Mantra

"The purpose of articulating one thing about yourself you love is so that you can simply and swiftly shift your focus from negative to positive each and every time a self-critical or self-doubting thought slips into your mind. Your one thing that you love should be your mantra for helping you stay focused on your goals and continuing to love yourself." ~ Bob Harper

I have been reading Bob Harper's (Biggest Loser trainer) book "Are You Ready" and he talks a lot about loving yourself. I found it fitting that I read the above quote in his book on Tuesday. Why, you might ask. Well, Tuesdays are particularly hard for me. I tend to be hard on myself and compare myself ALOT!!! Well, Tuesday is playgroup day. It is not always bad but this past Tuesday in particular, I found myself looking around comparing my many faults and shortcomings to the women around me.

"I wish I liked to workout as much as she does."

"She looks incredible and she just had a baby."

"She always eats so heathly and is so skinny because of it."

"I love her hair. I wish I could pull off that hairdo."

"I wonder if they are looking at me thinking I am HUGE."

I could keep going with all the negative thoughts I had that day but I'll stop with just those. It can be so hard to be around other people when you get caught up in comparing yourself to them. I came home depressed and instead of eating ice cream or chocolate, I decided to read. When I read that quote, I REALLY needed it. I knew immediately what my mantra would be.

MY EYES!!!!

I love the color, the shape, the size...EVERYTHING about them. I have ALWAYS loved them! Two stories about my eyes....I had a doctor in high school, that called me Belle because my eyes reminded him of Belle from Beauty and the Beast. He talked about how much he liked my eyes at every appointment I had with him. Also, on my wedding day a guy making a wedding video of us followed us around while we were taking pictures. He had me do a shot for the video where I was looking down and quickly looked up at the camera. I was skeptical how it would turn out but it was INCREDBLE. It is one of my favorite parts of our video. (Hard to explain it but you are welcome to see it next time your at my house). My eyes have always been a good feature of mine and I want them to continue to be. I am now devoted to taking care of them. That means taking makeup off before bed each night and always accenting them with makeup to make me feel even more confident during the day.

Now my question to you, what would be your mantra??? I am hoping that mine will be ever changing as I begin to love ALL OF ME!!!