I am frustrated. I am frustrated at the seeming lack of control I have over my own life even though I have been working so hard to take charge, to be a top player and not a spectator. Yet, I find myself sidelined once again. It's hard to watch your life pass you by... to take a route you would not have chosen for yourself. I often feel as though I am in the driver's seat, and yet the car is driving itself. I hate feeling as though I cannot control my life. (Must be why I hate to fly!) Sometimes I feel as though I should sit back and let things happen - let them just fall into place and then the puzzle that is my life will all come together.
I've been living with pain and injury for well over a year now. In addition to the complicated mess my life seems to be at the moment, I have been living in pain. There are days I feel almost 100% and there are days where I know I just have to slow down. Then, there are those days when I want nothing more than to charge full steam ahead, and yet life forces me down, against my will. Now I have disc issues to contend with. Out of nowhere, it seems, I hurt my back. I woke one morning to sheer agony. I called my orthopedic surgeon who immediately, based on my symptoms, ordered me MRI and sent me to the chiropractor. With the help of the chiropractor, physical therapy and whatever else it takes, I am determined to get back on my feet again. I am determined. And when this happens I will run full steam ahead. (With doctor's permission, of course!)
Meantime I am sidelined. And admittedly today I am feeling a bit sorry for myself. I am having one of those moments when life seems too large... when the weight of the world is simply too much for my small shoulders.
Life is too short to sit back and feel sorry for myself. (Ok, I spent a better part of the morning doing that... now it's time to move on.) Now's time to but my best face forward (coral lipstick)... Now's the time for me to put on my big girl panties (black, lace perhaps?)... Now's the time to step out (very carefully) out of bed and put my best foot forward (Essie 'too too hot' a rich red coral)... Now's the time to celebrate life and the GOOD that it all has to offer.
I don't need an excuse and neither do you... go ahead and pamper yourself... go ahead and celebrate... celebrate life... your life as it is now or your life as it will be in the future.
You never need permission to
Indulge in a bottle of champagne... or Prosecco or Cava
Treat yourself to a decadent lunch, dinner, patisserie treat
Paint your toes a fabulous happy color
Paint your fingers a fabulous happy color
Buy yourself a pretty dress
Buy yourself some pretty underwear
Buy yourself a piece of jewelry
Go away someplace on impulse... even if just for one night
Take yourself on an adventure
Get a scoop of ice cream. No make that three scoops!
Pick out the biggest, sugariest, pinkest cupcake and eat it on the spot!
Get a haircut
Change your hair color
Toss on a pair of sexy heels... even with your shorts on
Download some happy songs on iTunes and dance like a preteen in your underwear
Take a long soothing, luxurious soak with a glass of bubbly
Order takeout and watch a movie
Bake some chocolate chip cookies and enjoy the batter out of the bowl as you go along
Throw a party for no reason
Call your old best college friend for a pick me up
Do whatever it takes to put that spring back into your step!
Happy Weekend Everyone...
It's never too late to celebrate!
xoxo
I've been living with pain and injury for well over a year now. In addition to the complicated mess my life seems to be at the moment, I have been living in pain. There are days I feel almost 100% and there are days where I know I just have to slow down. Then, there are those days when I want nothing more than to charge full steam ahead, and yet life forces me down, against my will. Now I have disc issues to contend with. Out of nowhere, it seems, I hurt my back. I woke one morning to sheer agony. I called my orthopedic surgeon who immediately, based on my symptoms, ordered me MRI and sent me to the chiropractor. With the help of the chiropractor, physical therapy and whatever else it takes, I am determined to get back on my feet again. I am determined. And when this happens I will run full steam ahead. (With doctor's permission, of course!)
Meantime I am sidelined. And admittedly today I am feeling a bit sorry for myself. I am having one of those moments when life seems too large... when the weight of the world is simply too much for my small shoulders.
Life is too short to sit back and feel sorry for myself. (Ok, I spent a better part of the morning doing that... now it's time to move on.) Now's time to but my best face forward (coral lipstick)... Now's the time for me to put on my big girl panties (black, lace perhaps?)... Now's the time to step out (very carefully) out of bed and put my best foot forward (Essie 'too too hot' a rich red coral)... Now's the time to celebrate life and the GOOD that it all has to offer.
I don't need an excuse and neither do you... go ahead and pamper yourself... go ahead and celebrate... celebrate life... your life as it is now or your life as it will be in the future.
You never need permission to
Indulge in a bottle of champagne... or Prosecco or Cava
Treat yourself to a decadent lunch, dinner, patisserie treat
Paint your toes a fabulous happy color
Paint your fingers a fabulous happy color
Buy yourself a pretty dress
Buy yourself some pretty underwear
Buy yourself a piece of jewelry
Go away someplace on impulse... even if just for one night
Take yourself on an adventure
Get a scoop of ice cream. No make that three scoops!
Pick out the biggest, sugariest, pinkest cupcake and eat it on the spot!
Get a haircut
Change your hair color
Toss on a pair of sexy heels... even with your shorts on
Download some happy songs on iTunes and dance like a preteen in your underwear
Take a long soothing, luxurious soak with a glass of bubbly
Order takeout and watch a movie
Bake some chocolate chip cookies and enjoy the batter out of the bowl as you go along
Throw a party for no reason
Call your old best college friend for a pick me up
Do whatever it takes to put that spring back into your step!
Happy Weekend Everyone...
It's never too late to celebrate!
xoxo