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that like a Disney princess, only the love and acceptance of others can convince us that we are good enough to love and accept ourselves.
If we accept this premise, the path to achieving all that we desire becomes one of amassing enough evidence, accomplishments and accolades to finally prove that we are worthy. Life is seen as a competition; resources are scarce, and we are constantly reminded of all the ways in which we, by comparison, are falling short.
It is an ugly truth that an underlying belief in our own unworthiness fuels the $ 11 billion dollars we spend each year on beauty products like cosmetics, toiletries and perfume – as well as the $ 30 billion more American women spend annually on diet products and programs.
Both industries operate inside the paradigm that perfecting our outer package will deliver us inner peace.
That our culture has so thoroughly accepted this“ outside in” approach does more than make us faithful consumers of anything that promises to make us more acceptable. It also keeps us forever racing toward the next external milestone – and the next one after that – in an attempt to finally prove that we’ re worthy. No wonder so many of us are discontent, discouraged, and flat-out exhausted, right? If I had a magic wand, I would most definitely use it to give women a view of themselves through an altogether different looking glass.
After all, the most fundamental power bestowed on us as human beings is the power to determine the lens through which we choose to see ourselves and our lives.
And our perception not only colors our reality; it actually helps to create it.
As a certified Law of Attraction coach, I’ ve spent the better part of two decades studying, applying, and teaching others about the powerful internal forces which are at work behind the scenes in the creation of everything we manifest in our external lives.
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