Body Image

I don't think I've ever met a girl that was completely satisfied with their body or how they looked. Growing up in today's world we have skinny, beautiful girls on instagram, on the magazine covers, all over guy's WCW. We think it's our job to live up to those expectations. Personally, I know I'm not fat, but that doesn't mean I don't feel fat. People can tell me till their blue in the face that I'm not fat, but I'll never believe them. Why? Because I have to compare myself to Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Kylie Jenner, etc. It's never ending for us girls.

Girls today go to extreme lengths to look perfect. It's sad really. Every single girl should feel beautiful no matter what they weigh or what size they wear. That sounds super easy, but it's quite the opposite. I think there's one thing I can personally do, that maybe everyone else should, too. STOP thinking Instagram is real. It is not. If you see Kylie Jenner with her pimpleless face and her shiny skin with perfect make-up realize this is an illusion. Not that Kylie isn't beautiful, but she's had lip injections, she has someone constantly doing her hair and her make-up, she has someone pick out her outfits.

Us girls have to stick together. It is so important to stand up for each other and to compliment each other. I love giving compliments. To see someone smile, because of just a little "I love your hair" or "your outfit looks perfect on you" is the best feeling. It isn't hard, it takes five seconds, and it can make a person's whole day. We have to ban together and try to defeat this "perfect" standard because guess what? Nothing is perfect. Imperfection is perfection. If everyone looked the same or wore the same size or had the same face, how boring would life be? We need diversity, we need different looks, we need to appreciate ourselves.

I've always had my own issues. My freckles, my HUGE head, my body, just to name a few. Then I realized, maybe this is something I'll struggle with forever, but my body does amazing things everyday. I can walk, I can run, I can throw a ball, I can climb, I can workout. I may not be a size 0, but I'm healthy. My body does what it needs to do to keep me alive every single day. I may be 22 and have freckles covering my face, but hey it hides pimples right? People always tell me what great skin I have, but nah it's just the freckles. Start looking on the positive side of things and make the best out of what God gave you.

Instead of looking in the mirror and picking out five things you hate about yourself every day, look for the good. Now, this is advice I have to follow as well. I am my own worst enemy, we are our own worst enemies, but we can do it. We can change what the world has created. We do not need to be perfect for anybody. Our bodies do not have to be a tiny size 0 for anybody. Our job is to not look good for anyone but ourselves.

Learn to love yourself for your personality and who you are, not what you look like. Beautiful people may not always be beautiful on the inside. Focus on making the inside beautiful, because that's what really matters.

~A