Self love ❤️
Hello everyone!
I'm just gonna come right out and say it. Self love is something I need to work on. A lot.
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance”– Oscar Wilde
I was getting ready to go swimming yesterday morning and caught myself standing in the mirror, in my bathing suit, smudged makeup, messy mom-bun from the day before, bags under my eyes from my ever so fussy baby. I stood there and took a few photos on Snapchat to send to a few of my close friends. I even drew circles around my tummy and thighs, drawing attention to how much I disliked the way they looked. I stared at myself and didn't like who I saw. I didn't enjoy looking at my post baby body. Then it hit me....
Do I want my precious daughter to look in the mirror and shame herself the same way I was shaming my own?
Hell no! Never in a million years.
I want her to look at herself and know how beautiful she is!
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." – Lucille Ball
"Love yourself or you won't get anything done in this world". I don't think that could be any truer. When you're constantly thinking about ways to make yourself "prettier" or "skinnier", you aren't thinking about the more important aspects of your life. I don't exactly know why or when I began to feel this way in my own skin but, I'm ready to change that. I need to rewire the way my brain works when I'm standing in front of myself. I know it's going to be a long road. But I'm up for the challenge. Self love starts with the mind. Then your body. And last but never least... your soul. It's time to start being more positive!
Here's goes nothing! ❤️
I'm just gonna come right out and say it. Self love is something I need to work on. A lot.
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance”– Oscar Wilde
I was getting ready to go swimming yesterday morning and caught myself standing in the mirror, in my bathing suit, smudged makeup, messy mom-bun from the day before, bags under my eyes from my ever so fussy baby. I stood there and took a few photos on Snapchat to send to a few of my close friends. I even drew circles around my tummy and thighs, drawing attention to how much I disliked the way they looked. I stared at myself and didn't like who I saw. I didn't enjoy looking at my post baby body. Then it hit me....
Do I want my precious daughter to look in the mirror and shame herself the same way I was shaming my own?
Hell no! Never in a million years.
I want her to look at herself and know how beautiful she is!
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." – Lucille Ball
"Love yourself or you won't get anything done in this world". I don't think that could be any truer. When you're constantly thinking about ways to make yourself "prettier" or "skinnier", you aren't thinking about the more important aspects of your life. I don't exactly know why or when I began to feel this way in my own skin but, I'm ready to change that. I need to rewire the way my brain works when I'm standing in front of myself. I know it's going to be a long road. But I'm up for the challenge. Self love starts with the mind. Then your body. And last but never least... your soul. It's time to start being more positive!
Here's goes nothing! ❤️
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