comebackkid's Journal, 02 March 2008

I understand I often feel this way myself, these last two weeks have been a killer and but I know that it is going to be better, it is hard and very trying, but with some motivation and strong will we can get there, others have so can we, keep going strong comebackkid, you'll do it!!! 

A wise person once told me that our body image is not what we see in the mirror. Our true body image is the REACTION to what we see when we look in the mirror. When I get down in the dumps and start to receive all the same negative messages, I often go back and read a quote from Nelson Mandela in 1994... Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God, your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't be insecure around you. We were born to mainfest 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 fears, our presence automatically liberates others. Read it carefully - read it slowly - take in everything that is saying to you. Then go get on your treadmill and have an amazing week!