I have struggled with confidence my entire life. It comes and goes. Sometimes I’m confident and on fire, but often I’m really hard on myself and my own worst critic.
I feel pretty unpretty a lot of the time.
Why do we hate on ourselves so much?
The other night, I decided to rent I Feel Pretty with Amy Schumer. (Yes, rent. I still rent DVDs.) I honestly didn’t expect much from it. I mean, I like Amy Schumer. She’s funny. But the premise sounded ridiculous.
But you guys, as crazy as it sounds, it really resonated with me. If you’ve ever struggled with body image issues or feeling confident in your own skin, stop reading this and go watch it.
There is too much to do in this world to spend one more minute feeling pretty unpretty.
Why shouldn’t we go out into the world, so confident like we are a total package, because WE ARE! I love that Marianne Williamson quote:
We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
We are all meant for greatness. We are all deserving. We are all worthy.
I think Affirmations are silly. I feel absolutely ridiculous reciting them. Yet, last year my mentor suggested I do them. I would make myself as big as I could, standing tall with arms outstretched, and I would say my Affirmations to myself in my mirror with confidence, in a loud, strong voice.
I am strong.
I am confident.
I am enough.
I am worthy.
I am smart.
I am pretty.
And, well… they worked. They helped me feel better about myself. And they helped me take myself a little less seriously too!
If you struggle with confidence issues, what’s one thing you can do today to stop feeling pretty unpretty and start feeling like the amazing being that you are? Leave me a comment below to share your thoughts.