A Woman’s Life Journey of Body Acceptance Part 2 of 3: Teen Women Body Blues The teen years present a mix of fears related to body image for girls. This is magnified with normal insecurities regarding self-acceptance. Mixed messages are present from society’s view of what is beauty. Girls are transforming into women as their…
A Woman’s Life Journey of Body Acceptance Part 1 of 3: Beginning of Beauty or Beast? I came across a wonderful article in the March 2012 Real Simple magazine about a women’s journey in resolving her body image and recognizing her beauty (check it out; see resource below). It got me thinking about our individual…
As I was driving to work the other day, listening to one of Dan Allendar’s recorded sessions from his Wounded Heart series, he made a statement that really caught my attention: When you take away hope, you take away your identity. Once you stop desiring, you stop dreaming. Once you stop desiring and dreaming, you stop becoming. When you stop…
If we open our eyes to what we do not want to see surrounding us… People are struggle to find acceptance and love. Individuals are weighted by guilt, unable to forgive. Spouses are strangers. Children are consumed by so much pain that they inflict harm upon themselves just to feel in control. We have all…