Guilt for my Guilty Pleasure

Disclaimer…this is a hard post to share as I am revealing my secret shame.

Diet Coke has been my guilty pleasure for as long as I can remember. The only time I haven’t had a Diet Coke daily, the 4 times I was pregnant. That is it.

I am not a coffee drinker so this has been my caffeine source and my rationalization. However, as someone who eats healthy, exercises daily and has taught my children not to drink soda, it carries shame as well. Do as I say not as I do, ugh.

I have looked forward to my fountain drive thru drink as much as I have beaten myself up for drinking it. Equal parts love and hate or the 50/50 of life (more on that in another post).

These pieces of paper represent days that I have driven past my favorite drive thru beverage place. It has been 18, but I’m the only one counting. I am proud of myself for this and irked that it took me so long.

So here was the motivator friends.

Those pieces of paper are actually broken chains. For the past year, one of the most difficult of my life, I have focused on breaking chains.

Breaking the chains of things or people that have held me back, made me doubt myself, made me want to control, feel insecure, or not enough. I am breaking them one by one.

Although metaphorical, it is so powerful. I see those chains every day and it reminds me of my strength and value. How loving myself doesn’t require anyone’s participation, permission or approval. I have broken that chain too.

This is a 30 day process. Then I will be on to the next “chain”. What’s chaining you my friend? What do you need to unlock to become a better, more resilient and light giving version of yourself?

I believe any chain can be broken. I am here to help if you don’t know where to start, but please get started. You are too amazing not to shine bright.

Carpe Diem friend, seize the day.