070 - Still Just Me On The Inside

Okay, so I've got to make a confession - I finally changed up my music playlist after listening to nothing but Taylor Swift for the past year. I know, I know, I'm a huge Swiftie, but I just felt like I needed a palate cleanser. So I started shuffling through some old Daughtry songs, and let me tell you, one of the lyrics just hit me right in the gut.

It was this line about how I'm "still just me on the inside" - and that really got me thinking about the goals I set for myself at the end of 2024. I mean, here we are six weeks into the new year, and I haven't made any real progress on them. Why? Because I haven't changed the habits and patterns that are keeping me stuck in the same old cycle.

I look around my house and it's a mess - I've got books and Amazon boxes everywhere, and I just keep walking by them instead of taking care of it. And I keep telling myself, "Wouldn't it be easier to just move and start over?" But the truth is, my outer world is always going to reflect my inner world. If I don't change the way I talk to myself and the beliefs I have about myself, nothing on the outside is going to change either.

So I've decided that one of my big goals for this year is to really work on my inner narrative. I grew up in an environment where negativity and "roasting" was the norm, and I realize I've carried that over into how I speak to myself. But I don't want to be my own worst critic anymore. I want to be my biggest cheerleader.

It's going to take some work, but I'm committed to building small, daily habits - like actually washing my face and moisturizing every night - that are going to help me become the person I want to be. Because if I don't change me on the inside, nothing on the outside is ever going to change either. Gotta start with that inner transformation, you know?

Anyway, I'd love to hear from you all - what habits or patterns are keeping you stuck in the same old cycle? Let me know, because I'm in this with you, and I'm ready to break free.