Habits are hard to break. Hating on myself while getting dressed is an old habit that I'm working on kicking. But let's face it, once something is done for so long it's your automatic go to. Being mean to myself is engrained in me. Even when I am working on it so hard.
Have you seen this Dove ad? It makes me cry every time...
It really is an epidemic. We are hard on ourselves. We can't see what others see. There are campaigns all over the place about loving our real beauty but it's a slow moving change. You still hear about how so and so lost this much baby weight or this person has been working hard for that bride to be body. Why not stand up and say- I love who I am and I love the way I look!
Channel JLo and pose it out in your backyard.. I promise it boosts the self esteem.
Remembering to fight the mean words with LOVE. Love yourself inside and out. List the things you do love about yourself, work really hard at it until you believe it! Because it's easy to list those things you want to change (I've shared that) but what about the things you love? Find a friend, someone who you know loves you and ask- what do you like about me? Then share what you love with them. AND then share what you love about yourself. Say it out loud and be proud of it. Empower one another to be kind to yourselves. It may seem like you're fishing for compliments but NO- it's sharing love with each other.
Then bump some old school Jennifer Lopez (I suggest Jenny From the Block) and have a dance party. It's a serious mood lifter.
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| JLo dance party with a 2 year old is good for the soul. |
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| and the silly outtake for you, once a cheerleader always a cheerleader? |
Love yourself this week, #embracelovingyou
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