"is your life really that perfect?"

that is a question I get a lot. i never said my life was perfect. it’s not. no one has a perfect life,  but i choose to look at what i am blessed with rather than what i do not have. i work hard to find the joy in my day-to-day.  regardless, i have terrible days just like anyone. while i try to be honest about the entire picture, i like to keep this blog on the positive side.  please do not ever look at my blog (or anyone’s blog) and compare your life to it. a saying i love, “comparison is the thief of joy,”  has never rung truer than in the social media world.  i can’t choose what you’ll take away from my blog, but i hope you’ll take away a message of finding the joy in what is around you, in your family and friends, and in your surroundings over anything else. you are what you are. you get what you work for. work hard for what you want.

Love YOU.

Valentine's day is approaching and i think there is a divide. Although i do not believe it is a true holiday, i love it. Single, in a relationship, married, divorced, whatever your status, enjoy the day where you can be as creepy and lovey as you want without looking nuts! Thanksgiving is a day to show everyone how thankful you are for everything you have been blessed with. Think of this as the next step!
You also don't have to celebrate this day with anyone special. As a 21 year old girl, i can name 100 things i dislike about myself in a minute. This valentines day i plan on not only showing those i care about how much i love them, but i want to spend it making sure i know what a terrific person i am. i want to be happy with myself and practice self love and erase self loathing, even for just a day!
it makes me so sad when some of the most beautiful people i know struggle with self image and self worth. i have a friend who has constantly struggled with weight and never being happy with where she is at. She is one of the most positive, joyous people i know with a ginormous heart that truly can bring a smile to anyone's face! To me she is one of the most beautiful people i have ever met, inside and out.
We all struggle with things we wish we could change but we also need to be happy throughout the process! i want to make 2014 the year i truly began to love myself, every part of me! Let's make Valentines day the beginning of something beautiful! Know your worth and fall in love with every aspect of your life!