Spring Perspective – Style Six
Today I’m joining my Style Six sisters to bring you this fun linkup and share a little spring perspective and a look I’m grabbing for my time working from home. Grab your favorite look and join us! While your at it leave me a comment and share what you are doing to bring sunshine to your days! Be sure to follow all the way down to see my favorite look from last week!
To be honest, I struggled to post these pictures. When I pulled this outfit together I LOVED everything about it. My fave denim shorts dressed up on top with a classic linen blazer. It felt fresh and fun and comfortable.
When these pictures showed up on my computer screen my perspective quickly changed. I saw broad hips and chunky legs and a midsection that has seen a few too many adult beverages and snacks lately. I did not see the confident, happy, glass half full girl I know I am.
Maybe because when I looked at the outfit in my bedroom mirror the picture above is what I saw! I mean, let’s all agree there is a big difference with just a slight shift in perspective right? Side note…a mirror tilted just right can instantly shed 10lbs!
So which picture really reflects what I really look like in real life? I personally feel it’s somewhere in between. However I am feeling on the inside on any given day will shift the perspective on the outside. I truly believe so many times what others see when they look at us is reflective of what is radiating from inside and not so much the exterior view. A still shot can’t make up for the life behind the picture.
This isn’t new for me. I have long struggled with my view of myself. I look at pictures from my twenties when I was still stuck in a wreckless cycle of starving my body to try and be “thin” and shocker…..I was. What I wouldn’t give to be as fat as I thought I was then! But the truth is, if you knew me then in person there was a bitter and overly unsatisfied with life side you really wouldn’t love.
The woman I’ve grown into loves my body for all it has done and continues to do. I truly love myself….that feels awkward to type but it’s true. But this same woman still does not like my body many days and it is okay! Just like I can continue every day to work on the inside, there is no reason I ever have to be 100% satisfied with the outside. I can love my body and still want to do my best to make it better.
An older version of myself would have deleted these pictures the instant they hit the computer. The me today has a different perspective and I’m able to accept the changes and know I have the ability to change both the way I view myself and the actual view of myself with a little hard work.
How are you shifting your perspective this spring?
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Heading into Memorial Day Weekend and Shauna’s red, white and blue look really caught my eye from last week. She is always such a doll and you can always find plenty of color inspiration on her feed.
