You'll get no argument about the importance of developing a good sense of self-esteem. Would that it could be so easy!
Parents impart their own attitudes about self upon their children. Children are bombarded by their peers. Women are bombarded by airbrushed cover photos of models next to headlines like "Flatten Your Belly By..." and "Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days," etc. We're unkind to each other, so we're unkind to ourselves because we grow up believing that's life.
I agree with your premise: to be healthy is to be happy is to be beautiful.
For women, self esteem has a lot to do with appearance. While it's easy to tell people to love themselves as-is, it's just as easy for those same people to kid themselves into ignoring that waistline that is, indeed, dangerously thick, and that goes beyond appearance.
I think that learning to take good care of oneself leads to good self-esteem. The other part of this is to appreciate who you are and be confident. Plus, as my mom always says: don't go out the door without putting on some lipstick. Presenting yourself in your best possible light is empowering...
or, should that be "empowHERing!"
BTW - the size of my waist does matter; my heart health depends upon it shrinking. :)
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You'll get no argument about the importance of developing a good sense of self-esteem. Would that it could be so easy!
Parents impart their own attitudes about self upon their children. Children are bombarded by their peers. Women are bombarded by airbrushed cover photos of models next to headlines like "Flatten Your Belly By..." and "Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days," etc. We're unkind to each other, so we're unkind to ourselves because we grow up believing that's life.
I agree with your premise: to be healthy is to be happy is to be beautiful.
For women, self esteem has a lot to do with appearance. While it's easy to tell people to love themselves as-is, it's just as easy for those same people to kid themselves into ignoring that waistline that is, indeed, dangerously thick, and that goes beyond appearance.
I think that learning to take good care of oneself leads to good self-esteem. The other part of this is to appreciate who you are and be confident. Plus, as my mom always says: don't go out the door without putting on some lipstick. Presenting yourself in your best possible light is empowering...
or, should that be "empowHERing!"
BTW - the size of my waist does matter; my heart health depends upon it shrinking. :)
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