50 New Things

I made a decision🤦‍♀️ to try #50newthings the year I turned🎉 50🎉(last September)! Some new things I have accomplished are taking a photography📷 course, getting a funky💇‍♀️ haircut, cliff jumping🧗‍♀️ in Muskoka,trip to Portugal (sadly had to cancel due to a death in the family), trip to Paris🗼, joining this incredible movement for better beauty💄 (I had no idea how Beautycounter would bring such joy in my life this past year) AND wearing a bikini👙 !
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Yes, I wanted to wear a bikini👙 for the first time in my life in Portugal where no one knew me and where it was acceptable for all body types to wear a bikini!
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I bought this cute bikini👙 from #Aerie and had visions of feeling beautiful in it. But, my #bodypositivity turned into body shaming. I didn't think I was worthy 😂to be wearing a bikini.
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When I neared 50, I found my body changing😉 I did try my best to work out 🏋️‍♀️ and eat healthy 🍽 (and still try) but was not consistent. I would still compare myself to my friends who had great figures. 🙋‍♀️Anyone else do this? They we wearing bikinis yet I did not feel I could pull off the bikini 👙look. But I really wanted to wear one. Sounds silly.
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With age I have found I am more confident in who I am, YET these past few months I have really struggled 😥with my self confidence for some reason.
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🎉TODAY🎉 I changed that. TODAY  I changed my thinking. TODAY I believe I am worthy just the way I am-the way God created me to be-curves, cellulite and all! 😉
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🎈TODAY (before I turn 51 in September), I wore my bikini👙! And it felt good! 👊
▶️It was only for a few minutes but it felt good.😘
I will be brave and wear it next week when I go camping🏕
And it will feel great🎈
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For those of you who can relate to what I am sharing I want you to remember: #everybodyisabikinibody and #everybodyisbeautiful
You are beautiful. Not just your outward appearance but YOU as a person.  #YouAreWorthy #BeConfident  We are beautiful humans meant to make a difference on this planet. Go out there and try 50 new things with confidence! I will be cheering🙆‍♀️ you on!😘

Facing Fears Head On

Fear.
It can be crippling,
Or it can move you to action.

In recent years, I have acquired fears that have been crippling. One thing I have found helpful in overcoming those  fears is to make a plan. I am not the best at setting goals 📝because I live in the moment. I am not a visionary. But I do try and it helps greatly.

One fear that has held me back is my fear of driving🚗 on the 401(The main freeway🛣 that runs along Lake Ontario and is part of the Trans Canada🇨🇦 Highway system). Crazy. I grew up driving on this busy, insane highway. What changed? Age👵🏼, near misses, increased volume of vehicles, transport trucks⛟, crazy weather ⛈reducing visibility, driving alone. The 401 is basically the only way to get places like to Niagara Falls, other provinces, etc.

I have the luxury of having summers off so I should be exploring 🛵our great province and venturing to other provinces. I am single and have few commitments. But fear holds me back.

But, I am working hard at changing that. So when the opportunity arose for me to meet my cousin in Toronto, I had to face my fear and just do it! And do it I did! 😉

We had a lovely visit 🤗catching up as we do not see each other often. We are the same age so it is fun connecting. I am so glad I didn't let fear hold me back.

It takes courage🧚‍♀️
It takes encouragement👏
It takes a plan📝
It takes faith like my t-shirt👚 says:

"Let your faith be bigger than your fears."

It takes stepping out🏃‍♀️and going for it!

❓What fears hold you back? What strategies help you overcome those fears?❓

So this summer 🏖I am going to step out of my comfort zone, face my fears and explore! Opportunity and adventure await!

Karyne
xo