I met Jeanne in on the 31st of August during the Orientation day. She is a student on summer job. We got on well the first instant we introduced each other. Before the end of the day, we had exchanged phone contact.
We met often afterward as we worked in different post.
During the hot summer, all of us opted for the skirts. It was lovely having a change after so many months of dressing in trousers during the cold season. I for one was glad to exhibit my short skirts. I noticed despite the choking heat, Jeanne was always on her jeans trousers.
One day, I confronted her, suggesting she should let go of the trousers in the meantime until after summer. Her response gave me a shocking revelation. Vividly I still recalled she put it this way;
‘Princess, I hate my legs’
Truly I heard people discussed about other people who do not appreciate their features but I have never met such person until Jeanne came into my life.
I tried all I could to convince her that she should not keep on saying this. She went on telling me that her legs are bigger and have muscles all round like that of a man. This is when I realized that there was actually no defect on her legs; she just don’t like her legs because of those muscles
Each day we were together, I talked to Jeanne. The sad part of it is that she had brought her mentality to accept the false fate that the legs should always remain hidden from the public.
I can boldly confess that Jeanne is a pretty young woman. She has those curves that every man will long for. However, her demise was her belief that her legs were not worth any value.
This is her only limit. She went back to school at the end of September. We still keep in touch and deep down my heart, I still wish she should get behind that false belief that she has ugly legs.
This goes down to you. The question is; how do you value yourself?
Do you have any idea who exactly you are? Do you enjoy being called by your name? Have you any respect for your being?
It has taken longer than necessary for some of us to come to the realization that we are who we are today as a result of how we see ourselves. The inner picture of you is what reflects out to mold you into what your physical being.
I am here to inform you today that your image, your value, your inner peace and your self-confidence are what will get you to your goal.
In a situation where you do not appreciate what you have, or how your physical features are, then l must be frank with you that no matter how hard you strive to produce the best in you, it will not come unless you make up your mind to drop aside the wrong mentality that you have been carrying within you that are not what should be.
Your features may have been that way due to an accident or birth effect, it may also be as a result of your carelessness such as bad postures, or unhealthy living. I implore you not to waste that real you while you torture your inner peace for nothing.
What you have not realised is that you have these limits in your life because you failed to see beyond your physical features. Please be aware that there is hope for you. You can get to the point in your life that you will be surprise about how much positive changes have occurred in you.
I want you to come to the knowledge that you are born to be great. You are a special person. It does not matter how overwhelming your physical inabilities are. You are not made to live your life to nothing and without a purpose. It is a great thing when you have me to help you to bypass that false belief and accept the real truths that are meant for your life.
Below are the guidelines that will help you greatly;
1) WATCH OUR WORDS
Stop right away from talking about your features in a negative way. If possible do not even refer to it. Avoid any temptation that will drive you to keep talking about it. Your words are what create your world. If you want to be successful in life, then you have to be careful about the way you throw your words around. Each letter you mentioned is embodied with power. Be alert. Instead, I suggest you shift from the negativity to the positive. Start mentioning how beautiful you are. Tell everyone who cares to hear you that you are a special being. Let them know that you are priceless. When you are alone, admire yourself. Look at the mirror in such a way as if your entire world can be found in it.
2) FOCUS BEYOND YOUR PAST
There is no man who packs his thoughts full of his pasts that will have the possibilities to progress in life. Do you know what? Your pasts came to be because they are meant to be. I want you to know that without your pasts, you will not have been where you are today. Though the histories in the past may have been terrible and unpleasant, they happened to teach you some lessons. My pasts have molded me to a great woman today. The more I remember them, the more I am very grateful that I went through them.
Now, there you are in the present, do not be hook down with the load from your pasts. They came and they have gone. What you need right now is for you to let go of them totally. Move on to the future. You have a good life ahead of you. Stop seeing what happened in the pasts. Do not look at everybody as if they are bad. Someone may have hurt you, and that gave you that mentality that you are good-for-nothing.
That person does not have the right over your life. That person came while in your pasts. That was then. You are now here, and what matters is how you see the future ahead of you.
3) BE OFFENSIVE
You should see your life as not just anything happening. When I quote that you must be offensive, it means that you must be ready to change your mentality. I will repeat that your physical features are not your limit. You are your limit. That is, the way you have been seeing your life. The inferiority complex that you have developed for so long that seems not to be going away is what holds you down.
Get ready for a transformation. Do not settle for less because if you do, you will never be able to carry on in life. The worst will be that you will end with a frustrated life.
Learn to worship who you are. Love yourself. Be grateful to God that he created you. Above all,
4) LOVE OTHERS
When you see people having complete physical features than you, compliment them. Show them that you are genuinely interested in them. Tell them straight to their faces that they are truly good-looking. The more you practice this; you will discover with time that you are no longer the same person that you used to be. You will be overwhelmed by the positive outlook that your mentality now holds.
Finally, accept every compliment people pass to you. When someone tells you that you are pretty, be thankful. Smile a lot. Let your heart be warm by their greetings.
Do not worry anymore about where your life is leading because you have just found the truth which is;
YOUR ONLY LIMIT IS YOUR IMAGINATION!
Cheers!
Princess Ayelotan
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