Outfit of the Day: Learning to Choose the Joy and be Thankful.

Photos by Natasha Anne Photography

Hi Friends!
I have so enjoyed our Thanksgiving, while I personally have had a very tough year, it also has been an AMAZING Year.  Yep, Thanksgiving was a little bittersweet this year. Great to have family time, but my Dad didn’t walk through the door today. He didn’t call me to ask what to bring and he didn’t take a nap on my couch. It’s rough to deal with the loss of my best friend, but amazing in knowing I am pursuing something everyday that I know my Dad would be so proud of. This Styling/Blogging gig… yep its my passion. It’s what get me out of bed in the morning and I wake up excited to do every single day. I literally go to bed thinking of ideas, write them down and then wake up excited to execute. Even while my Dad was sick, so ill he could not get out of bed, I knew that if I didn’t reach my potential each and every single day, I would not be fulfilling what I was meant to do.  I knew, that when I went to see him, that he would want to hear about all my adventures. So I press on. Honestly, that too, in addition to my Faith, has helped carry me through some really dark times. For that, I am THANKFUL. Thankful beyond measure. This level of pain, I would not wish on anyone. It just isn’t going away and I would give ANYTHING to have him back here with me. Needless to say it has been rough, but so many blessings all at the same time.  Blessings in new connections, new friends (like you)who support me, and adventures that show me that the sky is my only limit. All this has shown me that I have the power to create whatever it is that I choose. Yes the pain is real, but so is the Joy– and I am choosing to focus more on the Joy than the pain.

I felt compelled to write share this, not just in sharing more about me. But in hopes to connect with someone who might need to hear the same thing as well. If you are going though something similar, I’m not going to say it gets better– because I flat out don’t really know.  The Holiday season only opens the door to the emptiness and shows us once more about what we are hurting obver. What I do know is, that if we don’t take care of ourselves, get up and reach for the stars, you’re selling yourself short.

Don’t do that sister.

Honor yourself, and Be Strong. You’ve got this. We can do this.

-xo

Sarah

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