Self Esteem, Good Choices, and the Waitress!

Are you in an abusive relationship?

Are you feeling needy for a man?

Are you having an affair with a married man?

Are you forgetting what it means to have great self esteem?

If any of the above are true for you, I encourage you to watch a newly released (on DVD), endearing movie, "Waitress."

Now, this delightful film may not win, Best Picture of the Year, and it may not make a billion dollars, but it has a fabulous message... a message I wish all women could hear!

I won't tell you too much about the movie because I am hoping you will all see it but let me just say it is about...

Making mistakes and moving beyond them.

Discovering your inner strength.

Friendship.

Making good choices.

Discovering your inner beauty.

Decisions and opportunities.

What is really important in life.

This romantic comedy demonstrates what it means to be a strong woman. It portrays a woman who uses her gifts and talents and abilities to brighten the world. Who finds strength and light inside herself. Who doesn't need a man to save her, support her, or make life worth living.

I'm always surprisingly refreshed by the rare movie that doesn't objectify women, that doesn't spread the myth woman are here for the pleasure of men, and that doesn't teach women they are their bodies.

Hooray for, "Waitress."

Kudos to Adrienne Shelly!*





*Adrienne Shelly was tragically murdered last year during the making of this film.

Are you an Option or a Priority?

Don't let a man become a priority in your life, when you are just an option in his life.

Too often women think they have fallen in love with a man, only to later, often painfully discover that the guy was not equally entranced.

Ladies, before you get involved, before you give your heart to a guy, before you become completely infatuated with a man, step back and ask yourself if you are a priority or an option in the guy's life.

If you are just an option, take note! Realize that you are most likely one of many, someone available for fun, and the guy is not in the relationship for the long term.

Better to be honest and clear than find yourself with a broken heart down the road.



I found a variation of this quote on my friend Surjit's amazing Blog: Gurushabad