I’ve decided to change the way I think. Which is not as easy to do as it sounds. Of course I can write that sentence out as much as I want and it doesn’t make it true.
But I am going to really try.
Because you see, I have felt self conscious about my appearances for far too long. I’m getting sick of being down on myself all the time. It makes me exhausted, it makes me feel bad about who I am.
Instead I am going to try adding a line to my personal mantra and say it every morning.
It was before— “I am a strong, intelligent young woman and I am going to have a good day.”
Now I am going to say— “I am a beautiful, strong, intelligent young woman and I am going to have a good day.”
A simple change, but an important one.
There are so many different forms of beauty, I refuse to believe that I do not have any of them. We all do. Whether it’s our smile, the way we walk, or something you can’t really see at all (compassion, intelligence, patience, etc.), we all have something that makes us uniquely beautiful.
I know this sounds trite but my inability to value my own self worth has been a major road block in my attempts to work through my anxiety. So it is important for me (and many others) to be able to push through this road block.
We all have something to offer, something that makes our lives worth living. That is our beauty.
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