I am passionate about empowering you to make peace with your body and to
begin a proper love affair with yourself. Self-compassion is an absolute
must if you are going to move into your true essence, your authentic
self. If this is not absorbed and understood, your entire foundation may
crack; or it will be shaky, at best. Because your view of your body
determines how you treat yourself and how you allow others to treat
you—it determines what you can and will accomplish with your God-given
gifts. It also determines what you are willing to settle for in life.

1. Now is the time that we take control of our lives, and it starts with
making peace with our innate characteristics, by looking in the mirror
and smiling back at ourselves—storing up some self-love. You will be
amazed at the warm feelings that bounce off the mirror back toward you.

2. Stop standing in front of the looking-glass complaining about
everything that is wrong with your body. Build your self-esteem and your
self-worth by speaking affectionately toward yourself and about
yourself.

3. Compliment yourself on what you believe to be lovely about you and
your body.

4. Do this for twenty-one consecutive days and watch your confidence
soar.

Being confident has absolutely nothing to do with having a "just right"
body. It's about taking care of the body that God has given you and
being the best you in the whole wide world—especially in your own life,
today, right now. Forget about what other women are doing. This is about
you, darling, and the good news is it's perfect timing right now. You're
not too late or too early to take pride in taking care of yourself. You
deserve it—and I know you can do it.

Enhancing your body image and feeling good about yourself is essential
to becoming who you are supposed to become and discovering and
perfecting your authentic image. But, in order to be successful, you're
going to need a way to obtain a realistic evaluation of what a healthy
body is for you. Allow me to stress how important it is that you
understand this by asking you to think about the following for a moment.
Really! Think about these two questions:

1. What does a healthy body mean to you?

2. What is a healthy body for you?

Before you answer, keep in mind that all of us have a particular body
type, shape or silhouette. We have been genetically engineered to have
the body that we were born with. Who your parents are and who their
parents are have all played a part in what innate characteristics you
have acquired. With that bit of information, you can feel free to rid
yourself of the notion that there is a perfect body; there is no such
thing as a perfect body or a perfect body shape. Each shape has positive
and negative traits.

In getting this you will understand why certain fashions and styles look
absolutely amazing on you and why you look ridiculous in others. Also,
once you see what body type and body shape you have you will understand
what type of wellness and lifestyle maintenance program will work
naturally for you.

Darling, love to you, and don't forget to embrace your authenticity.
This is where your innate power lies.

Chloé Taylor Brown
www.chloetaylorbrown.com