So, no, I’m got going to dwell on the pounds I gained, when instead I can focus on what else I procured during this time like
Perspective.
Appreciation.
Peace.
Growth.
Connection.
Patience.
Understanding.
Love.
Gratitude.
And those gains are the ones that deserve recognition as they speak to my mental and emotional growth as a typically appearance-centric, self-conscious, approval-seeking woman in my thirties.
I may have arrived home a bit heavier, but I can assure you I feel lighter.
I gained some pounds sure, but I shed the disdain I feel over them.