#PositiveThurs - Week 109!

I love #PositiveThurs! There. I said it. ;)
You are all so amazing and make me smile SOOOOOOO big! Let`s get going!

Today I made a vow to wish less and do more. #PositiveThurs

— Brittany Gamble (@Inrequia) June 28, 2013

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#PositiveThurs #Quote #Love http://t.co/ydCIaqLeJX

— Kristine Lee (@kristinelee8) June 28, 2013

Hiked two days in a row and I already want to go again tomorrow #PositiveThurs pic.twitter.com/A6FNoz3Ws6

— AD Flash (@AshDrew_) June 27, 2013

In the #abflood, mud is the new black. Amazing cleanup spirit. #PositiveThurs pic.twitter.com/hiVs0TVKzg

— Laurel Hounslow (@LaurelHounslow) June 27, 2013

KITTENS!!!

Kitten cuddles to start the morning! #PositiveThurs #fostermom pic.twitter.com/qdqvntFAlb

— Becky Knight (@bmeckie) June 27, 2013

Thank you to everyone! Here are all of your amazing tweets in a slideshow!

#PositiveThurs - Week 108!

I may be suffering from "Too much fun"-itis this morning. Also known as, "I didn't get to sleep until after 2am and the alarm went off at 6:30"-itis. #TIRED
I was a part of the social media team at the VIATeC awards last night. AND IT WAS AMAZING! We ended up getting #tectoria to trend IN CANADA! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!

Ok, ok... Let's do this thang! I'm not going to say anything in between the featured tweets today - ENJOY!

Good morning! It's #PositiveThurs & I woke up thinking of a new context for my life: "the Universe spoils me"...lovely! Thanks @josealbis xo

— Rita Chand (@LolaSpeaking) June 20, 2013

Almost forgot! It's time to walk the snail! #PositiveThurs pic.twitter.com/uBqf9U7p2X

— Janet Moody (@digibloomwest) June 21, 2013

My #positivethurs goes out to Blaine. Client @VicCoolAid casual labour pool. Tnx 4 sharing your story of resiliency with me. @uwgv #change

— Heather (@Skyheather99) June 20, 2013

Awwww! My son: you know what my favorite part about you is Mum? Love. He just made my life. #PositiveThurs

— Tikki Butcher (@tikkileigh) June 20, 2013

I've come to make more friends in these 4 month of my new journey than in the last 16 years. #positiveThurs #amazing #grateful

— Romina (@BakeDanceLove) June 21, 2013

I bet my garden is happy with all this rain. #positivethurs

— leigh (@leighlikesbikes) June 20, 2013

#PositiveThurs I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world #Victoria #lucky pic.twitter.com/eNW6FijybU

— Dar (@Moto_Diva) June 21, 2013

Here are all your amazing tweets in the slideshow! Have a GREAT GREAT week everyone! <3

#PositiveThurs - Week 107!

Hello everyone!!

Another amazing week together this week!

EXCITING NEWS!! I'm going to be talking all about #PositiveThurs today at NOON (pst) on #SocialTimeTV. If you've got a minute - check it out! http://socialmediasean.com/social-time-tv/

Let's run into your awesome tweets!!

Look at that smile!!

Look! It's happy football season girl! #PositiveThurs @BCLions #CFL pic.twitter.com/RTlO3GoNqr

— Kim (@RoarinOrange) June 14, 2013

We all know by now, that the way to tug at my heart strings is FAMILY!

Someone I am thankful to have in my life, my sister @quibbs she is the most talented & amazing person I know! #positivethurs xo 💗

— Kim Q (@KimmieQ10) June 14, 2013

Sometimes, it's just this simple:

#PositiveThurs I survived today.

— Tikki Butcher (@tikkileigh) June 14, 2013

Or this simple:

Not a moment too soon. #PositiveThurs folks! Say something nice. Here's mine: I FOUND ROOTBEER LIPBALM TODAY!! and that made me happy.

— Denike (@de_nike) June 14, 2013

Or even this simple!

I had bacon for breakfast. #PositiveThurs

— Courtnie (@purplebucket) June 13, 2013

Love is a great reason to be positive!

