Self Worth

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I See Gold – Acknowledging Your Self Worth:

If you are reading this, chances are you own at least one mirror. The likelihood is also very high you have walked past a mirror, or another reflective object, and looked away before you truly had to look at yourself. Often times the reflection in the mirror depicts far more than what one is wearing – it is a reflection and insight into who a person is and how one feels about themselves.

We live in an age when we are obsessed with obsession. One can become so fixated on perfection they often created an imaginary defect in their physical body or life. Women have developed eating disorders, turned to plastic surgery and excessive working out, all in the name of losing those last stubborn five pounds and searching out “flawlessness.” All of ones desires and efforts to obtain the ever illusive “perfect” can quickly wreak havoc on ones mentally as well as ones self worth. Self worth is very easy to spell and describe, but very often, it is something many women struggle with feeling and embracing.

Women today often find themselves victims of unpractical demands being placed upon them daily. So many women face each day with no self worth. But how did they lose it? Is it because of the way the world has portrayed what a “perfect” woman of today is supposed to be? Is it because someone stole their self worth from them? Could this be the void some fill by over eating, or not eating at all? All of life’s experiences can assist in pouring a woman's self-worth right down the drain.

For those who have been through a struggle, or are now find themselves in the midst of the storm, take heed in these words – you can overcome. You can fight to regain your self worth. You are equipped to defeat anything. You are worth fighting for. You can and will overcome whatever circumstance you find yourself in.

You may not be responsible for the trials you are facing, however you and you alone, are responsible for getting back up and on...