If you take this the right way, you can see the beauty in this statement. This little girl is growing up feeling good about herself. Now, most of us women have some little body part that we are not happy with, and we don’t always talk nicely to that part of ourselves. We push and poke and say, “I’m fat,” or “I hate my hips”. Now, is this loving?

Stay true to yourself, I believe this is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves, and sometimes the most difficult. We are pulled this way and that way by family, friends and business commitments. But it doesn’t have to be that way. It’s just a choice.

No looking in the mirror and pointing out the parts that are less than perfect in your eyes. You already are perfect!

If friends treated us the way we sometimes treat ourselves, we might choose to not be friends anymore. Would you want to hang out with people who put you down, point out your weaknesses, and continually criticize you? I didn’t think so… So why do it to yourself?

There’s a lot of talk these days about Feminine Power.  I think what we really need to address is Feminine Empowerment.  We can we be our best strong selves and still be feminine.

Many women find themselves in this position, perhaps they have young children, no education and are afraid to leave this toxic relationship. This is certainly very scary.

I went to a week-long silent retreat on the central California coastline.  Although, I was really looking forward to this experience, before leaving my friend said…”You?… Silent?”

It just happens, someone walks into the coffee/tea shop and our mind says “Wow, look at that color combination!” or “That person uses a lot of salt.” The mind does it, before we can stop it!

I read a quote recently that said “Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to learn”. I say Amen to that, and you get it… when you get it!

I am not talking about romantic passion…I’m talking about the passion we feel for just being alive. Can you remember a time when something you were doing just flowed? You became unaware of time and were enraptured in the NOW.

How is acceptance of a loved one vs. overlooking bad behavior different? I know, it should be obvious, but sometimes it isn’t. Occasionally, we gloss over bad behavior with all kinds of excuses instead of holding the person accountable.