The Badass Moment

This weekend I've been pondering the saying "There is always, always, always something to be grateful for."  It's probably true.  It's cliche and a little overused in my opinion.  That being said, I have a spot in my daily planner to write each day something I'm grateful for.  I do think it's important to remember the positives and not focus on the negatives.  However, I'm proposing we look at this old thought in a new way...I'm proposing instead of a daily gratitude thought...we look for a daily "Badass Moment."

This came about because I posted a photo on my fitness Instagram account this weekend about how seeing improvements in my running made me feel like a badass.  Later in the day I started thinking "Oh no, did that sound cocky?"  "What if people take it the wrong way and think I think I'm all that and better than everyone?"  Long story short...I started doing what I've done for FAR too long in my life.  I started the awful process of overthinking.

Then I started thinking "Why shouldn't we all feel like a badass every day?"  We should!  Each and every one of us should have a daily badass moment.  Somedays when I fill out my planner I have to sit and search for what I'm grateful for "well that ice cream was tasty I guess."  Sure these little things are nice but I want moments.  And yes, we should have both.  Absolutely, we should appreciate the little things in life.  But sometimes we just don't give ourselves enough credit and when we do, we may worry if we sound cocky or if people will take it the wrong way.

So here is what I propose...continue to be grateful for the little things.  Appreciate every small thing that life has to offer.  But also take the time each day to think about what you did that day that made you feel like a badass.  Don't stop being grateful for the little things but add in your daily badass moment.  THAT, I truly believe, will make a huge difference in your self-esteem.  Sure the gratitude makes you content and appreciate life but feeling like a badass, well that makes you feel like you can conquer anything life throws your way.

Here are a few things lately that make me feel like a badass:
-Mowing my own lawn.
-Killing ants and tackling how to get rid of them around my perimeter outside of my house (both of these making me feel like a truly independent woman)
-Feeling WAY more financially stable as a single woman than I ever did married
-Going into the gym and being the only girl in the weight room with a bunch of men and not giving a damn what they think
-Actually not giving a damn what anyone thinks (always a work in progress)
-Getting faster
-Getting stronger
-Buying a car on my own
-Jump starting a car by myself
-Wanting to go on a solo vacation (and plan to soon!)
-Not letting the moods of others impact me like they used to
-Telling people no when I want to tell them no and not getting pressured into things (and not feeling guilty)


This list of possibilities is endless.  Today I ran around an overgrown high school track and I stopped to take a picture to admire it's beauty in all it's overgrown, unkempt way.  I appreciated and was grateful for that.  Then I felt like a badass as I sprinted around and felt fast.  Gratitude and badassery both in one day.  Strive for it.  I know I am.