Lately I've been filled with so many different thoughts, ideas, and challenges for all of us women, wanting to feel beautiful in our own skin. I mean, I think it's something that every one of us desires, yet have such a hard time knowing HOW to feel this way. Look at everything we watch on TV. Last night I was watching a bit of the Oscars, which is something I really enjoy doing. I don't usually miss a Grammy Awards show either. It's so fun to see the various dresses, and hairstyles that deep down I would LOVE to wear. I mean, these women look beautiful!
But so do we.
We look beautiful in our cute jeans, or that summer dress with the flowers.
We look gorgeous even when we've got our hair thrown up in a pony tale, and we're sporting the yoga pants.
We look stunning even on those days where all we see in the mirror is that huge zit, or the bags under our eyes.
I wish I could share with all of you readers how many women that have shared with me the certain areas that see on themselves that could "use some work", whether that's plastic surgery, intense work out, or diets.
These women, are the ones you see walking down the street that are flawless in your eyes.
These are the women that we don't like to stand next to in the pictures, or we feel like wear six sizes smaller than we do, which you think makes you look huge....
What am I trying to get at here?
WE ALL STRUGGLE TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
EVERYONE OF US IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
Some of us may not struggle with our physical beauty, or we may think we don't.
Yet, there is some insecurity in your life SOMEWHERE. A lie that you have believed, saying, "You are going to be a horrible mother. You can't cook a good dinner to save your life. You will never be a good hair stylist like the ones on TV, cuz, well, you fill in the blank there. You may feel good in your jeans, but then the next time you see someone with a smaller beauty, you will be reminded that you aren't that pretty."
Girls. Ladies. Women of all ages....THESE ARE ONLY LIES.
Yes, I do believe that we need to take care of our bodies by exercising and eating well. I believe that looks differently for every women though.
What I'm trying to get at is the fact that we are believing things we shouldn't be believing, ME INCLUDED.
Just because I'm passionate about telling YOU how beautiful YOU are, doesn't mean I love what I see in the mirror. I hope that you've been able to see that in reading through the various blog entries, but if not, I STRUGGLE WITH MY OWN INSECURITIES.
So how can we feel beautiful?
It's a process. It takes time. It takes perseverence. And you will fall down sometimes and need to get back up and keep fighting. I've had to stop watching certain TV shows because I start to compare myself with the women on the screen.
Everytime you start to think negative thoughts about yourself, you need to replace them with truth.
Write that you are beautiful on your mirror in the bathroom.
Write it on your wrist.
Or even tattoo it on your wrist, I've seen this before and it's just so cool!
Write Psalm 139 out on a sheet of paper and put it in your pocket or purse, so that whenever you put your hand in there and think, what's this? You will see the truth...that you are beautiful.
There's so much that you can do to remind you of this!
For myself, I remind myself that God made me beautiful the way that I am by reading Psalm 139.
By writing it on the mirror when I'm struggling the most.
By taking care of my body by good exercise and eating healthy so that I know I am taking care of myself, and this is what God has given me.
Think about it, according to Psalm 139, God created us in his image, in our mothers womb. He's the artist. He's the one that made each and every curve, our eye and hair color, because he thought it was BEAUTIFUL.
Think about that today k?
You were MADE by a Creator. By God.
And he thinks that what he has made is.....
PERFECT. FLAWLESS. BEAUTIFUL.
Any more ideas for helping yourself KNOW your are beautiful? SHARE! Add these things to the comments at the bottom of this page. I want some more ideas, and I know the rest of the readers would as well!
Britt
But so do we.
We look beautiful in our cute jeans, or that summer dress with the flowers.
We look gorgeous even when we've got our hair thrown up in a pony tale, and we're sporting the yoga pants.
We look stunning even on those days where all we see in the mirror is that huge zit, or the bags under our eyes.
I wish I could share with all of you readers how many women that have shared with me the certain areas that see on themselves that could "use some work", whether that's plastic surgery, intense work out, or diets.
These women, are the ones you see walking down the street that are flawless in your eyes.
These are the women that we don't like to stand next to in the pictures, or we feel like wear six sizes smaller than we do, which you think makes you look huge....
What am I trying to get at here?
WE ALL STRUGGLE TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
EVERYONE OF US IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
Some of us may not struggle with our physical beauty, or we may think we don't.
Yet, there is some insecurity in your life SOMEWHERE. A lie that you have believed, saying, "You are going to be a horrible mother. You can't cook a good dinner to save your life. You will never be a good hair stylist like the ones on TV, cuz, well, you fill in the blank there. You may feel good in your jeans, but then the next time you see someone with a smaller beauty, you will be reminded that you aren't that pretty."
Girls. Ladies. Women of all ages....THESE ARE ONLY LIES.
Yes, I do believe that we need to take care of our bodies by exercising and eating well. I believe that looks differently for every women though.
What I'm trying to get at is the fact that we are believing things we shouldn't be believing, ME INCLUDED.
Just because I'm passionate about telling YOU how beautiful YOU are, doesn't mean I love what I see in the mirror. I hope that you've been able to see that in reading through the various blog entries, but if not, I STRUGGLE WITH MY OWN INSECURITIES.
So how can we feel beautiful?
It's a process. It takes time. It takes perseverence. And you will fall down sometimes and need to get back up and keep fighting. I've had to stop watching certain TV shows because I start to compare myself with the women on the screen.
Everytime you start to think negative thoughts about yourself, you need to replace them with truth.
Write that you are beautiful on your mirror in the bathroom.
Write it on your wrist.
Or even tattoo it on your wrist, I've seen this before and it's just so cool!
Write Psalm 139 out on a sheet of paper and put it in your pocket or purse, so that whenever you put your hand in there and think, what's this? You will see the truth...that you are beautiful.
There's so much that you can do to remind you of this!
For myself, I remind myself that God made me beautiful the way that I am by reading Psalm 139.
By writing it on the mirror when I'm struggling the most.
By taking care of my body by good exercise and eating healthy so that I know I am taking care of myself, and this is what God has given me.
Think about it, according to Psalm 139, God created us in his image, in our mothers womb. He's the artist. He's the one that made each and every curve, our eye and hair color, because he thought it was BEAUTIFUL.
Think about that today k?
You were MADE by a Creator. By God.
And he thinks that what he has made is.....
PERFECT. FLAWLESS. BEAUTIFUL.
Any more ideas for helping yourself KNOW your are beautiful? SHARE! Add these things to the comments at the bottom of this page. I want some more ideas, and I know the rest of the readers would as well!
Britt
