Have you ever heard of "The Looking Glass Self"? It is a popular concept in the worlds of sociology and psychology and has been around for quite some time. The belief is that we understand ourselves through what we think others think of us. When applied, we could...
Most Women Believe Lies About Beauty And Identity
4PM Media (The Wild Goose, The Vigil Project) has partnered with Project Light to produce a powerful film that addresses many of the struggles that women in our society today must confront. The world has set such unrealistic standards of beauty, success, and...
Watch This Young Girl Bring An Audience To Tears With Her Perfomance
This viral video of a young girl's poetry performance in her school classroom makes for powerful and somewhat painful viewing. She is a 7th-grade student, only twelve or thirteen years old. In watching it, my heart went out to her, because I understood her struggles....
Finding True Happiness Means Moving Beyond Comparison
I dare say every person on earth could be found guilty of comparing themselves to another person out of envy, pride, or mere insecurity. These could be comparisons of physical qualities, family life, level of education, state in life, career path, or even spiritual...
Why Is Our Culture So Afraid of Getting Older?
One of the many commercials that form part of Dove’s Beauty campaign, this video addresses what is probably one of the biggest fears of our time: age. A study of 2,000 women conducted by Superdrug in 2012 found that women start to worry about the signs of aging at 29....
When Will The World Make Her Believe She’s Not Beautiful?
I recently had a conversation with a friend and we were trying to remember the age we began to feel self-conscious. When did we start thinking differences between peers were something negative rather than something unique? When did we start comparing ourselves to...
In Just 6 Seconds This Model Will Completely Change How You View Her
This talk was given by Cameron Russell for TEDx. TED is a not for profit organization which, in its own words, makes ‘riveting talks by remarkable people’ available for free online. Cameron Russell, now 26, is a successful American model who started modeling when she...
Why You Should Look At Yourself With The Same Gaze Of Mercy God Does
When you look at yourself what to do you see? Is your gaze one of love and truth, or judgment and despair? Do you understand the significance of God’s mercy? Or, have you rejected it from your heart? The video tries to tap into the drama of every human heart that...