09/30/2026
โจโค๏ธ COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS. โค๏ธโจ
I looked at this picture and realized I have so much more to be proud of than what can be measured by numbers, sales, or accomplishments. ๐ฅนโค๏ธ
This year, I chose ME. ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
In ways I haven't in a very long timeโฆ
This year, I started to Kare about myself. โค๏ธ๐ช๐ฝโจ
๐ฅ I worked on my health.
๐ช๐ฝ I took better care of my body.
๐ I counted the calories.
And after 20 YEARS of dealing with prediabetes, I reversed it. ๐๐ฝโค๏ธ
โ๏ธ I lost the weightโand somewhere along the way, the weight of other people's opinions fell right off with the pounds. โ๐ฝ๐
I found the scattered pieces of my confidence again ๐งฉโค๏ธ and then I built it back up by doing everything I was too afraid to do.
I challenged myself. ๐ช๐ฝ
I pushed myself. ๐ฅ
I stepped outside of my comfort zone. ๐ฃ
And I pushed beyond the limits I had placed on MYSELF.
Somewhere along the way, I started feeling good when I looked in the mirror again. ๐ช๐
Not because I'm perfectโฆ
But because I alchemized an imperfect mess and wholeheartedly accepted ALL of my perfect imperfections. โค๏ธโจ
I finally recognize the woman looking back at me.
And SHE is who I've always wanted to be. ๐ฅนโค๏ธ๐
And professionally? ๐ก๐๐ฐ
WHEW. ๐๐๐
I WORKED MY ASS OFF!!! ๐๐ช๐ฝ
๐ Day & night.
๐ฑ Call after call.
๐ก House after house.
๐ Deal after deal.
NO CAP!!! ๐๐ฅ
I grew. ๐ฑ
I learned. ๐
I produced. ๐ฐ
I pushed through things people will NEVER know about. ๐ช๐ฝ
And I proved something very important to myself:
โจโจโจ I AM CAPABLE. โจโจโจ
Capable of FAR more than I ever gave myself credit for. ๐โจ๐๐ฝ
And the part that behooves me? ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
Everybody else around me seemed to know itโฆ
EXCEPT ME.
But maybe my biggest accomplishment has been learning that I don't need anyone else's permission to believe in myself. โค๏ธ
I know what I've survived. ๐๐ฝ
I know how hard I've worked. ๐ช๐ฝ
I know what I bring to the table. ๐
And NOWโฆ
I KNOW WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF. โค๏ธ๐ฅ
So when I see โCount Your Blessingsโ above my head in this picture, I smile & I thank GOD! ๐ฅนโค๏ธ
Because I'm looking at one of them. ๐๐ฝ
ME. โค๏ธ
And she's just getting started. ๐๐ฅ
๐กโค๏ธ KAREN KARES โค๏ธ๐ก
But these daysโฆ
โค๏ธโจ KAREN KARES A LOT MORE. โจโค๏ธ