Aug 05 2008
Do you love the way you look naked?
I just watched one of my favorite television shows “How to Look Good Naked” with Carson Kressley it is one of the only shows that keeps my attention even during commercials. I really wish the show was in my area because I would be the first in line for it.
In case you haven’t seen the show it airs on Lifetime every Tuesday night at 10:00 pm eastern time. The host is Carson Kressley and he spends an hour (which is a few days in tv land time) showing one woman per show how to go from hating the way she looks to loving herself. He builds their confidence and self image by showing them how to dress for their body type, doing makeup and hair, and allowing them to see that when they look in the mirror they aren’t seeing the beauty that everyone else is seeing. Carson helps these women love who they are and find the beauty that they hold without dieting or plastic surgery, which for me is exactly what I am looking for.
I think most women are happy with themselves but we have stopped focusing on themselves. We get so stuck in the day to day grind that we don’t care about dressing up or putting on makeup. I know I wake up and throw on whatever is clean and comfortable but really it feels so much better to look in the mirror and see myself when I am dressed up with my hair and makeup done, I feel good and I feel like I look good.
The woman on the show tonight was a mom and she said what every mother needs to hear. She said that by feeling better about herself she’s able to be a better mom. That is such a true statement. I know from my own experiences that I tend to stay around the house more because of the way I feel about myself. I don’t like being around a lot of people or going places where I will have to be around other moms because I’m always so self contentious. I hate feeling that way because I’m holding my kids back from doing a lot but I know there are so many other women out there feeling the same exact way, it’s sad that we allow our self image to take over not only our lives but our children’s lives as well.
My mom is constantly telling me that I need to change the way I am because my children are going to grow up to have the same low self esteem that I do and she’s right. It’s really a choice that we have to make, either we sit around allowing our children to follow down the same miserable road we are on or we stand up and be happy with who we are. God made everyone different for a reason so who are we to say that the other woman is prettier than us or that she is perfect and we aren’t? God made all of us into beautiful women but it’s our job to carry that beauty with pride. I’m ready to take that challenge if you are.
