When I was asked last week to share on Self Esteem, body image and dieting I knew I was excited to do this but I was so stumped at how I wanted to get this message across in an impactful way. As I sat at my computer drawing blanks for half an hour I deiced it was time to ask God to weigh in on what he thought I should share. So I asked about 2 minutes later I was flooded with the exact idea and flow of the presentation and an excitement inside me was ignited.
The preparation for the chat today brought healing to my heart and soul in ways I didn’t imagine. After my mini presentation I had the absolute pleasure of sitting with the girls for about another hour as they shared what they are currently struggling with, asked questions and just poured their hearts out. It was a beautiful moment to see these girls embrace each other and encourage one another and just so hungry to understand how to learn how to love themselves. If only it was like that for so many others who are bullied.
Something else that was really neat was I actually put the words that kids said to me growing up – the things that really hurt, I put pictures from my wedding in the presentation and so on and I didn’t cry as I went back in time . This was a big moment of realization of how healed my heart really is from the past and it was an “I’m so proud of myself” moment.
Thanks to all who offered some input into what they would say to their younger selves – it was a really special moment to share that with them. Check out my video of what I shared if your interested – its a different way of presenting my story than I’ve done in the past. My heart’s desire is for young women everywhere to see how valuable, worthy and beautiful they are – just the way they are. My heart is full!
Stay Beautiful,
It was an amazing presentation!