Motivational Monday: Don't be Held Down By the Past

This quote really resonates with me. So much happens in our lives. Sometimes we get all caught up in the negative, the moments that break us, that make us question our faith and where we are meant to be. These are the moments that true character can be built, the moments that we are being tested for a reason. I know it is hard to see the light when your are currently living the situation but you always have to push forward.

For a long time, I put wayyyyyyyy too much pressure on myself. I always had to have a plan, I always had to know where I was going and what I was doing. I felt everyone looked at me as the person who always had it together so I couldn't break or be weak. This much more pressure to excel, to be the one people continually looked up to that when I was breaking it was undercover and wrecking my soul.

No where does it say that we have to be the best at everything we try. That anything we attempt has to be successful. That one cannot live through trial and error. If this was the case then my failed attempts at my life plan would mean I should have quit a long time ago. I never saw the beauty in failure, the life lessons from unexpected situations, the reason I was meant to be here until recently.

After spending a year getting my life together, I realized so much about myself and the beauty God had given me. I am a very driven individual. I am very goal oriented and I do push myself. That's made me the very hard working and accomplished person I am today. But because of life's tough times, I now push myself in a different way. I utilize everything the last year has put me through to establish what I want to accomplish in life but without a set date for completion.

Now, as a health and fitness coach, I have learned the importance of living in the moment, living for today and bettering ourselves to help better the world. I have learned that I can do anything I set my mind to and that no matter what I have gone through I will come out on top. I no longer obsess about my past, I no longer cry on a regular basis because I feel like I failed those I care about. I no longer put excessive amounts of stress on myself.

We would be fools to allow our pasts to limit us. Instead, we must push foward, we must utilize where we are today to define what we want in life. Take whatever it is you have gone through and run with it. Be the difference the world needs. Stop limiting yourself for fear of what others think. Do not compare yourself to anyone else. Live the life you want. Make the choices you feel are beneficial and don't look back. You are destined for greatness. When I accepted this my whole world changed.

Happy Monday everyone!