By Amanda Moxley
I'm in the midst of coaching my 40 days to Total Body confidence program and a theme that's coming up with my clients is that they want to like what they see in the mirror.
Can you relate?
What comes up for you when you look in the mirror? When you catch a glimpse of you, what do you say and think to yourself? Is it loving and positive or is it negative and self-defeating? As you may know, I have a seven month young son and one of the many things that amazes me about babies, is the difference in how a baby reacts to her image in the mirror and an adult woman reacts to her image in a mirror.
When a baby sees herself in the mirror, she can't get enough! She gives herself her very best smile, and squeals in delight and then does it again and again because she absolutely loves herself! Peeling her away from the mirror can be quite a struggle. She could spend all day laughing and smiling at herself without one thought or suggestion that she's limited in any way.
You used to be just like this! What happened to you, you gorgeous woman you?
The little baby girl you once were is still there! Look deeper with a quiet mind and a loving, playful heart. What do you see? Stop the self talk, judgements and monkey mind chatter and just breathe and connect to your beauty,essence and inner being.
What do you see?
Find one thing you love about your image. Is it your eyes? Your smile? Your cute nose? Your freckle, dimple, twinkle in your eye, your hair? Pick something and smile at it and then smile again and again and again! Smiling is contagious. Pick one attribute of your image in the mirror that you love and turn that positivity into a loving affirmation. Such as, I love my beautiful eyes. Repeat your affirmation thirty times a day for thirty days and watch the world around you shift. (Back in college, I used positive body image affirmations all of the time and went from never having guys flirting or being interested in me to having tons of guy attention as a result of my own inner monologue shifting.)
When you wash your face at night, close the bathroom door and be with yourself in the mirror. As you wash your face (with healthy, organic products of course) gently massage your face using both hands with gentle, loving strokes. Imagine your fingertips are radiating love, acceptance, gratitude and confidence into your skin, penetrating deep into your cells and emotional body. Breathe, relax and soak in this loving self care routine.
Make this a nightly ritual for a week and you'll be well on your way to loving what you see in the mirror on a daily basis. In fact, you'll be excited to catch a glimpse of yourself any chance you get!
If you don't love what you see in the mirror, who will? Love, cherish, bless and be grateful for your body because it's the only one you have in this life time lifetime. The more you love yourself, the more love exists on the planet and we can make this beautiful shift from fear into love and unity consciousness. Live in your heart space all of the time. Release all judgments, criticism, negativity within and watch the world around you transform.
It all starts with the Man in the Mirror (Thanks Michael Jackson!)
© 2009 Amanda Moxley
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