I have a lot of highly ridiculous thoughts. I don't know where they come from, they just appear. Some of them are funny. A lot of them are questions. But it's the doubts I have to watch out for, those pernicious little con-artists. They're always up to no good.
Tuesday and Sunday, we went out on Mike's uncle's boat for some swimming, water skiing and tubing and it was a blast. So here's the thing, self: promise me that if someone is generous enough to invite you on their boat (or on any other adventure), you'll go! You'll be grateful and excited and you'll have an awesome time. You won't freak out about not being tan or looking more six pack of cookies than six-pack abs or any of that ridiculous nonsense. Promise me that you'll never let your doubts keep you from adventures.
So you don't have six-pack abs. What you do have is guts. Which is all you really need to get to the places most worth going.
It's not like there's some rule that you have to look flawless in order to wear a swimsuit or enjoy your life. When you look back, you're going to remember what you did and how you felt and all the experiences you had, not all of your imperfections and doubts. All that self-conscious crap is in your head. And all it does is hold you back. So don't let it.
There's no one "right" way you're supposed to look or be. Beauty, like awesomeness, is everywhere and in everyone.
Don't waste time on doubts. Get busy being awesome.
Lyric of the moment: "And I wonder...If everything could ever be this real forever, if anything could ever be this good again. The only thing I'll ever ask of you, you gotta promise not to stop when I say when..."
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