We all are beautiful and beauty is all around us. And, yet it is sometimes difficult to see that beauty through all of our perceived problems, judgements, comparisons and fear. Today, when you look in the mirror, look carefully to see you. Try to see yourself through the eyes of someone who loves you unconditionally, appreciates you for all your best qualities, and would never judge you. If there has never been anyone who has ever loved and appreciated you in this way, understand that this is likely why you struggle to see your beauty, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Today, when you look in the mirror, don’t worry about an image you think should be reflected back at you. Look for you in the mirror. Don’t focus in on your scars but rather remember the strength that helped you heal. Don’t look at yourself with a critical eye; look for and celebrate the light in your eyes. And, I guarantee if you look carefully you will see something, someone beautiful. Someone worth loving and caring for. Someone who has a place in this world and a gift to share. Someone beautiful-that would be YOU.

Just for today, I treat myself as if I am someone who I deeply love and care for. I frequently tell myself that I love you and I know that you are doing the best you can. Every day it gets easier to look in the mirror and to love and accept myself exactly as I am. Everything I need is coming to me at the perfect time, in the perfect way and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.