Remember the next time you wish
You looked like a picture hanging on a wall
That things hanging by that thin of a string
Tend to fall
Practicing Affirmations With Your Teen Daughter
“I am smart. I am strong. I am special.”
This is the affirmation that begins every LiveGirl Confidence Club meeting. In a room full of middle school girls, saying this affirmation loudly while doing hand-motions can, at first, feel awkward! But affirmations are impossible to avoid at LiveGirl Confidence Clubs. Icebreakers often include questions like, “What is one thing you like about yourself?” “What is something that you are proud of accomplishing?” “What is something you are great at?” Confidence Club is, in many ways, a practice in learning how to say good things about yourself.
Learning Self-Worth
By Ranease Brown, 17, Bridgeport CT, LiveGirl Intern, LiveGirl since 2015
At seventeen years old, I am unlearning and learning how to love and accept myself. LiveGirl has been a huge part of my growth. I have been with this organization since 2015, when I was only twelve, and I have learned so much about confidence. I have learned how to manifest and use affirmations in my daily life to build myself up. I have found such a bright light of a community to lift up young girls that are, and were, just like me. I am able to plant seeds of confidence, positivity, power, and acceptance within these girls.
