I Love ME!

Do you squeal with excitement when you get to do your favorite activity? Do you run around and scream when your favorite person comes over? Do you reach out for someone close when you’re feeling sad? Probably not, but if you were a two-year-old you would. Sophia has not yet experienced what it means to be self-conscious, and she loves herself for exactly who she is, 24-hours a day, completely uncensored. I find it amazing to watch Sophia in her innocent self be exactly who she is without any reservations. Sophia’s creativity and her ability to simply enjoy life is something I look up to; because me, I’m always super busy and stressed out, but Sophia, well, she keeps herself busy on the things she truly enjoys and when she gets stressed out, she immediately turns for help instead of trying to take it all on herself. I want my life to be lived full of joy, and as I’m getting older, I tend to let responsibilities and all the things I “have to do” suck some of the enjoyment out of my life. I am learning from Sophia to slow down and love myself: run, skip, laugh, and just enjoy getting to be me. When you love yourself you're not afraid of expressing your feelings, because you know in your heart that they truly matter. Sophia never holds back on how she feels about things, and when something makes her upset or bothers her, she is not afraid to express it. Sophia's love for herself also shines through in a way where she doesn’t concern herself with what she looks like. If she had it her way (and most of the time she does) she’d wear her pilly, turquoise, rainbow, monkey, two-piece pajamas everywhere she went! She doesn’t care that it doesn’t go with the latest trends (of bright, juicy, summer tops such as hot pink or orange tanks). She is in such a precious stage of life where she can enjoy and experience exactly who she is. She is also in a delicate stage of life where she is vulnerable to my actions and modeling. I pray that I can be the mom she needs to be able to grow to be an adult that loves life and herself.