I almost cried watching this video, watching the women’s emotion on their faces and in their body language when they saw how they viewed themselves compared to how others saw them.

It made me realise how critical we are of ourselves. Not just women but men as well and the impact on our self-esteem. Each and everyone one of us has so much to offer to this world. We need only look past ourselves to realise this. I say this with a heavy heart, because I know I get trapped in to this black hole too and don’t realise it.

Remind others how special they are

That’s why I have added this clip to my blog, hopefully in days, months and years to come I will continue to remember how beautiful I am (even writing that feels weird) and to remind other people around me how special they are.

Don’t judge, your words are powerful. It could change the course of someone’s life.

Someone dear in my life pulled out a cube wrapped in paper with a poem stuck on top and placed it in my hand.  From memory the poem read: “Whenever you’re feeling lonely or ever feeling blue, you only have to hold this rock and know I think of you.”.

He said “This got me through the tough times and gave me hope. It was something you gave me 10 years ago.” I didn’t realise how something so small could have such a huge impact, but it did. This changed me and from that day onwards, everyone I met – good or bad – I try to make their day a little brighter.

If anyone is reading this, I would love to read about your experiences.