We are God-matched best friends. We sharpen one another.
All of this that you said to me...
"I looked at pictures of myself from last night and I look absolutely horrible. Fat. Ugly. Tired. Stressed. Old. Disgusting."
I look at myself in the same ways. We are our own worst critics. It's never what we think it is.
You and I, besties, have to find a way to lift each other up without quitting. We have to find the good and the pretty and the strengths in one another and not stop. We can be great out the gate with encouragement and actions, but then we fizzle out and go back to old ways and habits. That comfortable place that keeps us stuck.
You are pretty, you are a beauty. There is so much that God has created in you. Find the beauty things you love about you.
Stressed is what we know. Getting unstressed is what we don't know.
Breathing techniques, rest, eliminating toxic, self care, time for yourself, saying no when you need to, eating to lower our cortisol. These are examples of easy stress reduction.
I am preaching all of this but don't do it. Out with the old, in with the new!
We need to begin together! The Bible says... "It is better to have a friend than go it alone. Share the work. If one falls down, the other helps. But if there is no one to help, it's tough! By yourself you are unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst!" ~Ecclesiastes 4.9-12
So my bestie brilliance to you for this new Monday is this....
You and me, clean slate, consistency, courage, constant, curve our thoughts to God's way of thinking! Take actions and don't quit. Especially on the hard days!
I love you bestie!
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