Today: (a guest post) Love and Lil’ Wayne.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Today’s guest post comes from the lovely Michelle at a Whole Lot of Life. She’s about to break down what loving yourself means to her, but before we get to that, I must comment on our shard love for Lil Wayne. The man can do no wrong (except for, like, the doing wrong that got him locked up in the old clink for eight months). He should share credit for almost all of the long runs I’ve completed. He’s totally ill. I also share her fondness for wearing black on black.
Though On Tap for Today is more of a bizarre living blog than a healthy living blog, I was intrigued to hear Michelle’s take on what it means to live a healthy, self-lovin’ life. Read on, my friends.
Anyone who reads healthy living blogs for more than, say, a week will come across a billion posts telling them to love themselves.
What does that even mean? I always thought “Sure, it’s easy for you to love yourself, healthy living blogger. You have a great job, awesome husband, cute dog, skinny body, and great eating habits. When I have your life, I will love myself, too.”
I recently started my own blog, a Whole Lot of Life, to contribute my less-than-perfect voice to this community and I have come to a crazy realization: Loving yourself doesn’t mean that you’re happy with every.single.part of who you are. It simply means embracing what makes you you and committing to working out the kinks.
So, I’m learning that it’s okay that:
- I have a crazy obsession with Lil’ Wayne and Rap music.
- I prefer to wear basic black for every outfit. I’m not sure why my friends and family care so much about what I wear and try to make me commit to buying color that inevitably ends up unworn in my closet.
- I have a healthy living blog and don’t have much of an interest in food photography, recipes, farmer’s markets, or green monsters.
- I am very happily single right now and don’t want a significant other to mess with my future plans.
- I no longer need the approval of my family or friends to make decisions that concernmy future. I only have to answer to myself at the end of the day, after all.
- I am not perfect and never will be. Heck, I don’t even want to be anymore. I want to take care of myself, live a full and happy life, and accomplish all of my goals.
So, yeah, I love myself. I embrace who I am. And, I work every day to make myself a little bit better. Not for anyone else but little ol’ me.
Thanks, Michelle!
Also On Tap for Today:
- Looking to add a few healthy living blogs to your Reader? Click on over here.
What do you love most about yourself? Don’t hold back– let’s hear it!
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