Don't Cheat on Yourself

If I won’t tolerate it from myself, I won’t tolerate it from others

Some part of what sparked my fitness journey years ago was a breakup that led me to desire more for myself & commit more to myself as an athlete & young woman

Let’s go back…

Young high school celeste received a picture from a friend of her boyfriend at a party with another girl on his lap who he was kissing all night

I remember deciding in that moment that I would give myself the love, commitment, loyalty, trust, and adoration I deserved

I wouldnt cheat on myself. I wouldn’t cheat my dreams. I said no more and I took on a mentality that made me a better athlete and a more disciplined person

While some of this resulted in an intense all or nothing mentality and disordered ways, it was still a major part of my journey…a commitment to love myself the way I deserved to be loved

This message has been very loud as of late as i navigate a new loss in love. To show up for myself & continue to recognize that I deserve for others to show up for me & I can expect this fairly because I show up for me

While the HS breakup was not my main motivating driver, & I expand more on the spark to my fitness journey in my # 1 best selling book “Believe your way to Badass” (on Amazon)…it did teach me that I knew I deserved better & I’d give that to myself

Today, I look in the mirror & I see a woman who loves herself, loves her body, loves others, & is more prepared to give to herself & receive from others what she knows she’s worth

This past week, let alone month, has brought up personal challenges which have led me to make tough decisions but in honoring myself & choosing me, I’ve come to terms with these choices & know it’s not always easy to let go of things or people we love or thought we once knew or would have forever

It’s a grieving process to let go & it takes courage

By continuing to reflect & show up for me in the difficult times, I continue to prove that I am worthy, deserving, & capable of anything I set my mind to

I hope if you feel a pull to recommit to yourself & ask more of yourself, that you will start in this moment with one small commitment. It could be hard, but it can change everything

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