Everyone has their insecurities. I, for one, have many of them. I try to hide them, shut them away. I don’t talk about them; I don’t look at them. Deep down, I know that I don’t talk about them or focus on them because it’s easier than facing them. So, in an attempt to get over these insecurities, here is a list of things I am insecure about.

1. My hair. I wish it was straight. I wish it always fell in the right place.
2. My hands. I have chubby hands, I have never been able to wear rings and I wish I could.
3. My nose. I feel that I have a pointy nose.
4. My thighs. I wish I had a thigh gap.
5. My calves. I wish they were smaller so I could wear tall or thigh high boots.
6. My stomach. I wish it was flat.
7. My laugh. I wish when I laughed it sounded very feminine.
8. My voice. I wish it sounded like Mila Kunis’s.
9. My personality. I wish I wasn’t so annoying.
10. My feet. I wish they were small and dainty.
11. My teeth. I wish they were pearl white and perfectly even.
12. My insecurities. I wish I wasn’t insecure.

I wish I wasn’t insecure. But I am. I don’t think it was a bad thing. They give me something to strive for, a direction that I can improve myself. I have insecurities, along with everyone else. So, why don’t we stop pretending like we are perfect and flawless.

However, there are many things I love about myself, that I would never want to change.

1. My hair. The blonde color is one others wish to have, and I am lucky enough to have it naturally
2. My hands. They chubby but they made me a better swimmer.
3. My nose. It works, I can’t really ask for much else.
4. My thighs. When I swam they were made of all muscle.
5. My calves. Same as my thighs.
6. My stomach. It means I am lucky enough to eat a meal every day.
7. My laugh. Manly or feminine, who cares. When you laugh you are happy.
8. My voice. It isn’t about the sound, but the content of what you say.
9. My personality. Annoying to some, loveable to others. If someone thinks you are annoying, they probably aren’t worth your time.
10. My feet. Like my hands, helped my swimming.
11. My teeth. Again, I was lucky enough to have braces in my life.
12. My insecurities. They can stink sometimes, but they make who I am.

No matter what your insecurities are, you are beautiful. So I guess the things I would change about myself, I wouldn't change at all. I hate to be cliché and say the glass is half full, but all the little flaws and quirks make you who are.

And you are pretty great.