It took years for me to look in the mirror and be proud of the woman looking back at me. A lot of therapy, mentorship, perseverance, and prayer. I made it a point to look myself in the eye and say to myself exactly what I say to others "I love you and you're capable and there is no one like you".
In a world of social media, it is so hard not to compare yourself to other people and their lives. It eventually sank in how that was a waste of my time. Do I still need reminders? Oh yes, I do! That's what Jesus and the people He put in my circle are for.
Even growing up in church, it was and can be so easy to compare myself to other Christian women and feeling like I'm constantly letting Jesus and my loved ones down. There has been so much freedom in accepting myself and the woman I am, inside and out.
There tends to be too much focus of the pressures or being an example to others. What does that even mean? I know that God calls me to love hard core, others and myself.
Live life being real and love as much as you can. I've come to a place of being proud of my body, my mind, my individuality, and all of the above.
I must believe it for myself, so I can believe that truth for others.
You want to stand out and make a difference in this world? Start with looking in the mirror.
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