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Look After Yourself Friday

It’s Friday, and it’s time to get the weekend started by listening to my PODCAST and then do something with the people you love!

Are you ready to have a PERFECT weekend with the PERFECT people in your life?  

Oh wait, I forgot we are throwing the word PERFECT out of the window ASAP. The use of this word is overrated, overdone, and overly used, and it’s time to not only let the word go, but we need to retrain the way we think. 

There is no such thing as PERFECT!

What if I told you that PERFECT doesn’t exist? 

Would you feel differently about how you approach relationships, love interests, and how you view yourself?

The word PERFECT should be deleted from our mind. Removing that word will allow us to immediately stop putting unattainable expectations on ourselves and others. And by excusing that word from our mind, we will experience peace, genuine friendships, and love from a significant other.

As long as we hold to the P word, we will compare our new friends to the one old friendship that, because of life, we were forced to move away from. We will look at our new love interest and either expect them to be who our old love was or, even worse, we will hold our new love responsible for how the useless ex did us wrong.

Grudges, hurt, and shame; Let it GO!

Start fresh with a clean slate and allow new people and love to come into your life as they are, and that’s it—no greater expectations. Allow yourself to be just as you are and celebrate who you are at this moment.

Today, I’m looking after myself by forgiving myself for putting unattainable expectations on myself and others. I’m not doing that anymore! So today, I will celebrate that by having a big dinner outside with the people I love most and soaking up the sun and good vibes while creating more memories. 

Today, I’m taking a step I will remember for the rest of my life!

I would love to know how you are looking after yourself today.

You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!

~Belladonna~

53 Replies to “Look After Yourself Friday”

  2. I’m with you…..I’m throwing out things that I wish I hadn’t had in my life, celebrate those that added to my life even those that arn’t part of my life now…I think that what the soul is all about, forever in my mind and heart, and honor that memory by simply being as much me as I can….take what I learned and run with that

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  9. I’ve learned to let go of the things I can’t change. I’ve learned to wish those well that suck my gas tank dry instead of filling me up as I do to them. I’ve learned to accept as they are and if that means we shouldn’t be, then that’s what is meant to be. Happy weekend, love! Xoxo

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  14. I like to think we have our own version of what is perfect for us. A perfect day for one person is not to be expected to be a perfect day for another. And perfection is unrealistic to attain – as per whatever those criteria are.

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  16. Sistah, you know, back in the day when I would go on a job interview, and one of the questions they would ask was what my weakness was. So me, with my clever self would reply, “I try to be a perfectionist.” And I did, up until about 9 years ago. Then, I think I bumped my head and came to my unperfect senses. 😵🤪🥴

    But oh no…not the broke down K-Mart bag? Guurrrllllll…I took an eleven year time out, not because I wanted to, but I needed to. Hurt can cut deep and screw your behind up if you aren’t careful. So, my now husband is ideal, his flaws and my flaws are a beautiful thing. I am no longer “trashy!” 🤣😲😂 Sweet podcast Queen B! 👍🏼

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    1. Thank you so much for listening and reading. It’s exhausting trying to be perfect and then others forget you’re human and depend on you to go go go. I earned that the hard way in the military and at home.
      I’m so glad you have found your imperfect self. That is beautiful sis!

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      1. And girlfriend, I have come to embrace my imperfect self. 🤗 It took a while, and every now and then I digress, but something comes around to knock me back to my imperfect senses! LOL 😲🤪🙄

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