I am putting together a fashion runway charity gala event, March 28 at the Nashville Zoo, called Goddesses Against Cancer. During this time I am surrounded by fashion designers, models and boutiques. These individuals are very fashion forward and always look their best.
Then there is me.
As I want to be stylish and look good, I don't always have the time to put myself together. A lot of my clothes sit in storage. Often I don't know what I will encounter from day to day. One day I got a text from a friend asking me to join her for Nashville Fashion Week gala kick off party. Unfortunately, as I was wearing a nice sweater, I was also wearing jeans.
Each morning I am greeted by five sweet little hens who want their breakfast. They also need straw which often gets caught in my hair and clothes. The one day I wore my most lacey blouse was also the day I discovered they had laid their eggs not in the hen house, but under it. You can only imagine how hilarious it was as I crawled into the coop and dug out the eggs.
I wish my life was more in a situation where I could plan and dress more appropriately. However, when life throws you curve ball after curve ball, one has to swing and miss more times than we like to admit.
Yet, I am comfortable with who I am as a person. Where I would love to have my hair cut and styled so it looked better, I do what I can to make it look nice and often I get quite a few compliments. While I would like to be more thin and my clothes fit better, I can only do so much with my current limitation of time. However, I have confidence in myself and I try to present myself in a professional and fun manner.
When I look in the mirror I may not be 100% satisfied, but I am also a work in progress to get back in shape and wear my nicer clothes once again. However, I am happy and content with what I see when I look in the mirror and get a glimpse of the outside world of me. This is because of a lot of years of self exploring and discovery which allows me to have peace within myself.
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Are you being more hard on yourself than necessary? Do you like what you see? If not, what steps do you plan on taking to make the change you want to see in yourself? If you are not happy with who you are, then it is your responsibility to take the steps to find that happiness. Happiness and joy does not just appear within you. It is a choice you have to make and work to discover it and fill your life with it. That does not mean you will be 100% all day everyday. However, it does mean you can find peace within yourself, joy in your heart and life. Then when things do get rough or you get down, you can still maintain or discover some joy in your life.
Take a good long look in the mirror...do you like what you see? If that answer is no, then what will you do today to make a change in your life?
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