We have trouble seeing ourselves as we really are. Our body image is skewed based on what we think we should be, what we think we would like to be, and what we are told we should be.
We see things as we are, rather than accept them as they are.
Usually we can’t achieve what we (think we) want, and we can’t do it fast enough either. If any of you set New years resolutions to lose weight and have broken them by now, giving up the game, you know what I am talking about. I hope you’re not taking it out on yourselves, the real answer is to love yourself more.
This video is worth watching. Here are woman who “achieve” the look of their dreams, only to discover it’s not actually what they thought it would be.
I’d love to know your thoughts, do leave some in the commentsย
xxAbby
It all starts with a glance in the mirror every morning and several times during the day. (I am a hairdresser with a constant mirror image staring back at me.) My internal life started changing the day I decided to be accepting of my imperfections. I wish I could remember the article I read which said to hold onto the one “perfect” thing you see in the mirror that day and hold onto it with all your strength. (Damn, my eyes are gorgeous today!) It is definitely a constant vigilant reminder of “love yourself” whenever my brain plays this vicious trick on me. I hold fast to this quote by Steve Maraboli: โThere is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.โ โ Steve Maraboli
Thank you for being unapologetically you, with all your perfect imperfections, because that is what draws me to you. Peace.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing ๐
When i find myself being hyper self-critical about my body, a mistake I have made or something i didn’t do quite perfectly enough, I ask myself.. “Would I say this to my spouse/child or friend?” Invariably the answer is no and so I try to remind myself to be as kind to myself as i would be to others. Easier said than done, but I am learning that the kinder we are to ourselves the more likely we are to achieve the things we really want, whether it is losing weight, finding a job or feeling happy. As you teach us Abby, love is at the root of everything and loving ourselves is the way we can give most love to others.
Namaste Gilly <3
I don’t see myself the way others do but I’m glad I am the way I am. It’s part me and part of where I came from. Thanks for opening my eyes to appreciate the real me