Confidence not vanity

I think that the majority of women battle with self-esteem and confidence issues at some point in their life. Some more or less than others. While I’ve never had huge self-esteem issues, I am prone to finding more faults than positives when I look in a mirror.

But some days a wonderful thing happens. I glance in the mirror and all of a sudden it’s like—Dang, I’m lookin’ GOOD! It can sneak up on me at any moment. A particularly good hair day when blow drying makes it fall just right and I can’t help but think “Hawt”. Or maybe it’s a day when all of my clothes are fitting nicely and I can’t help but feel fine. You know, like, damn fine.

It’s not that I spend the rest of my time in self-loathing or doubt, no, not at all. But the moments I’m talking about are the ones where you not only feel well put-together and ready to take on the world but where you actually find yourself grinning like a fool and thinking “I am Fan-flippin-tastic!”. These moments make you feel not only good about your looks but everything about yourself. Which you should! You obviously rock!

I think every girl should have and embrace these moments. It’s not vanity, it’s self-assurance, confidence and more importantly it’s a real self-esteem booster.

It doesn’t have to be fueled by looks either. It can be that moment where you’re driving around with your shades on rocking out to a sweet song and you just know you’re the coolest. You know you look ah-ma-zing and you know you live a charmed life. In reality, you might look like a super dork spazzing out and yell-singing along to a tweeny bopper song so loudly that the car next to you can hear it in stereo. (Or is that just me?) It doesn’t matter. If you feel amazing, then you are.

I just want to remind everyone to let themselves have these moments as often as they come and let yourself bask in the glow of feeling good for as long as you can. As my bee-eff-eff Summer would say, “Confidence, Cohen”.

Or should I say, “Confidence, Blog Readers”.

Disclaimer: If you happen to know you’re incredible 24/7 then a big “heck yes” to you, friend, and please feel free to move your awesome self on to the next blog post. Also, teach me your ways. Much love.