I remember a scene from the Dick Van Dyke show, when Laura bleached her hair blonde one afternoon, and then she was scurrying to get it dyed back to brown before Rob came home.  Did you see that one?  At the end of the show, a probably seven-year-old Richie declares that he doesn’t care what color her hair is, he ‘just wants Mommy to look like Mommy!’

That touched me. I thought of all of the times I have felt terribly dissatisfied with something about myself.  All the times that I hoped that a new hairstyle or color or a new dress or jewelry or something else would make me feel better.  I think that I wasted a great deal of time trying to find that feeling of self-acceptance by changing external things. And that feeling of dissatisfaction colors my memories so much and I’m sure it impacted my children.

I have long loved peace roses, like the one pictured here.  And I particularly love this one because it is beautiful, while not being perfect.  It has a story to tell.  It looks as though it may have been pelted by hail, torn on one side and obviously wasn’t perfectly symmetrical to begin with. But it certainly is unique and lovely amid the scars of living that it shows. I love the light that seems to come from inside this variety, the soft pink on the edges and the warm, glowing center!

I hope that as women we can practice easing up on ourselves, spending less time worrying about externals and more time doing the things we love with those we love.  I hope that self-acceptance, scars and all, will help us to shine our unique beauty on everyone we meet.

Be well.

Love,

Jacque

“I love and accept myself today.  I am loved and appreciated and valued.  I was designed to shine.”

 

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