I agree with RT Wolf. It really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of you, not even your family. What's most important is what YOU think about you. And if it makes you feel good to begin getting up early and exercising, do it.
And if you start doing that, but find that you don't really feel good doing it, it's okay to stop doing it - don't let what your family might think about your change of mind bother you either.
How anyone else sees you is all about them. It's not about you. Truly, it's not.
I remember a post that Steve made quite a while ago, where he talked about going to an improv class, and he was willing to have fun and not care about what anyone else thought, and he did have fun and it truly didn't matter that everyone else might have thought he was goofy to actually do the exercises in class. It's the same thing with this - it's just that it feels a bit harder because it's not strangers, it's your nearest and dearest.
But a funny thing does happen when you start accepting that how you feel about yourself is what matters most. Some of your family members might be open to coming around to your point of few, and your relationships with them will improve.
The ones who can't accept who you are will more likely than not simply quietly fade from your life. Yes, they will still be there, and be a part of your family, but you'll find that you won't have to deal with them as much as you used to.
Belle |