For love of selfies

I came across this video today and wanted to share it with you:

This Will Forever Change the Way You Look at Sefies

As I watched this I realized a couple of things. First: My self-criticism affects my daughters tremendously! ICK! I don't want to be that mother! But here is the rub: How does one portray self-confidence about personal traits when it just isn't there? This video actually gave me a key to doing that.

Second: I often find myself criticizing not only my OWN selfies (which are few and far between), but other people's. I am not a critical person, so why?? I will just as easily compliment others selfies, too! Maybe I do it to feel better about my own selfies? I mean...I would NOT do the duck face! It is just so awkward! So I criticize those selfies, which perversely makes me feel better about my own because I would NEVER do that! The truth is, I can't pull of a decent duck face to save my life, so I won't subject others! It is a bit overused, but that is rather off topic.

And the key that I found? When this video concluded, I decided to challenge myself, and I invite each of you to take up the same challenge! From now on, when I see selfies, I am going to purposely express a compliment about it! When I see selfies on Facebook, I will comment on something SPECIFIC that I think is beautiful about it. But, even more of a challenge - I will find things about my OWN selfies that I will compliment (to myself, at least!). That will be even harder because after all, I am my own worst critic.

I want to learn to project for my daughters a positive self-image and confidence. Take this path with me and lets really start developing a society where beauty truly is diverse and fully appreciated!