{"id":84,"date":"2015-05-20T01:38:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T01:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatingforrealblog.wordpress.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2015-05-20T01:38:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T01:38:13","slug":"dancing-in-front-of-the-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopeinthemess.com\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Dancing in front of the Mirror"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When I walked by my daughter&#8217;s room this morning she was standing in front of the mirror dancing&#8211; in her underwear.\u00a0 She was singing songs and appeared so very joyful.\u00a0 I stood in the doorway where she could not see me and watched her for a few minutes.\u00a0 She demonstrated so much innocence.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>She was carefree.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>She sang &#8220;Jesus Loves Me&#8221; and twirled circles.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>She did not say anything negative about her appearance or herself.\u00a0 She was so happy to be singing in the Lord&#8217;s presence and His precious child<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cke_widget_wrapper cke_widget_block cke_image_nocaption cke_widget_selected\">\n<div class=\"align-center cke_widget_element\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>She was actually not even really paying attention to her body. She was watching the twirls and the smile. I was filled with joy as I watched her being so filled with JOY!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>One thing that I have worked very hard to do is demonstrate self-love, acceptance, and that beauty comes from within.\u00a0 When she was really little I would play with her in front of the mirror and sing<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>&#8220;I look in the mirror and what do I see&#8230; A beautiful wonderful me&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this moment I was envious- I want this carefree attitude for myself and so many others that I know.\u00a0 I also prayed that this feeling inside her will last.\u00a0 <strong>When will someone tell her that she is not beautiful? Worse yet, will she believe it?\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When she saw that I was watching she paused and giggled.\u00a0 She acted like she was a little embarrassed.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I said&#8230;..<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I love how happy you are right now. I told her to never be afraid to dance and smile. I told her to always smile when she sees herself. I told her that laughter and joy in her heart is one of the many things that make her so special. I want to constantly remind myself of the little girl that danced in front of the mirror.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I will continue telling her that the inside counts more.\u00a0 I will always tell her that she is beautiful and created in God&#8217;s image.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Let&#8217;s all show some self-love and dance in front of the mirror.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cke_widget_wrapper cke_widget_block cke_image_nocaption cke_widget_selected\">\n<div class=\"align-center cke_widget_element\"><span class=\"cke_image_resizer_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/eatingforrealblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/9fbb1-009ad7_365ef57bb3ee4dddb1bf8e4269451738mv2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281.98\" height=\"501.4\" \/><span class=\"cke_image_px_indicator\">\u200b<\/span><span class=\"cke_image_resizer\" title=\"Click and drag to resize\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I walked by my daughter&#8217;s room this morning she was standing in front of the mirror dancing&#8211; in her underwear.\u00a0 She was singing songs and appeared so very joyful.\u00a0 I stood in the doorway where she could not see me and watched her for a few minutes.\u00a0 She demonstrated so much innocence. 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