I Love My Body (by Victoria of course!)

I'm honestly fighting with the decision to make this a post of substance or make it a lighthearted one. I think there are enough studies and posts on how to improve self esteem etc and how to deal with body issues but is there enough info out there on the other stuff- not how we can feel good but what actually makes us feel good?

Fashion, makeup, jewellery may be superficial things but they do have a far deeper effect. Why? Because they can make you feel good. When someone notices you because you've put yourself together well it feels good. And why does it feel good? Because you got someone's attention, out of the dozens, millions, gazillions of other people there are and that makes you feel special.
Face it, we thrive on being highlighted for a positive reason. And the real way to make a woman happy is just to pay attention. Give a woman all the money in the world and ignore her and I promise you that woman will have a negative self image. And women who dress as if they were crying for attention really are doing just that.
So what then? Am I saying that the shinier or louder you get the better you'll feel? Not at all. I'm just saying that it isn't about your weight, whether you're wearing designer or not, your complexion or even your shoes. Its about the presentation- your grooming.
Don't mistake this to mean that I'm promoting everyone aiming to look like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. I am saying instead that pausing to make sure you're proud (not okay with, not blah) of what you look like will make you happy with your self. If you do this you won't need magazines to tell you how to accentuate your best assets and hide your flaws- pushing you into a one-size-fits-all mould. Afterall who knows you better than you right?
I did say it-women need attention to feel good, but why do we fail to pay ourselves some attention? If when you get dressed you somehow can't please yourself make a feasible list of items you can afford that would help. For example if you like the colour purple then buy something purple-whether its underwear or shoes or a piece of jewellery or a shirt etc. When you put it on it will make you smile. And that smile will be admired all day.
So I challenge you to give yourself some attention- try it out for a month and I guarantee you'Ll feel amazing on the inside (where the good feeling will last).^_^



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