The other night I was watching The Princess Diaries with my family and at one point in the movie, Joe, Mia's driver tells her that "No once can make you feel without your consent." I have heard this quote many times before, but this was one of the first times that it really resonated within me. So often I feel like the opinions of others, and even my own doubts and fears make me feel inferior--but Eleanor Roosevelt is so right. NO ONE, NO ONE AT ALL, can make us feel any less than we truly are, unless we let them.
It is a constant battle every day to truly have faith in yourself and be confident in who you are. I will admit, there were times when I lacked in my own self-confidence because I felt that I wasn't as pretty, as smart, or as talented as I should be. This kind of thinking is more damaging than helpful.
This last year I have really come to realize that I love who I am. I love that I have a bump on my nose and that my eyes are brown. I love that people think i'm jewish, persian, or who knows what ethnicity (even though I'm pretty much the whitest girl). I love that I am not as funny as I think I am, and that I make weird faces. I love it all...
I have decided that I don't have a ten year plan of my life mapped out, but I do need to know who I am, and what I can become. Life is a journey, and it should be enjoyed and lived to the fullest.
As I begin this new year, I have made it a resolution to live my life in such a way that I become the best version of myself. I am not going to limit myself to the joy's this life brings. I am thankful for my eternal family, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and a loving Heavenly Father who, I know, will always be my number one fan--wearing a foam finger and all as even as I strike out and maybe, just maybe when I hit a home run in this journey called LIFE!
xo
Erin
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