Sometimes,
when I look in the mirror I let society creep in and whisper it’s lies of hate and hurt. It tells me that I am not good enough, that my body isn’t ideal that my teeth aren’t straight enough of white enough. They tell me that my hair is too curly and my skin is imperfect. I am not good enough to be anything. “No matter how hard I try I’ll never be good enough.” Sadly, I let them go on and on for most of the day.
For example, if I see an attractive person, that voice in the back of my mind reminds me that they would never be attracted to me.
I’m not a fucking barbie.
But then I feel a flicker of strength and confidence. Its quiet at first, slowly rising inside me like the quiet before the storm. It soon washes away the whispers of criticism and the doubts I had in myself because of what I’m afraid other people will think. The torrent inside of me twists and crashes, reminding me that I am strong and beautiful. That I am a good person, that I am beautiful in every way. That I deserve the best and shouldn’t settle for anything less than I deserve.
Society should be ashamed of making anyone feel less than they are. Ashamed to make ANYONE feel like they are worthless if they don’t look like they belong in magazines with girls who are so air brushed that in real life they are unrecognizable. Why don’t they embrace what the world has to offer? Embrace beauty in every shape and form? Because they are too busy trying to herd us into a box to be labeled.
I use the term “society” loosely because I know that there are thousands, maybe even millions, of people out there who are accepting and can actually see the beauty in every person outside of what the media tells them is “beautiful.”
I believe it is time for change. More and more I see blogs about accepting yourself and realizing that you are beautiful and/or handsome. It overjoys me to see people truly loving themselves.
Please realize that you don’t have to change yourself to be beautiful. You’re perfect just the way you are. NO ONE has the right to tell you otherwise.
YOU ARE STUNNING.
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