Marissa McBride Wellness

This week’s Costco finds 😋 as I enter the next phase of my training. The bulk is done bulking, now the goal is to maintain as much of that muscle I’ve gained and reduce the body fat that naturally comes with bulking.

Costco Haul from last week 🛒

good company 🤭🫶

Sibling sweat check 🍊😅

Midweek reminder that you can’t hate yourself into a version of yourself that you 𝘥𝘰 love.⁣
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𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. ⁣
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but the habits you create, the mindset you possess, and the little wins you celebrate along the way actually are.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again—this place is not like any gym you’ve ever been to. It’s not just a gym (I think that’s just a front). It’s a family, it’s a team, it’s pretty freakin cool.⁣
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I walked into work yesterday morning knowing⁣
I had a loooong ass day ahead of me and was absolutely in a dramatic 𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 🙄🙃😫 kinda mood about it.⁣
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Well my dramatic self did make it to the end, and my heart just about burst out of my chest when I realized my friends had a surprise waiting for me to celebrate my 1000th class coached 🥺🥰⁣
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Had some of my early morning crew show up to workout in the evening, homemade chocolate cake, big ol balloons, and freakin incredible basket filled with what else but half of Trader Joe’s itself. It even had the photo i had posted when I first announced I was taking on this new adventure (peep the last photo).⁣
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Thanks for helping me grow the past 1000 classes we’ve spent together . You guys seriously MAKE my job. Cheers to the next 1000 🥂

I’m the biggest hype girl for finding little wins to celebrate everyday towards your bigger goals⁣
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and today that win was celebrating absolutely annihilating my entire family in bowling to prove another reason why I am indeed the favorite child//aunt.

Day 1 is in the books & I kinda feel like I’m back to being a beginner again 🙃🤘⁣
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I committed to a 4 week test group surrounded by other women who are taking on this program for the first time too. So we all get to be beginners together! ⁣
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I’m sharing this out loud as an extra bit of accountability because once I say I’m doing something, it’s a lot harder for me to back out of it. Today definitely pushed me in totally different ways than my previous training calendar has, so I’m excited to take those struggles on and see how it can help me improve, gain strength, and become a better athlete.

Brought my inner runner out of retirement to take on the mother of all relays this weekend. ⁣
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It was absolute insanity, but tbh could probably be convinced to do it again. Shoutout to this team for sharing in the misery and getting me through with enough belly laughs to get me a 6 pack. RIP to my quads though.

Senorita need to have a little fun, I’m actin up🤠

Here’s why 👇⁣
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹…not a personality trait or a dress size. It’s like a muscle that to be flexed daily. We flex that muscle whenever we show up & keep our promises to ourselves to prove we are someone we can rely on.⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁. So your 10lbs lighter now, but your headspace & body image is still the same as before you lost the weight. You may feel stuck or suddenly take notice to something else you don’t love about yourself to fixate on.⁣
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𝘐𝘕𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘈𝘋 focus on how you 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭, focus on the 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴, focus on your 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, focus on 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩, focus on 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 so that you don’t have to wait until you make it to that final destination to feel proud. It’s not an overnight process, but it’s a hell of a more enjoyable one.

Just because it’s taking time doesn’t mean it’s not happening. ⁣
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Your growth is happening 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, not where you’re trying to be. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄. The change happens when you show up to your workout on monday morning (𝘢𝘢𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯), when you repeat that same ol morning routine you’ve been building, when you set that morning alarm, when prepping your lunch, reading those 10 pages of personal development like you do every single night, whatever it is…. it’s in all of those tiny steps you probably overlook because it’s just what you do.⁣
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It’s happening. You’re changing, you’re growing.⁣
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So if you’re feeling stuck, or just feel like you’re not moving along fast enough towards where you wanna be. Remember that every day you show up to take even the tiniest, messiest, steps forward —you’re practicing showing up as that person that you want to be. Celebrate those tiny steps & the fact you’re still here doin the thang. The day you reach that goal will not be the day you suddenly changed, it’s now.

