The touch-up of make-up before heading out.
The quick glance in the mirror before leaving or entering.
The new blouse.
The new shoes.
The change of cut or color of hair.
The painful wax.
The hours in the gym.
How often we do these things for someone else, in hopes that they will make a difference!
We do an extra spritz of perfume hoping that the smell would be intoxicating. We touch-up our make-up in hopes that it will make our eyes stand out just a bit more than usual. We check ourselves out in the mirror numerous times, making sure everything is just perfect. We buy new blouses and shoes and pants and accessories hoping that the perfect outfit will catch their eye. We change our hair style or color hoping people with notice the change, even when it is just a trim. We get waxed and plucked and trimmed and tucked, for who?! We spend countless hours in the gym or yoga studio or running the streets hoping to shed those last 10 pounds, because they are what are holding us back.
By we, I mean I.
Yesterday was the first time I ever did these things for ME... and it felt so different from all the times that I had done them for someone else!
I did an extra spritz of my favorite Chanel perfume... FOR ME.
I touched up my make-up before leaving... FOR ME.
I checked myself out in the mirror, smiling big... FOR ME.
I put on my new blouse... FOR ME.
I straightened my hair... FOR ME.
I did a REALLY fun 5k with some girlfriends... FOR ME.
I did these things for me because I am worth it.
I am worth the extra spritz of expensive perfume.
I am worth the touch-up of make-up.
I am worth the extra glance in the mirror.
I am worth the trip to the salon for a new hair do and a wax.
I am worth a new outfit every now and again.
I am worth the hours I spend in the gym.
I am worth it.
You are worth it.
Quit doing it for someone else. Do it for you.
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