Thoughts. Got tons of them. One that has been on my mind
lately has been confidence vs cockiness, especially with health and fitness.
I used to find myself watching videos of women or pausing during conversation to question “is she being cocky?”. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but I’m learning now that there is a difference. Growing up, beauty was defined by stick figure models and having thin everything. I didn’t pay too much attention to these things (I was a tomboy and really only cared about collecting pebbles in my overalls), but a lot of girls grew up defining who they were based off what society told them. "Thin was in", so they said. It was and is sad and I mean that in a very sincere way. But just this morning I was talking to a friend about the women now (Demi Lovato, Ashley Graham, even Jennifer Lawrence) re-defining what beauty is. I feel like we are experiencing a shift right now. A shift from skinny and unhealthy, to strong, feminine and oh, so healthy. And from this comes confidence.
I used to find myself watching videos of women or pausing during conversation to question “is she being cocky?”. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but I’m learning now that there is a difference. Growing up, beauty was defined by stick figure models and having thin everything. I didn’t pay too much attention to these things (I was a tomboy and really only cared about collecting pebbles in my overalls), but a lot of girls grew up defining who they were based off what society told them. "Thin was in", so they said. It was and is sad and I mean that in a very sincere way. But just this morning I was talking to a friend about the women now (Demi Lovato, Ashley Graham, even Jennifer Lawrence) re-defining what beauty is. I feel like we are experiencing a shift right now. A shift from skinny and unhealthy, to strong, feminine and oh, so healthy. And from this comes confidence.
For all of my life I have shied away from compliments and
froze while the kind person waited for my response. I thought that if I gave in
to their compliment that they would think my response was cocky and that I
thought so highly of myself. So I would bashfully say “thanks” are carry on by
changing the subject. At the beginning of the year I really started to notice a
change in my figure due to Crossfit. Happy changes; ones that I am proud of. I was committed and dedicated and with that came an expectation of results. Someone recently gave me a compliment about my “flat tummy” and I
stopped to pause on their words. Instead of blushing and carrying on, I soaked in their comment and was proud. I have worked hard on my fitness and am the
happiest I have ever been. Before, I thought accepting a compliment and taking pride in my accomplishments was cockiness but now I realize that is confidence. Confidence comes
with ownership and I can confidently say that I am owning my health.
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