If it’s not jump into your arms & fall to the ground kinda excitement….I don’t want it💁🏻‍♀️⁣
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Long day of traveling but made it to St.Louis, bear hugged all my coach friends, and ready to kick off this jam packed weekend. My heart is full.

Gotta train hard so I can keep absolutely demolishing her in our beach races & throwing her up on my shoulders for my victory lap. One day she’s gonna catch up to me, so I gotta live this up while I can.

I’m convinced that if you’ve never eaten a strawberry in the short 2 weeks of the year that they just 𝙂𝙊 𝙊𝙁𝙁….⁣
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that you’ve never really tasted a strawberry. ⁣
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Anyway, they’re going off right now. So go get em. 🍓

I was in a workout, weeblin and wobblin in & out of a single leg hold, when I heard this phrase and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. ⁣I actually sprinted to my kitchen after to write it down so I wouldn’t forget it.
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Balancing life 𝘰𝘳 just standing on one leg, you don’t really choose when you stumble, fall down, or get hit with a setback. Good news is you 𝘥𝘰 get to choose if you get back up, reassess, and find a little more strength. ⁣
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🤘Keep falling. Keep failing forward. Keep getting back up.

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥⁣
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You’ve just never done it before. ⁣
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Know the difference. 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺.⁣
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Shift your perspective & quit telling yourself “I can’t…” and start saying “𝗜’𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁…”. Your self-talk matters.

There’s a future version of me who’s proud that I was strong enough to just start. ⁣
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𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗲. I’m proud future version of me looking back at that girl on the left who was strong enough to start. ⁣
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To start getting out of her own way. ⁣
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To trust that you didn’t need a fancy gym or even expensive equipment to start lifting weights.⁣
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To give up the thought pattern that if you’re not doing hours of cardio each week, you’re not really working out enough.⁣
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To realize that health & fitness did not have to mean slimmer & smaller.⁣
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To trust fall into 30 min of movement, small changes in my nutrition, and having a place of accountability to check into each day—all from home. ⁣
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Ready to get out of your 𝘰𝘸𝘯 way? I’ll give you all the tools I used, and help you tailor a plan geared towards your own goals. There’s a link in my bio to apply for my private wellness studio & mentorship. Or simply shoot me a message and let’s chat 🤗.

“I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable.⁣
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I want to get more confident being uncertain.⁣
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I don’t want to shrink back just because something isn’t easy.⁣
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I want to push back, and make more room in the area between 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 and 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯.”⁣
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🤘⚡️𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

What I’ve gained over the last 4 years⁣
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I’ve gained confidence⁣
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I’ve gained trust in myself to follow through with my promises⁣
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I’ve gained joy in my fitness⁣
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I’ve gained strength ⁣
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I’ve gained muscle ⁣
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I’ve gained a community of like minded women supporting me⁣
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I’ve gained a new appreciation for all the things my body can do ⁣
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& that’s just touching the surface.⁣
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My challenge for you is to 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 & 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.⁣
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👆because you can lose all the things you wanted and still not feel like you received what you had hoped for.⁣

Things I wish were talked about more in the fitness world ⁣
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You can hate yourself while skinny .⁣
You can hate yourself while strong.⁣
You can hate yourself unhealthy.⁣
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But, you 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 hate yourself 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺.⁣
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Isn’t that what we all really want out of these goals we set for ourselves? To feel happy because of them?⁣
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So why do we continue to to think hating, shaming, or belittling ourselves is, 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵, a step in the journey taking us closer to that? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. ⁣
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When you get tired of hating how you feel, tired of the mean words you use to talk to yourself when you look in the mirror, & 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭. ⁣
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You’ve already tried hating yourself into a version you love, and it hasn’t worked…maybe we switch gears and see what loving yourself feels like instead.⁣
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🤘Not sure how to start? I’m here to help you build strength, self love, and healthier habits. Send me a message, check out the application in my bio, or just send this post to me and I’ll be in touch to see if my group is a good fit for you!

