Hi darlings,
How’s your week going? Getting excited for the weekend?
I say today we take things slowly, one thing at a time, step by step, and try to enjoy the journey. Every time I see that quote “People wait all week for Friday, all year for summer, all life for happiness” it just haunts me, because if we get carried away, we might actually get to spend our lives like that, waiting for better times, and I refuse that.
Ever since I have come to England I have pretty much been on my own in my spare time and so it gave me a lot of time to think and of course overthink so many things. And I will be honest with you, all this thinking did not always have a good outcome. Yes, I usually am positive and confident, but, as all human beings I do break down sometimes. Because I am tired, because things don’t work, because, because… There will always be something. Or sometimes, my case really, it’s just little things that won’t work or that get me worried and so, make me put my life decisions into perspective. And that’s when all the questions start rolling in my head: did I take the right decision? should I have done that? or that? And I start getting my head around all these until I put myself down. And it’s not ok…
I am all for encouraging yourself and giving yourself the courage and the determination to go for it and make bold decisions, but then, when does that empowerment turn into self-criticism?
My friends always tell me that I give brilliant advice and I am always the “wise” one! Funny..since in times like these I see myself as anything but that. So, I wonder, if we treat our friends like that and we push them to overcome every obstacle and go through it all to make it to the top, why do we get ourselves down so easily?
Why don’t we treat ourselves as one of our best friends and offer our support and be there for ourselves?
Weird, right? So, seeing things in this perspective made me want to share this and tell you to not be so hard on yourself. You are doing your best and it’s normal for things to not go as planned and to have obstacles. If we would not have the lows, we would not appreciate the highs, right? So, next time you doubt yourself and you feel like quitting, ask yourself: would you tell your best friend to quit?
I hope you can relate and that next time you are having a rant at yourself, you will slow down and appreciate all you have done to come so far and treat yourself as your best friend, not your worst enemy.
I put a nice, jolly, summery outfit to go with this. You know, that kind of dress that lets you move and dance around and feel relieved. Because that’s how I feel know that I am seeing things this way! Oh, and those sandals! I literally smiled the whole day just because of wearing them! So, yes, fashion is therapy, but that’s for another post to be discussed…
Remember to always be your friend, D.
I was wearing:
Dress – New Look
Purse – Vintage
Sandals – New Look
Sunglasses – Tatler
Pictures by Catalina Ciolan.