I discovered something about myself while spending Christmas time in NYC with my sister’s family. 🎄 I’m now the “let’s just walk” person when it comes to deciding how we’re going to get somewhere. I’m the person that I use to avoid. 🙈 I use to think of every reason why walking somewhere wouldn’t be a good idea and we needed to take a vehicle, even for just a 5 or 10 minute walk. Of course, none of the reasons I would confess out loud had to do with my limited energy and endurance because I never wanted to bring more attention to my weight. I never wanted to admit that my size was holding me back and impacting my daily life in a negative way. But it was and now that I see it so clearly, it’s impossible to unsee it. I’m so thankful for the changes I’ve made in my life throughout the past almost 3 years. I wouldn’t have entertained the idea of going to New York at my larger size (even though I had always wanted to go) knowing that it requires a certain amount of walking and endurance. I so often let my limited abilities make the decisions for me and pretended like I was fine with it because I didn’t want to be confronted with the truth. That I was choosing to hold myself back from living a full life by staying in an unhealthy body with unhealthy habits and an unhealthy mindset. Health (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, relational) is the best gift that we can give ourselves! And it’s what made this trip extra magical for me! 🥰🎄🏙️