If there is one thing I’ve always struggled with it's accepting my self image. Each and every morning I would wake up and try and avoid looking in the mirror at all costs possible. Looking in the mirror was a sin and felt as if I was facing the devil.
As if things couldn’t get any worse I would tear apart my entire closet to the point it would spread across my room. Outfit upon outfit, pairs of shoes upon shoes, and just about any accessory possible with still no luck. I hated my body and there was no way to change it... At least that’s what I thought.
Accepting your bodily image can be one of the hardest things to do. We feel as though each and every day, no matter what we do, we are being compared to someone else. There is a constant fear of not fitting in and being the outcast of society.
We live in a society where body shaming has become the norm and that is not okay.
Often times I will walk into a store just to walk right back out moments later. All too often we walk into a store just to find that they only cater to one specific body type. For someone who struggles with their self-image, this can be heartbreaking. No longer do I let this bother me. Why? Because I love my body!
I do not have the perfect body and I am completely okay with that!
I have taken the vow to no longer buy magazines with celebrities flaunting their flawless bodies on the front cover for the world to see. I have taken the vow to no longer compare my body to other individuals. No longer will I let others talk down on or look at me any differently for how my body is. I have taken the vow to accept myself for who I am and I love it!
We were born to be different, so why not embrace it?
Pear body shape, inverted triangle body shape, rectangle body shape, hourglass body shape, and apple body shape… we were born to be different so why not embrace it? Every body shape is beautiful in their own way. Finding the right clothes for your body shape is key, it may not be easy but, in the end, you will look flawless. Something that fits someone with a pear body shape isn’t going to fit someone with an hourglass body shape the same way and that is okay. How you feel is what matters. You have to be comfortable in your own body.
“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are”
