Are You Passing Your Issues to Your Daughters?

Guilt; self-inflicted guilt - some women look in the mirror and see failure, sadness; an unexplainable void within the pit of their stomach. Ever ask why a successful business woman who is beautiful, smart, financially secure and living the American Dream right down to the handsome husband, two wonderful children, and the big house with white picket fence feels inferior?

She can't figure out why she is so depressed and unfulfilled and feels guilty thinking she should be grateful. Her guilt adds to her sadness and the vicious cycle goes on.

"Maybe if I lose 10 pounds or get a makeover, I'll feel better. Perhaps I need to get a new hair style, buy new clothes or redecorate the house." Does this sound all too familiar?

The problem is that we are unknowingly passing this on to our daughters who observe our trying on dress after dress,hearing our complaints about our body, and seeing us try diet after diet!

Statistics show that 80% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance, and 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. Within our own communities, each school has those girls who constantly skip lunch, spend hours on their makeup, stress over the way their clothes fit, and monitor every morsel of food that enters their mouth!

We can't protect our children from constant media bombardment. We can't control mean-spirited comments directed towards them, but we can own our inner beauty and remind our daughters to reach for the stars and let the mirror be.