Motivational Monday #45

GOOD MORNING BEAUTIFUL! Yes, you. Right there, sitting reading this right now. You are beautiful. 

Did that make you smile on this Monday morning? Well, I have more news that might just crack a smile today. It's a 4 day week because Easter weekend is just around the corner. That has to make you a little more happy this morning? It has to because I have something a little different for you guys and it involves a little bit of participation! It requires not just me spewing motivational messages to you, but a challenge.

So, hindsight is such a wonderful thing. We can look back on past mistakes or events and think about what we could have done to have made it better or not have done (i.e. worrying). And I think when we look back on our past, we always have an element of regret or wanting to change specific things. Also, when our parents say things to us like "we know best", "we've done it before" or "don't worry, everything will work out." - we really don't believe them because we think that we know best. But the majority of time, we don't! 

Instead of thinking about being happy on Monday, I want you to think about how your younger self used to be and how you have changed. I want you to think about if you could go back and do things again, what knowledge of the future would you take back with you? What would you take back to tell your younger self to change your situation.  BUT you are only allowed to tell yourself two words. You need to sum up what you would want to say in TWO WORDS!!

When I was younger, I was incredibly shy, quiet and had very low self-esteem. I worried too much about everyone else and their judgement choosing to squash any personality I had to avoid being criticised. I am still a little like this but I think I am a lot more confident now and worry a lot less.

The two words that I would choose would be:

Don't care.

I would use these two words to convey to my younger self not to say not to care about everything or everyone but to not care about what other people think or what other people would say. This is for all aspects of my life: not caring about whether people dislike me, or dislike my personality/my choice of music/my clothing etc. To not care so much about other people so that in turn I could care more about myself and my own happiness.

I think that would have changed my perspective on life and I would have been a lot happier in life.

What would your two words be? Let me know in the comments below and your reason about why they would be your two words. I really want to know what they are so PLEASE if you're reading this, talk to me and leave a comment.

Love you all, have a wonderful Monday and start to the week!

xxx