Celebrity Part 2

Back in early January I did a post on the everyday "celebrities" we have in our lives.

My mom is one of those celebrities. This summer when I was on bed rest with my 4th baby she came to live with us for 9 weeks. She did everything for us and nothing for herself. She is certainly a HERO.

This blog is about becoming a leading lady ... although mostly it's been about food and weight loss I wanted to get back to the roots of why I thought my sisters idea for this blog was so GREAT!

Someone who becomes a leading lady is someone who feels good about herself. One way to fast track those good feelings is to do something good for someone else. Don't wait to be asked, don't wait to be told, be observant to those around you and find some way, small or not, to make them feel good, or ease their burdens.

Let me know how your service goes.......best of luck!!!

Celebrity

A couple months ago I was asked to attend a night at our church for the young women ages 12 - 18. The night was about celebrities, however, not the ones in Hollywood. Each of the girls had been asked to pick someone they admired and wanted to be like. They then wrote a letter why they chose them as their "celebrity". Then each "celebrity" was invited to attend that night, hence the reason I was there.

I felt honored to have been chosen by a beautiful sweet girl. However, humbled by the thought that we truly are always being watched. I was also even more impressed by the girls who had not chosen women who were necessarily fashionable, slim, or gorgeous by the standards of the world. Some had chosen women who were crippled but still kept their happy attitudes and worked hard to be independent. Others chose women who had simply lived a very hard life and worked hard all their days.

It made me think of the wonderful women in my own life. Women who are strong, work hard, serve others, are kind, have a happy attitude, and are giving. Most of all the evening presented me with a desire to be a better person. I've been watching people more now and learning from them the skills and attributes that I think would make me an even better person!

Who are your celebrities?

Until next time,

Leiah