<3 random text messages from 'under the ocean'. #PositiveThurs

— Kirsty Sheldon (@KirstySheldon) June 13, 2013

This really spoke to me:

Our past does not equal our future. Profoundly grateful that change can and does happen. #PositiveThurs

— Janis La Couvée (@lacouvee) June 13, 2013

and last but CERTAINLY not least:

It's positive Thursday! Enjoy and retweet! #retweet #positivethursday #nicetobenice #quotes #wordstoliveby http://t.co/VoyZHHKREG

— PCFSA (@PCFSA) June 13, 2013

Here are all of your AMAZING tweets in the slideshow!
Thank you for another week of sharing your love, struggles and positive attitudes!

Why things like 'Strong Is The New Skinny' hurts more than helps.

This post stems from thoughts I had after reading Skye's post 'Why "Strong is the New Skinny" needs to die.' Which I suggest reading, even perhaps, before my post.

Skye points out that the slogan is worthless now. If you were to google it, you'll see that indeed, you still need to be skinny. Along with all these pictures of women posing. Not ACTUALLY being 'strong'. This isn't empowering at all!

When I was overweight and doing nothing about it, all the ads about how women were only attractive or worth anything if they came in sizes 10 and under, fuelled my self worth.

However, all of these ideals confused healthy for me. I was convinced that people only ate right and exercised if they wanted to get skinny.
Take a minute to think on that one, because it was a BIG realization for me.

I ended up equating Healthy to Skinny.

Convinced that I was not genetically made to be 'skinny', I was on a mission to show that you could be overweight and still be happy with yourself. I wanted people to accept themselves for who they were. My energy was misdirected from all the misinformation. THIS is the problem with these types of ads.

You know what can also be so scary about 'Healthy = Skinny'? Some thin people don't realize the damage they are doing by living an unhealthy lifestyle. The damage that they are doing to their bodies doesn't necessarily show on the outside.

I still advocate for accepting yourself for who you are. HOWEVER, I'm a bigger advocate for also treating yourself right. You can be overweight and love yourself. You can be skinny and love yourself. The best way to love yourself? BE HEALTHY.

#PositiveThurs - Week 106!

I just realized that since we're at week 106... We've passed the TWO YEAR mark with #PositiveThurs. WOW!
I can't believe it! That is freaking AMAZING!

I just want to first say that you all have influenced my life in only the most positive of ways. I am so grateful for all of you!!

Secondly, I wanted to remind you that it's ok to make a typo! While the "OFFICIAL" hashtag is #PositiveThurs, I check PositiveThurs, PositiveThursday, PostiveThurs, PositveThurs, PostiveThursday, PositveThursday, PositiveThrus.... ETC. I think you get the point. :) I try to make sure I don't miss any misspellings of the tag!

OK, let's get into it! Do more of what makes you AWESOME!!

Do more of what makes you awesome! #positivethursday #awesome #beyourself #beawesome twitter.com/kelsidevon/sta…

— Kelsi (@kelsidevon) June 6, 2013

After reading this, I have the song stuff in my head. Making me SMILE!

A dream is a wish your heart makes #PositiveThurs

— Sugar77 (@Sugar77) June 7, 2013

Love this reminder:

Saw this makeshift bouquet at the hospital this week. Remembered that beauty is everywhere. #PositiveThurs #spring twitter.com/AliInEsquimalt…

— Alison Gaul (@AliInEsquimalt) June 7, 2013

What an AMAZING thing that @HeroWork has done for the Mustard Seed!!!

@nikki2987 @herowork completely renovated @mustardseedvic#PonP #PositiveThurs

— Gamut Productions (@gamutprod) June 6, 2013

THIS, Tikki, looks like heaven on EARTH!

Morning coffee, birds singing, sunshine. Perfection. #PositiveThurs twitter.com/tikkileigh/sta…

— Tikki Butcher (@tikkileigh) June 6, 2013

#BestIsland

I am thankful for beautiful hikes and beaches all around the island. I'm so lucky to live here #positivethurs twitter.com/GourmandGourme…

— Julia Livingston (@GourmandGourmet) June 6, 2013

Waves/Large bodies of water are my 'peaceful place.' It's a good thing I live on an island! :)

The sound of the waves on a gorgeous day. THIS is bliss. #lovethisplace #lovetheisland #positiveThurs twitter.com/Hockey_runner/…

— Darcie Nolan (@Hockey_runner) June 6, 2013

You are all so amazing! Here are the AWESOME tweets shared by our fabulous community!