“Mirror Mirror on the wall . . . who’s the fairest of them all.” While we don’t often stand in front of a mirror and say this out loud, it’s a question I believe women ask themselves frequently. It often goes undetected. Mirror Mirror For many, mirrors are not a look glass of vanity but of dissatisfaction. This dull ache of dissatisfaction is not limited to hyper criticism of physical beauty, but also young women’s feelings of lack. I’m not

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Being Your Own Hero “If you're searching for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.”              Growing up means becoming more independent and responsible for your own actions. At first, I thought this was great. The moment I got my G2 and could drive around by myself, when I walked across the stage and received my high school diploma, or the moment I walked into university for the

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Little Toy Gun I wish words were like little toy guns, no sting, no hurt no one, Just a bang rollin’ off your tongue. I wish word were like little toy guns, no smoke, no bullets, no kick from the trigger when you pull it, no pain, no damage done. Lyrics, Carrie Underwood Little Toy Guns Families fight. They do at times. Some more than others. But what about when that becomes an all the time thing? How do you

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DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE - 5 WAYS TO SEE THE TRUE YOU 1. SEE YOURSELF AS GOD INTENDED It starts with seeing. How you view yourself directly impacts how you feel about yourself.  Have you ever met an animal who behaves like another animal? Like a pot belly pig who thinks he’s a dog or a turkey that barks? They have taken on an identity that wasn’t in the original design. They adopt the behaviour of another species

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YOU MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS OUR OF DUST So I am writing this blog to a girl I really wish I could have embraced, someone who could have been a  friend, someone who instead I rejected . A girl who everyone else could see as kind, smart and funny. A girl who was always good enough in her heavenly father's eyes, but just didn't know it. That girl is me.  I am 35 years old now, a woman, a wife, a

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Has anything ever stuck to you that was hard to remove? Confession: I have a phobia. It is sticky hand phobia. If I get honey, or syrup on my hands - look out! It drives me wild! Like freak out dance wild. The other sticky problem I’d like to solve is hard to remove price stickers. Sometimes those puppies are just stuck! I probably have old items in my house that look new because I could never get that sticky sticker

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