'I love all of me.'
This may sound like a highly narcissistic remark to many.
Not to me. Because I struggled for a long time to love all of me. As a child, i wasn't a good looking kid. Even some of my family members thought so, and they'd verbalized it. Like most chinese family of that generation, they assumed children wouldn't know better and wouldn't be affected it. Wrong. I struggled for a long time w self-confidence even after i started modeling. I struggled with self-worth and self-esteem issues, which led me to fall in love too easily, not to mention, with the wrong people, often also for the wrong reasons. I'd fall in love quickly with someone just by knowing the person has slight interest in me.
As a result, i did many things i was not proud of.
Standing here today as a married woman and mother-to-be at 36 years old. I'm so proud to say, I LOVE ALL OF ME! My unglorious past, that unappreciated little girl that i was, my insecurities, my imperfections, all of it!
It took me a long time to get here. It took a lot of self-work, self-awareness, self-realization, meditation, therapy, shattered heart, blood and tears! But I consider myself so lucky; because for some, they never got the chance to arrive at this stage in their entire lifetime.
Marilyn Monroe said, "All little girls should be told they are pretty." while I absolutely agree, i think a better version would be "All children should be told they are beautiful." Because it is highly detrimental for children who grows up without self-worth and self-esteem.
So the next time when you make a mindless/nasty/negative comment to a little child, thinking that it's just an innocent remark and it shouldn't bother him or her, think again. I always say, 'If you have nothing better to say, then don't say anything at all.' TYVM.
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