Wow – my “inner critic” was having a field day yesterday!
I did my (first ever) video interview with two of the three facilitators of an upcoming course that I think is going to be really great (called “Social Media Bootcamp with Soul”). We did the video conferencing with our computers’ webcams. There had been some technical glitches with the video, but that’s not what my inner critic focused on. As I watched the replay, I found myself saying things like:
Ugh, do I really look like that?!
It looks like I have buck teeth!
My eye makeup looks so dark!
Oh no! My nose looks so huge!
Ew, look at me there…I look like a dork!
I look like a spaz right there!
Boy, aren’t we hardest on ourselves? Would I EVER say that about someone else? No!
I now know that webcams are not the most flattering of cameras. It seems to exaggerate certain things. Or dare I say, exaggerated “flaws”? But, I decided to go ahead and let the video be published…exaggerated “flaws” and all. What’s interesting too is that one of the technological glitches was that when Laurel spoke, instead of her showing on the large screen, she stayed small and the last person talking stayed on the large screen. Talk about really having to look at yourself!
Perhaps I’m mellowing with age. I don’t like the way I look in it, but “Eh, what are ya gonna do?” (with a shrug). I mean, really…the words of the interview are the important part anyway, right?
It reminds me that so many of us look at ourselves through that type of lens. Our inner critic notices only the “flaws” rather than any of the good stuff. How about we tell our inner critic to hush up, and then look into the eyes in the mirror and tell yourself, “I love you and you are beautiful just as you are!”
Here is the video. I really am excited about the course, so if you’re interested in finding out more about it, click here.
***Should you find yourself in need of releasing unwanted thoughts, emotions or beliefs, check out our page on Angelic EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).
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