~Note to self and all my girls~

 

I have been doing a lot of self exploration lately.

I wrote a little abut this yesterday.

Not all of it has been good or positive.

I know that I am not alone.

 I got to thinking about all my girlfriends,

who are hard on themselves too.

What I am unable to say to myself right now,

I will share with you

 

Here is the truth...

Here is what I know...

You are beautiful! You are worthy!

We are so hard on ourselves aren't we.

If we gain weight, we beat ourselves to a pulp with

self dialogue that is so negative,

so abusive.

We disect every line, every wrinkle.

If we don't get our housework completed

as scheduled we beat up on ourselves

about that.

Or

If we have jobs outside the home,

we are so critical about our job

performance at work.

No one else has to say a thing, we have become our

own worst enemy.

Why?

I loved taking Women's Studies at Tulane,

I learned so much from the professor I had.

 So why is it

that we don't lift each other up more.

Or

We are able to lift others up

 but

 can not do the same for ourselves.

what are we afraid of?

Girlfriends,

You are perfect just the way God has

designed you to be.

Who are you to say any different?

To all my girls out there...

I pray that you know

 God loves you and thinks you are just

precious exactly the way you are.

Maybe we can borrow these feelings from each other,

until we actually feel this way about ourselves.

Just a note to myself and YOU!