DON'T BE AFRAID TO PUT YOUR GODDESS OUT THERE
"When people believe in themselves they have the first secret of success" - Norman Vincent Peale
Now that the weather seems to be warming up we will, once again, be wearing our warmer weather clothes. The last few days have been unseasonably warm in the midwest and I began to notice something. I saw alot of women who couldn't wait to shed all the heave clothes. Some of the thinner women I noticed were even wearing short shorts and tank tops. I felt it was still a little early for that but, nevertheless, alot of my plus-size goddesses were still wearing long sleeves and plenty of camouflaging layers. They had to be really warm but chose to be extremely covered up anyway. I say we need to stop hiding ourselves under a pile of clothes meant to bury our inner goddess and make ourselves as inconspicuous as possible. Let your goddess shine! Who says we are not as worthy of wearing whatever we want as anyone else. I say just try it once. You may not feel good about it at first but eventually,after you keep telling yourself "I am fabulous! Why shouldn't people notice me? I am a goddess"!, you will feel much better about yourself and become bolder in your wardrobe choices. Let your inner goddess come out to play- wear bright colors, short sleeves, shorter pants. Let the world know you feel great and nothing anybody else thinks is going to change that! Get out there and enjoy the beautiful spring weather in comfort. The world will begin to understand the goddesses we are.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
WE ALWAYS HURT THE ONES WE LOVE
"Don't you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness you are." - Jo Blackwell-Preston
Sorry I've been away for awhile , it feels good to be back.
While I was out of town, I was talking to several of my goddess friends and heard some rather disturbing stories. We were talking about one girl in particular whose family has as little contact with her as possible because they are all thin and she is overweight and they say they are ashamed to be seen with her. This broke my heart. All she wants is to spend time with the people who should love her unconditionally and they don't want to have anything to do with her. As family members it should not matter what size someone is, we should all love each other unconditionally. she has said "it's alright, I have plenty of friends who love me." It's great that she has a support system, but it's sad that her own family cannot get past the judgements they feel they must make about her. We are all worthy of being loved and the people closest to us need to believe that.
I heard another story of a family that was going on vacation to a tropical climate. They had three grown daughter's, two of whom where thin and one who was overweight. The overweight daughter was not invited. When she asked why her mother replied "I thought you would be uncomfortable. You'd have to wear shorts and a swimsuit". The daughter said she would not feel uncomfortable but her mother said it was too late to change their plans and include her. What her mother was actually saying was that she would feel uncomfortable and she would feel like she was being judged- it really had nothing to do with her daughter's feelings. This is so sad.
Why can't we realize how much we hurt those closest to us? We look to our families to love us and care about us no matter what and all to often we are let down. We just need to remind ourselves that no matter what anyone else says we are worthy of beig loved unconditionally and it starts when we look in the mirror every morning and say to ourselves "you are fabulous, I love you!" It may be hard in the bginning but I can tell you it's worth it. If we don't love ourselves how can we expect others to. Even if your family members never change their attitude, you will always know you are worthy and what others think should never alter our opinion of ourselves.One of my friends always says -"family can get to you more than anyone , they really know how to push your buttons." This is probably true but we must all learn to rise above it and not let it get to you when they try to talk you down. Always remember you are fabulous just the way you are and if they don't understand that it's a shame.
Someday I hope we all can realize just how much we can hurt the ones we love, till then,just remember to love yourself everyday.
"Don't you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness you are." - Jo Blackwell-Preston
Sorry I've been away for awhile , it feels good to be back.
While I was out of town, I was talking to several of my goddess friends and heard some rather disturbing stories. We were talking about one girl in particular whose family has as little contact with her as possible because they are all thin and she is overweight and they say they are ashamed to be seen with her. This broke my heart. All she wants is to spend time with the people who should love her unconditionally and they don't want to have anything to do with her. As family members it should not matter what size someone is, we should all love each other unconditionally. she has said "it's alright, I have plenty of friends who love me." It's great that she has a support system, but it's sad that her own family cannot get past the judgements they feel they must make about her. We are all worthy of being loved and the people closest to us need to believe that.
I heard another story of a family that was going on vacation to a tropical climate. They had three grown daughter's, two of whom where thin and one who was overweight. The overweight daughter was not invited. When she asked why her mother replied "I thought you would be uncomfortable. You'd have to wear shorts and a swimsuit". The daughter said she would not feel uncomfortable but her mother said it was too late to change their plans and include her. What her mother was actually saying was that she would feel uncomfortable and she would feel like she was being judged- it really had nothing to do with her daughter's feelings. This is so sad.
Why can't we realize how much we hurt those closest to us? We look to our families to love us and care about us no matter what and all to often we are let down. We just need to remind ourselves that no matter what anyone else says we are worthy of beig loved unconditionally and it starts when we look in the mirror every morning and say to ourselves "you are fabulous, I love you!" It may be hard in the bginning but I can tell you it's worth it. If we don't love ourselves how can we expect others to. Even if your family members never change their attitude, you will always know you are worthy and what others think should never alter our opinion of ourselves.One of my friends always says -"family can get to you more than anyone , they really know how to push your buttons." This is probably true but we must all learn to rise above it and not let it get to you when they try to talk you down. Always remember you are fabulous just the way you are and if they don't understand that it's a shame.
Someday I hope we all can realize just how much we can hurt the ones we love, till then,just remember to love yourself everyday.
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