It has been a while since I have written a book review but once I started reading this book I knew I had to write one. The reason I started this blog was to talk about topics people avoid as well as things that have contributed to people developing insecurities. These are topics that are addressed in this book.
Rachel Hollis is a lifestyle blogger so a lot of her pictures are sponsored and edited. Also her husband is in the entertainment space so she gets to go to a lot of exclusive events. Rachel has a lot of people who message her and say things like “your life is so perfect” or “your life is goals.” In this book Rachel opens up about how her life may appear to be “perfect” on the outside but it is just as crazy as the rest of ours. In this book she breaks down the lies the outside world has convinced us all are true.
In her book Rachel Hollis talks about 20 lies society has convinced us are true. Each lie has its own chapter were she goes into detail about why we believe these lies and how to overcome them. When I read through the book there were two chapters that really stood out to me. Both of these lies I can I identify with and relate too.
The Lie: I’m Not Good Enough
I think we can all relate to the feeling that we are not good enough. Not capable. Not good enough. Not worthy. As a result we try to compensate for “falling short” by working ourselves to death. I am guilt of it too. I tend to take on a lot of projects to prove myself and it takes its toll on me. When I was reading through the chapter there was one line that summed it up in the best way possible, “I am loved and worthy and enough…as I am.”
Just think about that statement, it is so true. We are loved. We are worthy. We are enough as we are. We need to be good to ourselves and love who we are. We ARE enough and we should not let outside sources change our self-worth. Your self-worth comes from you and who you are not from the thoughts and opinions of others.
The Lie: I Should Be Further Along by Now
This lie is one I have struggled with a lot lately. I just graduated from college and now it is time to start my glamorous career that I have been preparing for…right? Well I cannot help but feel like I am not where I should be at this point. I look at all my friends and all the cool and amazing things they are doing but I do not think mine is nearly as impressive.
I have set goals and accomplishments for where I want to be by now but I am not where I thought I would be. As I was reading through this chapter there was a passage that made me appreciate what I have achieved thus far:
“Today there may be items on your to-do list, but you also have a long list of things you have achieved. You’ve already done little things and big things…goals you accomplished years ago that are on someone else’s bucket list. Focus on what you have done.”
We are all guilt of focusing on what we have not accomplished that we forget about all the things we have achieved. Give yourself a break. You have all done/are doing amazing things so give yourself some grace.
I highly recommend you pick up this book. It talks about a lot of topics that we all need to be educated on. This book has greatly helped me work through some of my own insecurities that have stemmed from lies society wants us all to believe.
Have you read this book? What did you take away from this book? Do you feel like there are other lies society wants us to believe that should have been included in her list?
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