Mirror, mirror on the wall...

How do you feel when you look in the mirror? Do your eyes immediately travel to what you think are your flaws? Do you ever look in the mirror and see you as a whole? The good...the great....the unique?

I find it interesting that we reduce ourselves to our parts. We look at our arms and wish that they didn't wiggle so much. We look at our tummies and remember when they were flat. And our breats! We wish they were bigger, firmer, smaller...whatever! But, when was the last time you looked in the mirror and said something like, "Hey, gorgeous, you look fabulous today!"

That's what each and every one of us should be doing. I love the song Stronger Woman by Jewel. She says in her lyrics:

I'm going to love myself
more than anyone else
Believe in me
even if someone can't see a
stronger woman in me
I'm gonna be my own best friend
stick with me to the end...

Women have a tendency to treat others better than they do themselves. We don't reduce others to parts.

We generally see a person as a whole. And, as we get to know and like them, we don't notice flaws. So, we know and hopefully like ourselves. What if today you give yourself a break? Be your own best friend. Tell yourself the great things that you like about you. Look in the mirror and say, "Girlfriend, you are having a spectacular hair day."

Try it on for size. Believe in you as a whole person today. Be the Stronger Woman!!