Mar 05 2009
Thoughts for Thursday- love yourself
Remove those ‘I want you to like me’ stickers from your forehead
and, instead, place them where they truly will do the most good –
on your mirror!
~ Susan Jeffers
This is something that has and is still taking me a long time to learn. As I get older I care less about what others think of me but I still have a hard time walking in a store or seeing someone from highschool without feeling like they are thinking about how I look. It gets tiring trying to wear the clothes that I feel will fit in with the other moms at my son’s school, or say the right thing to them.
When I tell my fiance that I want to lose weight or get my hair cut differently he always says “why I like you the way you are isn’t that all that matters” ummm no it’s not all that matters! I’m not trying to impress anyone I have to be happy with myself but when you aren’t happy with yourself you find yourself dwelling on whether or not others like you and of course since you don’t like yourself you assume they don’t like you either. Love yourself forget everyone else’s opinion!
I’m going through what I call, “Learning about myself” and in doing this I’m learning all about myself and really starting to like myself more. I figured out over the years I became what others wanted and lost myself. I try telling myself every day that I’m beautiful and happy to be me. Love your sticker idea.