Happiness – Page 2

“Stop being tormented by everyone else’s reaction to you.” —Joyce Meyer

“Scare the world: Be exactly who you say you are and tell the truth.” —Iain S. Thomas

Hello my beautiful friends,

So I wanted to briefly address my thoughts on the lack of self love. The other day I was getting frustrated with myself for reacting with such emotional force to something that should really have been an unimportant nothing. My mind never ceases to spin with worry, fear, anger, unease – a whole cauldron of emotions ready to bubble over – and particularly at night, so that I can’t get to sleep for ages sometimes because my brain is on overdrive!

Why is it that we (I’m assuming I’m not the only one who feels this way haha) waste so much energy on trying to please others? And why do we feel we need to be accepted by everyone?

The issue is the the lack of self love! If you are happy within yourself you will not seek approval from others as their opinion won’t matter anymore. It is something I have been trying to come to terms with for years but have not yet succeeded with. Brushing off spiteful comments or judging looks is always easier said than done. I waste my energy worrying and being in a state of paranoia about what others think of me, when I should be putting this energy into learning to love myself, finding my own happiness and thus not caring what others think. Not everyone is going like you – and that’s ok – you don’t need to be friends with the whole world. Just try and be someone you are proud of, the best version of yourself and that’s all that matters!

Anyhow, I shall keep you updated on my journey to self love on my blog, so keep your eyes peeled for future posts!

Love Carina xo

Hey there my beautiful friends,

So I thought I’d start a What I Eat In A Day post every Wednesday, hope you enjoy!

Breakfast: Smoothie Bowl (frozen mixed berries, 1 banana 1/3 of a mango – topped with oats, cacao nibs, chia seeds, coconut, blueberries and pomegranate) 900ml of mint and lime water

Snack/Lunch: Decaf filter coffee, 1 pear and some more water

Post Gym Snack: Fresh orange and grapefruit juice (4 oranges, 1 grapefruit, half a lime and a sprig of mint)

Dinner: Tuna Mayo Salad (mixed leaf salad, 1/2 tin of tuna mixed with red onion and mayonnaise, cucumber, green olives and 2 slices of organic white bloomer bread with sunflower spread)

I got up at about 9.30 am and made my breakfast – yummy and very filling! At about 12.20 I made my coffee and cut up a pear, but I actually struggled to eat the pear, having had nearly a whole 1l of water throughout the morning which filled my stomach and left me rather full. I had the gym at 2pm though so felt I should at least eat the pear to give me a bit more energy. So at 1.30pm I left for the gym for the second part of my programming session, adding some leg and ab work to my gym routine. After my session was over a stayed a little longer and did some more arm work. When I got home at about 4.30pm I made myself some freshly pressed juice and ran a bath, again haha, I do love my baths! At 6pm I popped to the shop to get some salad and cucumber and then came home to make this yummy salad. I am nicely full now and the only thing else I might have tonight is a cup of tea and maybe if I’m feeling peckish when I settle down to watch the Vikings (which btw if you haven’t seen yet you really should!) I might have a small portion of low sugar Tyrrells sea salt & cider vinegar crisps.

Well there you go, my what I eat in a day.

I hope you have all had a wonderful day,

Love Carina xo