Thursday Rainy Days

So other than the rain, today has started out quite a day. Wake up running late already, and only to come out and see that it's pouring and people in Georgia seem to shut down when any sort of precipitation falls from the sky. Meaning Fog, Rain, Sleet, and on the strange occasion Snow. It just seems to shut everything down, so today is going to be a slow day. 

I have started listening to an audio book, and if anyone knows me, they know I hate reading, but listening to the book, being read by the Author, is wonderful. Her book is absolutely incredible. It's interesting to hear her talk and how relatable she is to who I am. I am constantly compared to her, in voice, humor, and writing as well. Which I do take as a compliment. The book is called Not That Kind of Girl, by Lena Dunham. Now I am not saying that my life is anything like her, but some of the things that she experiences in life, that most girls in my situation do experience, it is just really refreshing to hear her go through them as well. 

At one point she talks about this crash diet she went on, and how losing 40 pounds and every pound after felt better and better. And then she took a look in the mirror and realized she wasn't being true to herself. It was unhealthy and borderline anorexic, so she made the change. It was interesting to hear her talk about these stories. 

I used to take it as such an "ugh, not you too" when people would tell me that I look and act just like her. But now I see it more as a compliment. It's an incredible compliment really. She is a brilliant writer who is witty and able to defend herself and women. And not that I agree with all of her views, but I agree with a lot of them. She fights for her rights and she doesn't care what other people think of her, and I truly admire that. So today, I am going to try my best not to take anything personal. Because it is not. And to think that everything is personal, is selfish and narcissistic, which I try myself, not to be. 

So....I leave you with that. Be helpful and not selfish. Don't take things personally, and push through the day no matter how you think other people feel.