We live in a society where we read magazines that tell you to love yourself on one page, how to lose 5lbs in 7 days on the next, and a cake recipe on the next. In a world made to make us constantly want to change ourselves, we sometimes lose sight of how important self-love is.
Society paints a picture for us of how we “should” look. And if you don’t look like that girl in the magazine…well good luck. “Remember, the girl in the magazine doesn’t even look like the girl in the magazine.” There’s no one way that you should look or act or feel. We are entirely too hard on ourselves.
Just because someone is beautiful does not make us ugly. Just because someone is intelligent, we are not dumb. Just because someone is successful does not mean that we are failures. Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. Comparisons are the route of self-hatred. Own who you are, every part of you.
So many people struggle with self-love. It’s sad we live in a world where we feel compelled to enlarge every small flaw we have and focus in on them instead of focusing on the positive aspects of our lives. With all that we are taught throughout our lives, nobody really teaches you to love yourself as you are because it’s so important.
Loving every part of yourself is the first step in things finally falling into place. Become a priority in your life and talk to yourself like you would to somebody you love. Don’t let society’s distorted view stop you from seeing your beauty.
Sit back, take a look at your life. See your beauty, your accomplishments, the way you’re growing, and all you have faced that made you who you are. See others beauty without questioning your own.