So here it is... The crazy contract we have made... And will keep... To find and hold on to Beautiful. And to our Fairy Tale.
Our Purpose:
(Our reasoning behind our "mad" endeavor)
We, the sisters Alford, are tired of being Damsels in distress. We, as women and as daughters of God, have decided we have had enough. Enough waiting around for Prince Charming. Enough dependence upon non-existent fairy god-mothers. Enough of the world's idea of how our fairy tale should go. No more shall we blindly look into the magic mirror and see ourselves as lacking. Noe is the time to break down the walls, slay the dragons, and be our own heroes! Be our own fairy god-mothers. We hereby dub ourselves as our own knights in shining armor. We hereby decree that we will do all in our power: to be honest with each other at all times, to help each other fight the upcoming battles, to support one another through whatever decisions we make, to follow the codes of honor we set as stone in this Cinderella Pact, and most of all, do all in our combined and individual power to become the best we can possibly be each and every day. WE will treat each new day as a clean and unblemished page in our story book. We weill seek after righteousness as well as physical, mental, spiritual, emotional (and any other -al in the dictionary:) health and beauty. So we declare, by the power vested in us by God Himself when he commanded us, "Be ye perfect, even as I am perfect."
Our Definition of Beauty:
(Because the world has altered and distorted our view so badly, we must remind ourselves of its true meaning)
Beauty is more than a physical appeal. Beauty means pure. Beauty means love. Beauty means confidence. Women, from the very beginning of time, have searched after this very thing. God himself has built us as women with the desire, no... the 'righteous' desire, to be Beautiful. The devil has distorted taht desire into a convaluted mess, into the idea of air brushed super-models and "sexy". He would have us believe that Beauty is to be sexually appealling... That we have to lower our standards in order to fit the mold created by the world. When in truth, it is just exactly the opposite. God designed us in such a way taht we have the desire to create... We have special individual souls... All which add life and light and laughter to a world which is other-wise dismal and dim in comparison. Think about it, God created us (women) last... We were the crowning glory of this world. We are here to achieve a special purpose... And who are we to deny that? Beauty is not Sex. Beauty is Us. Every individual part of woman. So don't be afraid to be Beautiful. Beacause you can't escape it. Even as you rate yourself by others standards... You have a certain shine about you. You might as well embrace it, and make the most of your calling. You are Beautiful. So. Our definition of Beautiful goes like this: Beautiful-You:
You ARE Beautiful.
Our Individual Reasons:
Alecia-I dream of having children and a husband some day. One day, when I look into my daughter's eyes, I want to know that I have done my best to earn the look of admiration I hope to find there. I want to have a Self Confidence that I do not, as of yet, possess. And I want to be capable of encouraging others to do the same. I am tired of feeling sorry for myself. I am sick of allowing the world to influence the reflection I see in the mirror. I want to beat this feeling of hopelessness... This feeling that I am not good enough. And, if I can influence or encourage another woman out there to do the same, my life will perhaps have meant something special.
Kady- For so long I have been listening to others. But what I want to accomplish with this is to look in the mirror and know for myself that I am Beautiful.For myself not someone else.
Krystal- I want to go shopping and not feel Fat. I want to have a confidence boost so I can have fun shopping!!!!!! And so I can feel good inside about myself!!!! :)
The Do's:
This Blog-to record the process and hopefully to help others too:
Individual Diets (with some form of record keeping)-to find a healthy weight for our own personal body types:
Exercise-(also individualised for better results)
Weekly Challenges-goals for the week, decided in our weekly meetings:
Our End Goal-Sort of like a prize at the end of a race, this is our reward and our motivation to continue on.
Weekly Meetings-These will not only be for a review of our week, but to decide the next weekly challenges, and for us to encourage each other and get closer as sisters:
Monthly Focus-each month we will do something fun for the focus of the month. In doing so, we will focus on one of us and do something specifically helpful for that person.
Letters-these are a form of random encouragement that can be handed out by anyone at anytime:
Young Women's Medallions-this is a church oriented project for the teenage girls, and as I have already completed mine, I will be helping Kady and Krystal to complete theirs:
The Don'ts:
No closed minds or "CAN'TS"
Acceptance is required (as in no judgement from any party)
No cheating or stashing
No lying to each other... or ourselves
Other Facts:
Time-One year September 16, 2012-September 16, 2013
Inspiration-Cinderella Pact the movie
Meetings-Every Sunday
Goals-
Alecia- lose 40 pounds. Fit into old red dress. Confidence. Skinny jeans. Love my body. Run up stairs with out any problems.
Kady- lose 20 pounds. Bikini. Abs. Run a mile in 3-4 minutes. 200 sit ups in 2 minutes. Choreograph a dance.
Krystal- lose 25 pounds. Gorgeous Green and Brown dress. Confidence. Be able to run. Be able to wear dresses with out any emotional issues.
So, did it work? Did u really lose some pounds? Ur blog stopped by october 2012 and i can't find the results of ur contract...
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