How to.

[gerrerd]

It begins with you!

[Hidden]

Definitely agree with all of these except smiling at myself in the mirror. The closest I can get to this is when checking to see if something is stuck in front teeth🤪

[gerrerd in reply to Hidden]

Beauty is within, a beautiful soul is always beautiful.

[primrose81]

The same, I feel stupid enough without smiling at myself in the dreaded bathroom mirror!

[Agora1]

Actually the bathroom mirror and I has become my closest friend.

When no one else was there for me, I would look deep into my eyes

and tell myself...."you've got this" "you can do this" "You are Safe"

Somehow that reflection in the mirror showed love for myself and

I believed every word. xx

[Hidden in reply to Agora1]

oh Agora1, as I always say, someday I’m going to think like you. At current, I avoid the mirror like the plague. I like it only with dim light and 4 foot distance. Otherwise, I start the whole ruminating of: need better moisturizer, lines showing around eyes, need better hair stylist/color, gray is starting to show, and while we’re beating ourself up about hair, I then ask myself: what’s with the pony tail everyday. Either cut it all off or style it! Teeth not white enough, some sun spots showing oh no!, and on and on I go. It’s very stressful. My family thinks it’s hilarious that I get ready to go out with a dim light on in BA. Definitely need to make friends with my mirror and reflection some day soon.

[Agora1 in reply to Hidden]

KellyKay, someday will come and you will realize that the person

looking back at you in the mirror is the one who loves you the most.

When you get to "unconditional love" you've made it to your goal. xx

[Hidden in reply to Agora1]

Thank you Agora1. I’m getting there. The mirror may be my final step. Saving the best for last kind of thing, lol.👍❤️🙏