W.I.N. Wednesday: Learn to accept and celebrate yourself in your present condition.

This is the time of year when many people get caught up in the whole mess of New Year’s resolutions. I have written before about my concerns with New Year’s resolutions and will not rehash that here.

I am concerned about the concept of creating a “New You in the New Year.”, which I have seen a lot in the past few weeks. That phrase implies there is something significantly wrong with the current you. Now, I am all about small, incremental, daily improvement, but that is to build on the current you, not replace the current you, which is why I wanted to share the following from Thema Bryant that I recently came across.  

"Often we are so busy trying to get somewhere, trying to become someone, that we miss the beauty of right now. While it is valuable to have goals and dreams, I wonder if you're able to accept yourself in your present condition. I wonder if you can celebrate yourself in your present condition, beyond the striving of what and who you shall be, but who you are right now. With the beauty of simplicity in the present moment, you can start to reconnect with who you are on the inside."

Dr. Thema Bryant

It is ok to strive to continually improve upon the current you while simultaneously accepting and celebrating your present condition and how far you have come in the journey of life. That journey has had some ups and downs, some peaks and valleys, successes and struggles, wins and losses, and still you persist. Celebrate that. Celebrate you.

What’s Important Now? Remember to love yourself and accept and celebrate yourself in your present condition. Enjoy the beauty and simplicity of the present moment and reconnect with who you are on the inside.

Take care.

Brian Willis

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