Finding joy in being me.

I’ve come to realize just how draining it is to live up to my own expectations. I truly believe the stress and pressure I put on myself to look pretty, younger, stylish etc. makes me look the opposite. I see unattractive, old, and frumpy and I am contributing to this in my constant worrying about my appearance.

The more time I spend, mentally AND financially, trying to find the perfect beauty products and fashion choices, the more I scrutinize every detail of my physical appearance. In other words, beauty really does come from the confidence you exude. I think, especially as women, it is so important to come to this realization in order for us to free ourselves from the mental jail we have locked ourselves in. We need to make an honest effort to truly live in the moment. Let’s quit letting our need to be perfect hold us back from the shear enjoyment of doing something without all the worry. The same worry that keeps us from living in the moment has us instead, wondering what we are going to wear and how we will be perceived by people.

This is reason enough to fully commit to live each day in the moment and REALLY take in all that life has to offer. Give yourself permission to take off the “mask of insecurities” and be beautiful in your own natural skin. Look in the mirror and see what makes you beautiful and consider your perceived flaws as gifts and what makes you the unique and beautiful person you are.