The Work and the Deserving

As I sat and listened to some ladies in the locker room today tear themselves down; I wondered: Why?  I have seen the same bunch walking around the gym, talking... talking... and talking some more. Rarely do they really work out, so why the self-deprecating remarks? I know people do this when they are feeling insecure or they are fishing for a compliment. But what I have never understood about this, is the fact that most of the people that I know that are constantly talking badly about themselves, never want to put in the work to change! It is infuriating and frustrating. I have had Clients like this, always ready with the ever present self-deprecating remark, but when I give them a solution for the problem; nope! Too much work, too much time, too much of something that has absolutely nothing to do with the issue at hand. I came to a conclusion, and I might be wrong, but I think some folks love talking crap about themselves and rolling in the same crap. No seriously! Or why would they do it? And not opt for a solution? This is a conscience choice to be miserable. I choose happiness, and YES, it IS work. I choose to have a healthy lifestyle, and yes, that is also work. But aren't we worth it? Don't we deserve better than what might have been given to us? Be better than this, know your worth and all the good that you deserve. Put in the work! Where those negative remarks come from, I don't know. I do know that by constantly having this negative self-talk, you are putting yourself in a perpetual state of stagnation. It is an excuse not to BE. Not to change. Not to move. Not to work..Be Better. Be Stronger!