No Shame November.

so my best gal, Kat, started this project titler "No Shame November,"

get it?! like No Shave November but not as disgusting and just straight up better all around.

you all should check it out at:

http://kathleenleahy.tumblr.com/post/12205114489

I'm absolutely in love with this idea.

so many of us walk around feeling self-conscious every single day, myself included.

why though?!

what is stopping us from seeing all the amazing things each of us possesses?

this has been on my mind a lot lately, especially with the recent break-up.

every time my ex and I would break up/stop talking, I would go through this cycle of self-hate.

I would constantly wonder why I wasn't good enough,

and just overall, be incredibly hard on myself.

tonight, I looked at some of the writing I had done from last spring (last time we broke up),

and it seriously blew my mind how much I had blamed myself.

why, why, why? 

most of the stuff I was upset about was out of my control.

it. had. nothing. to. do. with. me.

but yet, I sat there blaming myself.

I don't want to do that this time, and I refuse to repeat that cycle again.

but I also found a list of goals from that same night of writing.

hope was found my friends.

I had SO many amazing goals laid out for myself...

and you know what?

I just counted and I've accomplished 15 out of 30 of them already.

so take a second to remember all the goals you've accomplished this past year.

try to not be so hard on yourself.

let go of the things that are not within your control.

let yourself be.

embrace what you are, not what you aren't.

This quote pretty much sums it all up.

that's where the No Shame November project comes in.

I'd like to invite all you to join in on this project.

you can do this anyway you like, whether that be posting comments or just doing it on your own.

some advice on how to approach this project:

confront your fears this month.

go all out with your life.

run that extra mile.

have no regrets, no shame.

wear cute outfits.

forgive yourself.

eat healthy.

don't hold anything back,

cause you have nothing to be afraid off. 

you are you, and that is an absolutely amazing thing.

best of luck!

-Kelli