26/09/2022
Self Love or self criticism
How many of you look at your photo and think positive thoughts about yourself?
How many of you look in the mirror and think or say kind things about yourself and motivate yourself for the day ahead?
I am away on a mini break with my oldest friends who I love so very dearly. Each and every one of them beautiful and bad ass.
But…..each and everyone of them critical about their own photos. They don’t see themselves the way I do.
We look at ourselves everyday. With mobile phones, FaceTime, snap chat, insta we often see ourselves several times a day. Zooming in on our perceived imperfections. Seeing ourselves through a critical lense.
What’s that all about!!!
I could easily look at my photo and pick at my faults.
But I refuse to allow my self criticism to win.
I am 50 and proud of the way I look. I have lines, sun damage, wobbly bits in places I didn’t have them in before . Every line a memory of fun, and tricky, times. Every wobble and stretch mark a reminder of the strength my body has given me. I have given birth to two amazing babies after all!
So every time you look at a photo or look in the mirror notice how you speak to yourself and switch the narrative.
Repetition is the way to change your neural pathways.
Champion yourselves 💪
Accept yourself as you are.
By the way the second pic is my default expression when a camera is facing me 🤣