Hearing all the praise for Alli has been making me think a lot about who I want to be as a person and how I am going to find the courage to do all of the growing I need to do.
I'm sure I'm not alone in struggling to attain my personal ideals, so I put this out to you, girlmom. We are amazing and powerful women and mothers, and we all have to keep growing. I wanna know what you love most about yourself, and what you are striving to be and do. What do you need courage to change, and how are you gonna get that courage?
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Me, I need to remember how beautiful and strong I am, and to give myself the validation I need. I've got to work on loving and taking care of my new mama-self, looking out for my own needs and modelling self-respect.
I am a smart, creative, passionate person. I'm going to try really hard to carry myself just like that and not sell myself short because of self-doubt. I have stretch marks and my breasts hang lower than they did before having a kid--but these things don't make me less sexy, they make me womanly and powerfully attractive.
that's all I can think of for now, I'm sure there's more. Anyone else got something?
me, i need to remeber that i am beautiful and caring. i need to be passionate about my goals in life. i want to be a teen mother advocate and i will write my own book one day.
i need the courage to change the way that i look at myself, also i need to change the stigmatism that states that just because i am a teen mother that i will not be able to finish school, be a good mother, provide for my child etc....
i am a loving caring super mom who is pro choice and proud of it. i want to find the strength through our pro choice fight with the world and all the people out there that are trying to push us down.
i find my courage through you girls at girl mom. you have made me the strong person that i am today and i thank all of you for that. i can never repay any of you. and i hope to meet you one day to tell you in person how thankful i am.
just my thought for right now thanks for listening!
I wanna know what you love most about yourself, and what you are striving to be and do. What do you need courage to change, and how are you gonna get that courage?
I have been thinking about this a while. I have been battling with self esteem issues for a while and I think this is a very good idea to talk about. It can be very hard for me at times to think of something that I love about myself, so it is good to have posts that challenge me to do that.
What I love most about myself? I like that I am very open minded and accepting of anyone, and of any views and opinions even though i dont necesarily agree with all of them. I strive all the time to continue that mind set and not be judgemental. It can be very difficult sometimes. Even people who are open minded have preconcieved thoughts and ideas about certain groups of people, be it because you have experienced situations that formed your opinion or maybe you just heard stories or rumors about groups of people that led to ideas about them. Sometimes I find it very hard to get past the stories I have heard and the thoughts I have formed to get to know someone. So thats something I am always striving to improve about myself. Other than that, I am trying to do my part to keep things safe and fair for everyone, and I try to help people as much as possible.
Somethings I need the courage to change are my self esteem and body image. I go through days feeling like I am not good enough, pretty enough, thin enough etc. It can be a tough way to live life. I get courage to do that partly from my friends and family who build me up, and partly from beginning to feel good about myself again. The relationship i just got out of was built on insults and bringing the other person down, and I think that it was very unhealthy for me to be in that situation. Now that I can (sometimes) see that I really am a pretty smart, nice and averagely good looking individual, i believe my friends and family when they tell me those things. It takes time but I am finally beginning to feel like I am good enough, pretty enough, and thin enough for me.
Thanks for the post Kristin!
I wanna know what you love most about yourself, and what you are striving to be and do. What do you need courage to change, and how are you gonna get that courage?
What I love most about my self... I'm an execelent mommy
What do I need courage to change... my perspect of myself (I think I'm a horrible humanbeing... I'm not), Seeing myself as my own person not my sons mother, my husbands wife but as Lisa and believing in my self.
how am I going to get the courage I really have no idea.
What I love most about myself:
I love that I am very open minded and can see inside of the person instead of just the outside. I don't judge a person until I know them. I respect anyone that respects me. I give to people when they need it. I give people the benefit of the doubt.
What I need to improve about me:
I need to improve my attitude toward myself. I have aome self image issues that I need to over come. I try every day and I am trying to get there.
I need to give myself the credit I deserve for being who I am today and where I am today. I have come a long fucken way and sometimes I forget that.
I need to understand that I am my OWN person and my decisions are mine and should only be mine (unless it is about andrew and BD is involved).