I love the kind of tired that comes from a lot of fresh air & a little too much sun ☀️🍍⁣
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Also thank goodness 🙌 I got over my fear of sharing videos of my workouts online 4 years ago. Would have missed out on meeting & connecting with a helluva lot of rad women all over the country—from my Girl On Fire Wellness studio ladies to my fellow coaches here on vacay with me. I had to have a serious moment with myself & this pineapple earlier today and say “holy s**t, just 𝘣𝘦 in this moment right now and soak all of this up Marissa”. I get to help women fall in love with their health & fitness, and as if that’s not awesome enough in itself—Beachbody sends me here to say thanks?? I dig it, think I’ll keep sharing those workouts.

There’s something about rocking a one-piece kinda outfit that just makes ya feel like the most powerful & put together person in the world….⁣
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until you need to use the restroom & you’re left vulnerable and very cold. ⁣
𝘠𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘦??⁣
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Anyway, I have a list of things I need to do before I leave for my trip on Friday and instead of using this past week productively I just kept putting on all my new vacation clothes and walking around the house like this 🤷🏻‍♀️. So the next time you see this romper, hopefully I did all those things, and I’ll have a margarita in hand while surrounded by all my online coach friends 🤘💪

Raise your hand if you knew that gut health means more than just farts💨 + bloating?⁣
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K me either. Turns out it can impact ANXIETY, your skin, and even your immune system. 🤯I kinda geek out over learning more about these things.⁣
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If you follow my stories, I mentioned that I’m going to be pairing my workouts with a 4 week gut focused program next month, so I’m stoked to see what else I will learn.⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?? Let me know because I’ll be bringing a handful of ladies along to follow the same workouts + gut loving nutrition protocol with me, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝟰𝙩𝙝!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 ☝️𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 & 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 …. ⁣
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𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽.⁣
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You sure as hell cannot improve on a habit routine that doesn’t even exist. 𝘚𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱.⁣
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It all goes back to consistency. You choosing to merely show up, day after day after day, is going to be the foundation to your success. (yes, even if you show up messy, nervous, unsure, or just plain sucky). Once you learn to show up and create a habit of it, you can build the skills to improve and get better at that habit. ⁣
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But ya ain’t making it to the end of a marathon if ya skip over the part about lacing your shoes and checking off that very first mile. ⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁!!

Sunday night reminder 🤟⁣
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I just hope you know that “𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹” does not mean you have to have it 𝘢𝘭𝘭 together.⁣
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Sometimes “𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹”, is a small sweet rebellion to the lies that told you:⁣
You will never be enough.⁣
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“𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹” is showing up as your true self, and being content if your 𝘢𝘭𝘭 does not look like anyone else’s. -𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘴-⁣

It’s also the reason half my morning workouts are delayed 🙄

We really should start treating ourselves like a spoiled suburban dog.⁣
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•feed yourself quality food⁣
•make time to play⁣
•know that you’re happier when exercised⁣
•enjoy a cup of whipped cream now and then ⁣
•always have a full water bowl nearby ⁣
•get enough sleep⁣
•remind yourself several times a day about all your favorite qualities about yourself ⁣
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🤷🏻‍♀️🐶💛 yep, that’s the motto now. You are a spoiled golden retriever, and you better start acting like it!!

Went back in time for a minute to bring out my inner runner, and turns out she’s still kickin 🏃‍♀️. Any other retired runners find it almost impossible to take their competitiveness out of a fun run??

many will be attracted to the light you give off and want to harness that energy for themselves so that they can embody an essence similar to yours,⁣
but very few will know how much work you’ve put into yourself to become who and what you are now.⁣

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From one 𝘶𝘱𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨, while 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 friend to another. You got this, and you’re not alone. Remember, your thoughts may get wild but you don’t have to believe everything you think. 💕