Jezebel Express

Jezebel Express Instagram – ✨REMEMBER: CHANGE IS OPTIONAL✨ Happy New Year! I realize it’s January 8th, but I ignore the internet first week of the year because “new you” messaging is often super harmful, and I am just not interested in bringing that energy into 2024!
I don’t do resolutions so much as offer vague advice to self, and this year I went with “Do your best (and also rest!)” I have trouble turning “off” and always feel like I could be doing more, so this framework feels both exciting to try out and like it might benefit me.
Since “new year, new you” season is far from over, lemme just say:
✨Change is optional. You don’t owe anyone a “better” you. You deserve love and respect exactly as you exist in this moment.
✨Change is also fine. There’s nothing wrong with choosing to make different decisions, but think twice before positioning the “new” you as better than the old one. Of course some habits make us happier, but the “old” you got you this far, and she probably had reasons for making the choices she did. There is no need to abandon or humiliate her (especially since, if your resolutions don’t go as planned, you might stay her!)
✨ It is okay for it not to be the right time to make big changes (yes, even in January!) Sometimes we have circumstances or constraints that make change extra hard, and sometimes our finances or our health making change extra challenging. If you realize a big change isn’t the right move for you right now, try to practice compassion for yourself instead of beating yourself up or wallowing in shame. You are making the decision that is best for you right now, and that’s never something you have to be ashamed of.
✨ You always have the option of rejecting our culture’s belief in body hierarchies (ie, that some bodies are better than others). You can start today, actually. If you need a first step, follow people who live in bodies that you consider “less” valuable (no commenting.) Listen to them. See if watching them be actual humans helps to level the playing field in your head.
✨if your diet is bad for your mental health, your diet is bad for you. It is unhealthy for your diet to dominate your conversations and headspace.
✨Do your best… and also rest! ❤️🛌✨ | Posted on 09/Jan/2024 02:56:15