The Simple Agreements of Mere La Vie Academy

  • Honor the woman in the mirror.

    She is not a problem to solve, a project to perfect, or someone who needs to earn her worth. Meet her with compassion, patience, and respect for where she is today.

  • Be honest without being harmful to yourself.

    Tell yourself the truth, but leave judgment behind. You can acknowledge what is not working without using it as evidence that you are failing.

  • Pause before you post.

    No matter where you are responding, commenting, or sharing, take a breath before you press send. Ask yourself: Is this who I really am? Does this reflect what I believe? Am I speaking from truth, or from the version of me that is trying to be accepted, approved of, or understood?

  • BE YOU

    Not the polished version. Not the pleasing version. Not the version created to make everyone else comfortable. You.
    That is the Diamond Rule.