Last week I was given the privilege of attending P!NK’s “Beautiful Trauma World Tour.”
P!NK spoke many words of wisdom centering around the importance of acknowledging ourselves as beautiful. She spoke about how people call her too masculine-looking and too muscular, but how she still isn’t changing anything about herself. She is still selling out arenas throughout the world and she is very happy with herself. She said that the people who say these heartless things are the ones that need to change.
In today’s age there are countless people, girls in particular, who feel insecure and don’t like what they see in the mirror. Words hurt more than some people can understand. If they hear something someone said about them, those words will stick with them for a long time. In addition, with all of the social media posts and photoshopping, one’s expectations of beauty are altered and one’s expectations of what it means to be “beautiful” drastically rise.
If a girl has a pimple on her face, she feels insecure and that she needs to do whatever she has to in order to get rid of it. Acne, among other things, is a normal human condition. When did it become a problem to have a normal human thing on our face?
The answer: when people decided to listen to what the bullies have to say. The bullies are the people who feel the need to take out their own insecurities on other people to make them feel better about themselves.
It’s heartbreaking to see people distraught over a nasty comment someone made to them. As difficult as it is, I hope everyone can learn that they themselves are the only reassurance they need. Who cares what someone says? It is important how YOU feel about yourself and that you know your self-worth and beauty.
I, myself, have suffered from society’s daily pressures and ideals of beauty. I become insecure if I don’t wear and the perfect outfit and if my hair isn’t styled the prettiest way. Watching other girls who seem to be perfect and confident makes me and other girls feel insecure.
The solution: We must “fake it ‘til we make it.” If we can act like we’re confident and love ourselves, eventually our acting will become reality. We will realize that we actually do love ourselves, the way our hair naturally looks and the natural beauty of our faces.
Beautiful is looking in the mirror, seeing a confident girl and not caring what others think; it is an imperfect kind of perfect.
Don’t listen to the haters.
You’re all beautiful.
