How often do you feel beautiful?
Do you feel beautiful right now?
Did you know that you can feel beautiful every moment of every day if you want to – without losing a pound or tucking a tummy or botoxing a single frown line.
No, I haven’t lost my mind. Stay with me here.
We all have rules that we live by – a set of beliefs unique to each of us. Yet most of us don’t even know what our beliefs are.
But the rules are there – just below the surface – creating a bunch of unnecessary pain and suffering for many of us.
The problem is that most of us have our rules set up in a way that makes it impossible to feel good about ourselves. Let me explain.
Here are a few of the beauty rules I “wrote” several years ago – all of the criteria that needed to be fulfilled BEFORE I could feel beautiful. I didn’t actually write them down somewhere – but they were always there – in my head – wreaking havoc and making me feel less than.
Robyn’s Beauty Rules
I can feel beautiful when:
- I’m having a good hair day
- My makeup looks nice
- No grey roots are showing
- I finally get that chipped tooth fixed
- My stomach is flat and my abs are showing through
- There is no cellulite on my legs
- My husband tells me I’m beautiful
- I can rock a bikini
Can you see how my rules made it totally IMPOSSIBLE to ever feel beautiful?
Our rules are such a part of who we are, we don’t see them as optional. But here’s the good news – and this truly rocked my world – we can CHANGE THE RULES. They ARE optional. We can tweak them and allow ourselves to feel beautiful right now.
Why does this matter?
When we feel beautiful, we bring our positive mojo into the world with us. And last time I checked, the world was still pretty low on positive mojo.
When we feel beautiful, we’re more likely to inspire, love, practice kindness, be compassionate, and forgive ourselves and others.
Convinced? Good.
Here are the new rules I created.
I can feel beautiful when:
- My hair is a mess
- My nails are chipped
- My belly is bloated
- I’m wearing my gigantic, comfy pink sweatpants and monkey slippers
- I’m sweaty after a great workout
- …ever I want
This simple exercise can be applied to all areas of your life.
What has to be fulfilled before you can feel wealthy, successful, happy, loved, at peace, like a good mother?
Changing the rules doesn’t mean you stop pursuing your goals. It is about feeling good while you go for the things you want in life. And feeling good is going to get you there so much faster.
Now it’s your turn gorgeous (or handsome – for any boys out there).
What has to be fulfilled before you can feel beautiful?
Do you want to keep your rules or toss them out the window?
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Robyn Spurr is a Certified Health Coach, Weight Loss Coach, Personal Trainer and founder of Chickadee Weight Loss. She helps women reach their healthy, natural weight and stay there without all the diet craziness.