Tip of the Month

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

Although the queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs may have been just a little too concerned with her looks, the way we look is a huge factor in our self-esteem. Self-esteem is the opinion we have of ourselves and for women it is often related to our bodies. We compare ourselves to celebrities and see ourselves coming up short. We’re too fat, too short, have bad hair, bad clothes, blah, blah, blah.
Been there, done that.

When we are very young we love our bodies. Actually we don’t think much about them. We run, jump, and skip and think the world is wonderful. Then adolescence kicks in and our bodies are doing all sorts of strange things. Our mother may make a casual remark that we interpret in a negative way. My mother once said that she could never find pants that fit me, my legs were so long! Of course my mother was not saying that there was really anything wrong with my legs, but that was what I heard. For many years I didn’t like my long legs and hated to see my ankles sticking out of my pants! I was too tall!

Forty years later, my legs are still long. Now I see them as one of my best features. Who knew?

We are real women and we rarely have a perfect body. In fact, who’s to say what that even is? Surely, all those celebrities don’t have “real” bodies. They have often been altered in some way and many of them are waaaay to skinny. Bones are not attractive, girls! This is the body that we are living in and we need to love it every day. Just the way it is. Not when we lose ten more pounds. Now.

We can all look good every day no matter what shape our body is in. We can all be attractive. We just have to realize it and want to dress and look great every day, no matter what we are doing.

It is often said that we must change on the inside before anything changes on the outside. However, when you are confident you look good on the outside, you are going to feel better as you go about your day. When you look good, you will act different and when you act different, you will feel different. When you know you look classy and sassy, your self-esteem will be high!
What is your mirror telling you?