<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=woman%20mirror&amp;iid=2828369" target="_blank"><img alt="Mitzi Gaynor" border="0" height="395" src="http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/Mitzi_Gaynor_b228.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I chose this picture of Mitzi Gaynor for my latest <a href="http://www.blogher.com/one-day-i-decided-i-was-beautiful" target="_blank">series</a> of BlogHer <a href="http://www.blogher.com/developing-selflove" target="_blank">posts</a> because it represents everything I&#39;m trying to say about self-acceptance: </p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">I&#39;m no expert, but what has worked for me boils down to one thing:
being kind to myself. My research showsthat the same idea has worked
for many others. The particular advice may differ, but the central idea remains: treat yourself with the love you deserve, even if you don&#39;t
believe that you <em>do</em> deserve it, and eventually it will come
back to you. I know it&#39;s easier said than done, but ultimately it&#39;s
easier to treat yourself right than to constantly put yourself down. Promise.</p>

</blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">Just look at her! She looks so supremely confident and happy, and I suspect it&#39;s in no
small part because she&#39;s kind to herself. My favorite part is that she&#39;s a dancer, but she&#39;s treating herself to a
donut. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It&#39;s not all or nothing, people. Healthy people eat donuts too.</p>
