Fuck you tea bag.
I had just left counseling when I saw this tea bag’s little note attached. I scoffed at it, rolled my eyes a little, and got distracted with some other things instead of writing this post.
Now weeks later, the message from the tea bag hit me full force today.
I, you, we, have so much to offer the world. Our unique story, gifts, and experiences are needed to uplift, guide, and provide warm blankets of comfort to others.
Yet, we choose to sit on our desires, passions, and dreams because “We’re too busy” or “I’m just not feeling it today” or “I can do it tomorrow”. But seriously, hear me out, what if there was no tomorrow?
We live our lives completely unaware of the time left on our metaphorical shot clocks and leave with a treasure trove of gifts the world will never get to see.
If you know me, you know I started this blog on December 12, 2020 — after much delay. Off to a great start, I hit a few bumps on the road to consistency, and fell off for much of 2021. Then, I saw this damn tea bag and remembered my why.
Much of my last nine months have been filled with ugly, snot-filled, tears of feeling bad for myself. Feeling shame around my weight gain, my emotional eating, hating my body, not blogging, Sean and I being engaged for so long, unearthed childhood traumas, being an absent friend, low self-esteem, and generally not loving myself — let alone really allowing myself to 100% love others.
I honestly have no reason why I’m being this vulnerable in this post. I think it’s serving more as a palate cleanser of sorts, a way to stand in my truth. A way to say, “life has been hard lately and I fell off the horse, but I want to get back on and see where this thing goes because I refuse to leave the world with the unique gifts that I’ve been blessed with.”
So, I guess it’s as simple as that. I’m also taking the pressure off myself to make this blog exclusively focused on mental health. While shining a light on my mental health journey in an effort to help others will always remain a central piece of this blog, having “a mind transformed” is honestly a way of life. It transcends mental health, physical health, spiritual health, and all the things in-between. My tagline, “renew. reset. refocus.” is a legit wellness model, and there’s no reason I need to put myself in a box anymore. Also, I need to trademark my shit haha.
So, this is me inviting you to dream with me, explore the unknown depths of what it really means to have “a mind transformed”, and to feel empowered to share your unique gifts with the world and to not let them leave with you.
Until next time,
Get well. Be well. Stay well.
Lauren ♥