"Don't let nobody tell you your life is over,
Be every colour that you are."
- Aly & AJ
In order to reach your peak level of confidence and feel like the most hot, baddest version of yourself, it is important to not give a single f**k about people's opinions.
One of my anthems has been Rush by Aly & AJ since I was 10 years old. It basically says that you shouldn't let anyone control the way you live your life. It's a brilliant message for a 10 year old, to this day I feel empowered listening to it. I know I won't let anyone tell me my life is over!
Buuut...It can be very difficult ignoring what everyone else has to say. Things like social media make it competitive to live, like, are you even living if you're not posting your vacations?! It's such a crazy world.
To avoid digging a hole for myself, this is what I do to know I am Confident, Beautiful and Strong.
1. Stop Comparison: So much of my life has been spent comparing. I see someone from school living a good life, I get jealous. I think to myself, I should be doing something great. But now I'm pushing myself to feel happy for others, letting go of comparison and appreciating my own journey.
2. Prioritising Yourself / Self-Care: This is something I will always say. Nothing will make you feel as good as when you take care of yourself. There are so many things I enjoy, but there's nothing like doing my skincare routine and chilling by myself. It refreshes and replenishes me to take on new challenges.
3. Understanding people have seasons: Similar to what I said in 'Stop Comparison' it is important to understand that everyone is on a different journey. Just because you're not married at a certain age it doesn't mean that you've failed in life. It means that it's not your time yet and it could also mean you don't want to get married, and that is okay too.
4. Going with the flow: Because everyone's journey is different, it helps to have a 'go with the flow' attitude. It helps with being spontaneous in life. When I learned to have this attitude toward life, I stopped caring about the details. I had a whole itinerary for my life, but things didn't really go my way and I had to adjust. I learned to not give a shit and just accept whatever came into my life as a lesson, a piece of my journey and a new challenge.
Short but sweet. These 4 ways are simple and straight to the point and are things that have actually helped me to be a better version of myself. I've learned to not give a shit about so many things in life; the way I live, the way I view myself and the way I view those around me.
I hope you too can learn not to give a shit and are able to live a happy life. It's a journey itself learning to love the ebb and flow of life.
Love,
Imaan xx
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