written by guestblogger: Lisa Graystone
What’s in a number?
A birthday seems to put life into perspective, I just celebrated one and it got me thinking. It is a great time to reflect over the past year, dream about the year to come and start goal setting.In my experience women in general have issues with numbers.There are 3 big ones that seem to effect women’s quality of life and self perception the world over; age, weight and size. Acceptance of yourself and changing your self-perception is the key to conquering your numbers or can be a fabulous bi-product.First, you need to accept your age as a figure you cannot change, however you can change your perceptions.Sometimes women have negative internal dialogue (in conjunction with the feedback from media sources) to say “I’m old”, “a woman never reveals her age”, etc. as if it is something to be ashamed of.Those statements should translate into I am wise, experienced and powerful. Wear that number like a badge of achievement not a scarlet number of shame.
The other two “dreaded” numbers are something you can acknowledge that IS in your control and personal power to change.I celebrate the different sizes and shapes of women and would encourage the route of acceptance and internal self esteem building rather than an immediate esthetic remedy (unless there are health issues) or why can’t you remedy both at the same time? Generally the root of the numbers issue is a low self esteem or self perception to begin with.
The bottom line: If you make a commitment and do the work you can achieve your ideal numbers should your goal setting be realistic.Remember; don’t let a mechanical device (scale) or a piece of fabric (size label) define who you are. Fashion and beauty publications are there to inspire ideas and provide information NOT to be used as a benchmark or an ideal that you should compare yourself too.YOU define who you are and who you want to be, on your terms. There is always time to change the road you are on. Embrace your uniqueness, don’t let your numbers define you, sit back and reap the rewards of self acceptance and accomplishment – You deserve it!
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