Being The Best Version Of Yourself... What Does That Even Mean?

BEING THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF.... HONESTLY, WHAT ON EARTH DOES THAT MEAN ANYWAY???

Well, it means what ever it is for you. It is completely different for every person. What works for one person, doesn't work for another. We are all so different in what get's us feeling into it all.

There is so much out there pushing the perfect body, the oils, the crystals, the hustle & bustle, the mindfulness, the yoga, the self love vibes.

And I'm the first to put my hand up in say...I push this too... I do it with my photography, I do it in my writing... I'm all for it...I'm all for being the best version of ourselves...and doing my best to be the best version of myself.

Some days, I've got it, well I feel like I do, things are ticking along nicely..other days not so much. But even in those not so much days, that is still the best version of me in those moments.

It's not about trying to be happy, cheerful, smiley, everything working as it should be, all the time...not at all. It's also in those moments when you're not feeling like you've got it together, it's been ok with how you're feeling in every way. Acknowledging when you feel bla yet still being able to do something for yourself, even if it is just sitting doing nothing for a bit and being ok with that...not stressing about what you should be doing...no way. And then knowing when it's time to pick yourself up and carry on again. Being the best version of you is doing what is right for you in any given moment and being good with it.

I'm one, who's not a fan of winter, I don't like the cold, give me Spring or Summer all year round and I'd be a happy woman...so the fact that we are nearly at Spring excites me...a lot. Every winter, I usually feel flat and off at some point...or many points and I usually beat myself up about it. But this year, this winter was different for me, I could say, I made it through without getting hit by the winter blues I normally face.

All this came down to doing what was right for me in so many ways. By saying no to friends invitations when it just didn't feel like the right thing for me in those moments, and then saying yes to other invitations, It was really taking more time at the beach where everything seems to just get washed away, It was hanging more with my kids, baking more with them, It was taking action on things that I just crave to do, It was letting go of a couple of things that just weren't serving me in the best way, It was sitting still and being ok with it, It was getting really clear on what I've wanted for myself, It was drinking less alcohol and upping my way of eating. It was treating myself when I know I deserved it, That there is being the best version of oneself...in my way.

And the thing is, this could all change tomorrow, if it felt right for me then that is ok....I get to choose what it all looks like for me..as do you. Being the best version of yourself, what does that look like for YOU. Not for your parents, your siblings, your friends, your workmates, the lady you bumped into...what works for YOU!

Once you know and get clear on it...start doing it, start being that version of yourself, and be ok with being that version of yourself...go rock that shit like no bodies business!

Oh and one last thing...being the best version of yourself is dropping the judgement of others in what they are choosing for themselves. Your life, your way....Their life, their way...