I'm Free

So this will be a brief post just to clear my head. I have so many post ideas on health, wellness and my new journey with AdvoCare, but there is something that has been on my heart and mind for a long while. A few times in the past few months, circumstances have made me really think about the type of person I am, the type of person I want to be, and the type of person others see me as. Now, more often than not, those 3 things do not always match, and may not be how we perceive it.
If you have read any of my past posts you are aware that I am SUPER sensitive to how others think of me. I aim to please just about everyone I meet. This can be good or bad, but in my years and honestly the past few months I have begun to just accept who I am and be comfortable in my own skin. I can't always help if someone sees me as something other than what I am trying to be. No longer can I base the way I live my life by others opinions or comparisons. I strive to be Godly, a great wife, a great mother, a reliable friend, a compassionate and kind stranger and a healthy me.
I have had comments made to me that my priorities might be mixed up because I make time to work out, or I'm wasting time and money into my new AdvoCare business.I'm vain for eating healthy and paying more attention to my physical appearance, Or I'm a liar because there are sides to me and my life that not everyone sees.
I do not feel I am any of those things, and it hurts and quite frankly angers me when people make these assumptions about me. I make time to work out to be a better wife and mother to my family, I am happier and have way more energy to play with my kids. I invest the time and money into AdvoCare because I truly believe in the company, what it does for people and I believe it will help me be able to be a stay at home mom soon. I eat healthy to encourage healthy habits for my family, and I pay attention to my appearance for my husbands eyes and no one else's.. And as for the sides to my life that isn't put out in the public that I don't talk about all the time or feel the need to tell everyone about, it's private. Not everything I do with my friends or family needs to be public knowledge, and the pure fact that I don't share those things with everyone does not make me a liar. I don't put on a facade. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not. I don't pretend to lead a life I am not clearly living. If you want to know something about me, ask me. If I feel you need to know, then I will answer you. Most people would classify me as an open book, but because I don't always talk or tell things, this makes me a liar?
I am striving to lead a healthier life style in ALL ways. Not just eating and exercise, but mentally, in my relationships, and cutting off those limbs that do not encourage or build me up. For once in my life I am secure in my faith, my worship, my friendships, my family relationships and in my own skin. I know there are some people out there who will always have a comment or opinion about what I do with my time, I will just have to pray and be content with who I am. I have the support of my husband, my children and my family in everything I do, and that'd enough for me. Thanks for reading and Happy Dropin'