Article from LCResource Newsletter - January 2008
Celebrating your continued development.

Title: Women's Workshops and How They Work

by: Linda Johnson, M.S.L.C.

Self-esteem is a core identity issue that is essential to personal validation and the ability to experience joy.

Self-esteem emanates from the inside out. Often times, it is assaulted or stunted from the outside. A woman with low self-esteem does not feel good about herself because she had absorbed negative messages about women from her environment.

The reign of youth, beauty, and thin bodies presents a dooms day scenario for every woman. Magazines, starting with the teenage market, have programmed women to focus most of their efforts on appearances.

By the age of 12, a lot of girls disregard previously enjoyable activities in favor of the beauty treadmill leading that leads to nowhere. They become fanatical about diets. They munch on leaves without salad dressing the way rabbits do, they jog in ice storms, and swear they love all of it! Ads abound for cosmetic surgery, enticing them to "repair" their aging bodies as if the natural aging process was some kind of an accident or a disease. Yet, despite all these efforts, they still feel like they’re never good enough.

Because of these attacks on women’s self-esteem, workshops have proliferated to promote learning, discussion, and feedback about common concerns. If you are a busy woman, you have the option to join online workshops. All you need to do is to log in to find out about other people’s views and suggestions to change one’s self for the better.

Here are some tips from women’s workshops that can help you:

1. Aspire to get better every day. Plan to do things that can help you improve physically, intellectually, emotionally, and even spiritually. Make that necessary change to boost your attitude. You can feel free to choose what you want to change in your life.
    
2. Understand that small things add up. The seemingly meaningless things you do for yourself may not have immediate results. However, after just a short time these will make you look and feel better. So add those bubbles to your bath, make sure you eat your vegetables, get enough sleep, and think of doing something nice when you have nothing to do. Without a doubt, the results will be worth it.
    
3. Realize that mirrors don’t lie. Well-meaning friends do not wish to lose the friendship. However, if you have spinach between your teeth, your mirror will clearly point it out. These things can be bothersome if you thought you were in your best. So, remember to look presentable each time and enjoy its benefits.
    
4. Simplify matters and just do it! Simplify matters. If you just can't get rid of that cowlick in your hair, just put some gel instead. Do you have a pimple on your nose? No sweat. Just grab that concealer, and voila!--Good bye pimple! Can’t get rid of those extra pounds from yesterday's buffet? Wear something loose.
    
5. Learn to appreciate things. To get that attitude going the right way, you need to appreciate your face and you body for what they are. It may be unrealistic to tell you to love it, but you certainly shouldn't hate it. You definitely need to value what life has thrown at you. However, that's easier said than done in a society who adores reed-thin models and embraces unrealistic standards.
    

If you study success stories, you'll notice that virtually every self-made successful people have one super-important element - a burning desire to succeed.

What counts most in life is your frame of mind.

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About the Author: Linda Johnson holds her certification as a Master SPIRIT LIFE Coach. We are ever grateful for the contribution that Linda has made to our newsletter over the last few years. Should you wish to contact the author, please contact our corporate email: rhema-int@shaw.ca.

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