As some of you already know, along with regaining my physical health I’ve also been working on every other aspect of my overall health and being. I don’t just want a healthy body—I want the whole package (vibrancy and bliss inside and out, in every way possible).

One area of my mental health that has been slow to heal is my self confidence. I continue to work on it in many ways and have made some tremendous progress over the past year, or so. I feel worthy of so much more than I ever did before. Many people never doubt their self worth—they have a good sense of who they are and assume that others see them as they are, as well.

For many reasons I didn’t reach adulthood with much self confidence. I faked it pretty well, as I did many things, so that others wouldn’t focus attention on me. All of this physical healing on raw, however, gave me the courage and energy to go even deeper within and nourish the dormant seed of self that was always there, waiting to blossom. If you’ve been following me from the beginning of my journey, you’ve been witnessing the unfoldment of the beautiful being I’ve always been (we are all beautiful in every way!).

My journey is still long and my unfoldment is still happening. Sometimes I get a flush of happiness, seeing into the future. I know that one day I’m going to be strong, confident, and more beautiful in every way that I can’t even imagine right now. It’s exciting to be on this journey of self discovery, to be witnessing my own growth while also helping others as they begin their own journeys.

I’ve found that the more I allow my true self to emerge, the more I share who I truly am with others, the more my life moves along in a smooth and positive direction. Each time I share more about myself, hesitating before doing so, I am overjoyed to be viewed in positive ways by others. I do know that one day I’ll be confident enough to no longer require outside validation to feel good about who I am. For now, however, that’s the stage I’m in—and it’s a much better place than where I used to be (any compliment used to make me extremely uncomfortable).

Today I am thankful for all of the recognition and appreciation of who I am and what I’m doing. There are many people who have been encouraging me in my personal growth and I am thankful to each and every one of them. Today, however, I want to specifically thank Dhrumil Purohit and his We Like It Raw blog.

Recently Dhrumil, who created the amazingly popular and helpful Give It To Me Raw online community, created Masala, a list of the hottest raw food blogs online. On that list of amazing bloggers you’ll find this blog you are reading right now: Pure Jeevan! What an absolute honor and a tremendous confidence booster! In addition to that, Dhrumil recently asked me to consider writing an article to be featured in his “My Way” series on the We Like It Raw blog. Wow! Someone wants me to share a story about a week of my life, and then wants to share that story with his readers? (Here’s a link to the My Way article I wrote. It’s about my week away in Florida.) I am thankful that Dhrumil and We Like It Raw recognized me and what I’m doing!

I’ll let you in on something. I was thrilled more than I let on, not wanting to let my lack of self confidence be so obvious. But, here I am spilling it all out, anyway. It’s okay that I’m sharing it, though. I’ve realized more and more that my sharing has been helping and inspiring others. We’re all on our own paths, either at the bottom of a mountain looking up, finding a path and slowly climbing, or sitting at the summit. By sharing my own path with all of you, I hope to continually inspire those of you who sometimes feel it’s too difficult to make changes. Just Go For It! It’s your life, your adventure, so why not live it? The most beautiful journey awaits you; it’s a journey I’ll never regret taking! 

What are you thankful for today?

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