Picking up this devotional is the first step to learning to love and accept yourself, just the way you are. Rebecca Glenski Coppage spent most of her life struggling to develop self-love. In the throes of an eating disorder and a bad relationship with food and her body, she finally decided to let go of her perfectionistic ways. Finding self-love wasnât easy, but it was necessary in order to find joy. With the help of Christine Rupe, MS, LCPC, NCC, and Rebecca McConville, RD, LD, CSSD, she learned to treat her body with kindness and to love each and every part of herself. If you are like millions of other people, learning to love and respect your body can be a daily challenge. No matter where you fall on the self-love spectrum, this devotional is for you. With Godâs love, some professional advice, and a lot of grace, you CAN feel positive about your body and the choices you make regarding it. You can learn to make healthy choices, use positive self-talk, and silence that inner voice that tells you âyou arenât good enough.â You can learn to embrace all the wonderful traits and characteristics that make you uniquely you.
Picking up this devotional is the first step to learning to love and accept yourself, just the way you are. Rebecca Glenski Coppage spent most of her life struggling to develop self-love. In the throes of an eating disorder and a bad relationship with food and her body, she finally decided to let go of her perfectionistic ways. Finding self-love wasnât easy, but it was necessary in order to find joy. With the help of Christine Rupe, MS, LCPC, NCC, and Rebecca McConville, RD, LD, CSSD, she learned to treat her body with kindness and to love each and every part of herself. If you are like millions of other people, learning to love and respect your body can be a daily challenge. No matter where you fall on the self-love spectrum, this devotional is for you. With Godâs love, some professional advice, and a lot of grace, you CAN feel positive about your body and the choices you make regarding it. You can learn to make healthy choices, use positive self-talk, and silence that inner voice that tells you âyou arenât good enough.â You can learn to embrace all the wonderful traits and characteristics that make you uniquely you.
âI praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.â âPsalm 139:14Â
Thereâs a lot of talk these days about self-love. How often have you heard âYou canât love someone else until you love yourselfâ or âYou canât pour from an empty cupâ? I would bet that at some point, someone has said to you that you âneed to treat yourself like you would treat your best friend.â These are just a few of the suggestions that people offer about self-love. Self-love sounds great, but what is it exactly? Is it pampering yourself with a shopping spree or a makeover? Is it reading inspirational books and self-help articles? Is it having a relationship with someone who teaches you to love yourself more? No. It is not any of these things (although they may help). Before weâre able to practice self-love, we first need to understand what it means. Self-love is a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological, and spiritual growth. It means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. Self-love means taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please other people. It is not settling for anything less than you deserve. Self-love means that you accept yourself fully, exactly as you are right at this moment. Self-love is not something that you have or donât have. Self-love is an action. That being said, self-love can look different for every person. What it looks like for me might be very different from what it looks like for you. The first step is to figure out what self-love means for you.
Author Rebecca Coppage understands the struggle to love yourself. She has struggled with an eating disorder for many years and wants to encourage others who may be struggling. 100 Days to Self-Love is a devotional book for learning to find peace and acceptance with your body.
The author states in the introduction âMaybe youâve struggled with negative self-image and lack of confidence, or have resorted to restrictive dieting, bingeing and purging, overexercising, or other self-harming behaviors. Maybe you just have some disordered eating, or perhaps youâve been diagnosed with an eating disorder. No matter where you fall on the self-love spectrum, this devotional is for you.â I would agree with this statement. Most ladies struggle with self-image, in one way or another. We are quick to point out our flaws and brush away compliments that others might pay to us. We are also quick to knock down others, instead of building them up, mostly due to our own insecurities. Â
This book is divided into five sections, with devotionals related to the section heading. The first part is âAccepting your past and embracing your story is the first step to self-love.â Each day starts with a short title, followed by a Bible verse or motivational quote that is designed to get you thinking. After that is a short devotional relating to the dayâs topic. Each day can easily be read in five minutes or less.
The cover of 100 Days to Self-Love is beautifully designed and I enjoyed reading this devotional. I was originally taken off guard when I realized that not each day started with a Bible verse because that is what I was expecting from a devotional book. However, the motivational quotes also work well for daily devotionals. I found this quote profoundly fitting: âWhen you finally learn that a personâs behavior has more to do with their own internal struggle than it ever did with you⌠you learn grace.â-Author unknown. Â
One thing that I did not like about this book is that it did not have a table of contents. To me, that was a little weird. Also, I would have liked the book to go a little bit deeper, but overall, I really enjoyed this devotional. Â
I would highly recommend this devotional to all ladies. Women are notorious for struggling with their body image. This starts early on, with most women as they hit their teen years, and follows them until well into adulthood as they struggle to figure out who they are. This book is suited for single ladies and married ladies alike. This book would make a great gift idea for young teens and adults as well. It is one that will be read again and again.