Often times, I read your posts, dear followers, about how you wish you could get tons of plastic surgery or loose weight. It makes me wish that you knew how beautiful you are.
You are beautiful with or without make up, with or without loosing that weight. I see pictures of you and the thought of your face permanently changing terrifies me.
Why put yourself through the pain of believing that you are ugly? If you truly believed it would be healthy to weigh 90 lbs or if you had been in an airplane crash and had facial burns and scarring, I could understand. But you are letting insecurities and fear of being alone guide you.
There are people who would spend the rest of their lives eternally grateful to look like you, to just look like a normal person or be healthy. Although it’s not your intention, in hating the way you look, you are taking your beauty for granted.
It’s simple. Our culture’s view of beauty is contrary to the natural woman. It tells women they are not good enough as they come. What a horrible illness this perpetuates- the vile hatred of woman’s body and image.
Love your body. Begin a revolution. Don’t blame other women, because they are victims of hatred and an objectifying, disrespectful culture. Be an example and inspire others to love who they are.
You don’t have to start out loving your entire self. You don’t have to start out liking every part of your body. You can start small, by becoming conscious of the way you light up when you smile or even the gap between your teeth. Knees, elbows, delicate ears. Love something.
I promise you, if you continue on the path of hating the way you look, loosing weight and surgery will not fix you.
The only hope is to see that you are not only beautiful, but that you are not your body. Who you are is something that can’t be measured. If you don’t love your body, you do not know yourself.
Make an effort to change and be a part of a revolution
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