{"id":51734,"date":"2019-06-06T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanfooddirtygirl.com\/?p=51734"},"modified":"2021-09-09T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T23:30:39","slug":"what-happens-when-you-say-yes-to-yourself-cilantro-radish-avocado-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanfooddirtygirl.com\/what-happens-when-you-say-yes-to-yourself-cilantro-radish-avocado-toast\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens when You Say Yes to Yourself + Cilantro-Radish Avocado Toast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I got out of the shower earlier this week, I stood in front of the mirror, and I looked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked at myself and I thought, Molly, you look pretty tonight. Your skin looks good and your body is strong. I took a breath, and I felt deep joy from within that made its way out of my being and curved itself up and into a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I smiled, deep lines under and around my eyes appeared. The same deep lines that always appear under and around my eyes when I smile. The lines that have always made it slightly uncomfortable for me to smile a huge smile while looking someone else or myself in the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my joy wasn\u2019t going to allow those lines to steal the show – not this time.
This feeling was sacred and I was oozing with radiant love for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked in the mirror, and I smiled even bigger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what happens when you realize how precious you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start to love all<\/strong> <\/em>parts of you exactly as they are today. You stop labeling them good or bad or ugly or pretty or fat or thin or aging or fresh. It\u2019s just YOU. It\u2019s part of your grand show. Part of your magic. Part of what makes up the unique and awe-inspiring human that you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having unwavering love and acceptance for ALL of your parts can only come from the inside out. Try as you might, you can never get that feeling from the outside in. It doesn\u2019t go in that direction. As a side note, having love and acceptance for yourself exactly as you are right now does not mean you should stop working to support your body<\/a> and your health. It just means you accept yourself wherever you are in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t speak for anyone else, but I found intense self love and acceptance as a result of finally choosing ME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I chose me over and over and over and over again, even when it was hard, and especially when I didn\u2019t want to, I eventually settled into my being with grace, gratitude, acceptance and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I quit drinking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I quit smoking cigarettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I went plant based.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I made the decision to get 8 hours of sleep a night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I stopped looking for happiness outside of myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I took responsibility for my future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I learned to let shit go that doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I worked like hell to break my codependency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I stopped diminishing exactly who I am in order to make other people more comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose myself when I committed to a daily movement practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you choose YOURSELF and you start showing up, love will start growing inside of you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when it eventually spills over and out into the universe, it will stop you in your tracks. You will smile. You will hold yourself close, and to ALL of your parts, you will say, thank you. I love you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When was the last time you chose yourself? Talk to us in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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