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Hypocrite

Sometimes, I feel like a hypocrite. I advocate for diets free of sugar and limited in process foods, yet I’ll head in the kitchen and eat chocolate so the kids don’t see me. I emphasize the importance of movement and exercise, yet there are periods of time where I do absolutely nothing. (Quarantine has hit hard ya’ll.)  I’m advocating for cleaner beauty, taking known toxic chemicals out of our skincare products, yet I purposefully put a foreign substance in my body in the fall. Am I a hypocrite for getting silicon breast implants and then advocating that chemicals should not be in our beauty products?  It’s a hard thing to process, but the decision I’ve come to is this: No.  I knew exactly what I was doing when I decided to get implants. I spent months researching the pros and the cons. I had time to decide if the risk was one I was willing to take. Before the procedure, I was required to read about the risks involved so I was informed about every possible th...

Doubt

What if I can’t do this? What if I don’t have all the knowledge I need? What if I make a mistake? What if I accidentally offend someone? What if I invest in a project only to lose it all? What if I try something new and fail? What if I create a program and no one is actually interested? What if.... What if I try something new and find I truly enjoy it? What if I try something new and simply learn it’s not for me? What if I invest in a project and end up helping several people? What if I can inspire and give someone hope where they were otherwise down? What if I have enough knowledge to get started today and continue learning along the journey? What if I actually can ? Source For as long as I can remember, I have let fear and doubt cripple me. I’ll dream up passion projects, start researching, and then let the what if’s take over. The dream gets pushed aside because, “I could never do that.” Opportunities to grow personally have been missed and opportunities to invest i...