Welcome to The Blogging A-Z Challenge April 2012! Some of the most popular posts here at The Shellshank Redemption are the Motivational Mondays. So, after consulting the tortoises, we decided to make April our Motivational Month! Please join us for this (almost!) daily dose of alphabetical inspiration. We hope you enjoy it!
* EVERY TIME A WOMAN PASSES A MIRROR AND CRITICIZES HERSELF, THERE’S A GIRL WATCHING. (Gloria Steinem) *
What if every time a woman passes a mirror…she smiles at herself? She cheers for the width of that smile, the light in her eyes? She accepts the wrinkles and dark circles? She loves the sound of her voice, the joy in her laugh?
What if…she gives herself a round of applause? She congratulates herself on a job - inside the home, outside the home, whatever it is - well done? She encourages herself to try something new, take a chance, challenge herself in some way? What if she does a victory fist pump or a few steps of a happy dance…just because she is who she is?
What if…we do that now, we start that today? Maybe, just maybe, the next time our nieces and daughters and granddaughters pass a mirror, they’ll see themselves…and smile.
Good idea. Take that Gloria!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post! Actually, today I posted an entry on n is for narcissism on the Challenge. Take a peek if you've the time.
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Thanks!
One step ahead you there!
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere, once, that we should treat ourselves the way we would treat our best friend. We'd never tell them they looked fat, ugly, were stupid etc. I've pretty much lived that way ever since!
Far Away Eyes - isn't it, though? :)
ReplyDeleteNancy - thanks for stopping by!
Annalisa - great idea! Thanks for sharing that.
This made me smile, I admit I tend to avoid mirrors but I think I will try to take your advice. Love the quote.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend, Madeline!
We're modeling behaviors for the next generation whether we realize it or not. Great post, Madeline.
ReplyDeleteNice post. Kids can stand in front of a mirror and dance and admire themselves for ages, we tend to lose that don't we?
ReplyDeleteWhat sound advice....Hmm I have never thought of a mirror as being a positive piece of equipment (hence your post is dead on). I also never thought about the little eyes that take every look, snarl, and blah I make when I look into the mirror!
ReplyDeleteJulie - me, too. :)
ReplyDeleteMilo - thanks!
Nick - good point!
Overcoming - I never really thought of it either until I read this quote. :)
I love this. We all need more of this. I love how motivational u are. :) Keep it up.
ReplyDeletei dont smile at myself until i've had my coffee & applied the coverstick! then i smile at my transformation.
ReplyDeleteps, i am surrounded by boys at my house so my frowns dont have much effect on them. one said i look like frankenstein while halfway thru makeup process...lovely!
Leigh - thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying these posts. :)
ReplyDeleteTara - ha! Poor you. :)
Good point! Women seem to be harder on themselves than they should be. I am going to try just smiling at myself, to see what happens!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Arlee, I've jumped to your blog on my A to Z tour and really like what I see. I'm going to hang around a few minutes and scroll through your earlier posts.
ReplyDeletePatricia
TMW - go for it! :)
ReplyDeletePatricia - welcome! I hope you enjoy the other posts, too. :)
Oh, if only I could find the strength to do some of the things mentioned here when passing a mirror. What a powerful quote by Gloria Steinem!
ReplyDeleteYour alphabet theme reminds me of cheerleading for some reason ;)
Cheers!
~Nicole
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Nicole - the irony is that when I was younger I was as far from a cheerleader as you could imagine. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd it goes far beyond mirrors, doesn't it? Great post.
ReplyDeleteEmpty Nester - absolutelyI
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post. I'll have to try smiling more when I look in the mirror. Not just for my daughter, but for me too.
ReplyDeleteCarol - I'm going to do that more, too. :)
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