I mentioned yesterday the thought that our kiddos will want to read and want to learn to read because they see us reading. In the same way, we should work on loving ourselves because our kiddos may just be learning how to love themselves by watching us. This is another idea I read about in Hot Moms Handbook.
If you don’t like who you are or the way you look, how can you expect your children to like who they are or the way they look? I catch myself a lot in this area. I tell others how Cutie Pie has my eyes, or that I was a tow head when I was little like he is, yet I find myself standing in the kitchen complaining to Hubby that I’m not happy with how I look. What is that translating into (or will translate into) in Cutie Pie’s mind?
You and I can decide to live in the moment, rather than always wanting change, being impatient. We can enjoy what is happening around us, who is around us and what they are becoming. At the same time we can try to become the best we can be, to be happy with ourselves or at least like ourselves a little more. We can improve ourselves for ourselves and for those we love. Imagine what an impact that could have on our family, on our kids.
I did not receive any compensation for writing a post about this book. It is simply one that got me to thinking about how I perceive myself, how I think about myself, not how I compare myself to others or fall short of what I think others think of me. This book has helped me to realize that although my family means more to me than words can express, I am in need of not being stagnant in my being to bring out the best in others, to keep my marriage fun and exciting and to love to my full capacity.
I’m going to explore how I found this to relate to the Proverbs 31 woman in another post (or maybe others – plural), but wanted to share what got me to this thinking since Hot Moms Handbook was not written from a Biblical perspective. I sincerely believe that God loves us as He has created us. If He created us and loves us how can we justify not loving ourselves, respecting ourselves and becoming all He created us to be?
The only reason why the Proverbs 31 Woman can be perceived as “perfect” is because she is a product of the God who lives within her. The only thing that’s perfect about her, is Him. – The Fulltime Girl
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