Just the Way You Are by Kellie R. Stone
Most women truly desire to express authentic, beautiful lives but some are unfortunately trapped by consuming thoughts of not being good enough or that somehow they don’t fit into this world. No matter who you are or what you’ve experienced in the past, you can be the woman a perfectly loving God and Universe created. Karin’s story is a powerful example of how a mental shift and a little action can, and will, make a difference in your life and even the world. If we want to be empowered women, we must embrace who we are, and that means even the parts that don’t always fit in or make others happy. Conforming to societal ideals and the labels they create is a one way ticket to—as Karin’s experience shows—a mediocre, stressful place that slams the door to your most precious dreams. “Write your own life story,” she urges the women of the world. Remember, you are beautiful just the way you are.
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