Ladies? How many times have you looked in the mirror and not seen someone you've liked? It happens to all of us. To the best of us and to the worst. #1 is that you could never be the person beside you, so please get that out of your head. You were created to be someone beautiful. 

In the beginning stages, a diamond is uncut, and it may still have the rock around it. Some are under developed and have that little bitty black stuff inside. Each and every woman should compare themselves to a diamond. If you are still in the early stages of development, do not wory about it. Just keep in mind that you are a diamond. No diamond is better than the other because they are all precious and valuable. 

Let's think of the many qualties of a diamond: the 4 C's: Cut, Color, Clarity, and Carat. Now, NO TWO DIAMONDS ARE THE SAME. Every one is cut to perfection. Do you ever question the cut of a diamond? NO! If you like what you see you get it. Now if you don't...you apply the necessary. When I say that. YOU look into the mirror and discide if this is what you want. YOU do not take the opinion of OTHERS if you like something. You just go for it. That should be the thought process of all.

The Color is important to every lady. Some like pink, some like white, some like yellow, etc.. Every woman should find the qualities in her that she likes. Make those things shine. Focusing on the negative makes others focus on that also. When a woman is confident in who she is and the main parts of her, others take notice. It may not just happen over night, I can also guarentee it, but it will happen gradually. You just have to appreciate and love what you have. You don't just toss aside a diamond, you cherish it. That's what you need to do for yourself. Diamonds take centuries to get rid of the black "stuff". We don't want to procrastinate. Ladies! We have a life to live!

Now here's the last but certainly not least piece of wisdom. The carat is the value. The ultimate value. It is measured by the weight. How much would you weight yourself? No, no, no. Don't get on a scale! What is your value? Are you something valuable, like a diamond? or are you almost plastic? Never pose as something you are not. You are never and will ever be plastic, so dont NOT let anyone treat you as such. You are made beautifully. Whether you are white, black, yellow, red, voluptuous, slim, etc. You are perfect and will NEVER be anything other than it. You may never be the F diamond (flawless). But on that special day, when the man of your dreams gives you a ring, will you ask him if it is a F diamond? NO! You will love it just the way it is. That is how anyone should love and accept you. The diamond (you) will still be there. 

So my diamonds, what are you going to do now? Go back in that mirror, and see what you like about yourself. No it doesn't have to be physical, but I want you to notice those too. Take pride in who you are, don't let anyone else be the judge. Love you first before you let anyone else do the act. When you find yourself, you will be amazed at how many people will find you too.

GOOD LUCK AND DONT FORGET THE 4 Cs!!

The clarity is, to me, the most important. You know the black "stuff" inside of a diamond? We each have some inside. The black stuff represents the uncertainty, the bad friends, the insecurities; anything negative in your life that you deam it so. Now in order to be that brilliant diamond, you yourself, has to figure out what that black stuff is. I'm not going to say it will be easy and it certainly will not happen right away, but I do know that you HAVE to make the effort if you are sincere in who you want to be.