Now I'm going to be honest with you. I'm not one to promote self-love. I am constantly torturing myself by talking to myself in the mirror and saying horrendous things such as "God, Kylee you need to lose weight" or "I swear, you have so much acne, it's insane." It wasn't until this Saturday night where I realized I'm truly hurting myself. This Saturday, I gave someone a ride home. My friend, we'll call her Lauren , is known to be such a delicate and graceful ballet dancer. Lauren is smart, gorgeous, athletic, and well basically perfect. My mom had been wanting to enroll my sisters and I in some dance classes for quite some time, so she asked Lauren about the dance classes that she had been taking. And as Lauren was describing the dance class, she stated that sometimes they might tell you to lose weight and to not get butt hurt but it's only because they want their dancers to look delicate, graceful, etc. As we dropped Lauren off, My mom was telling me that maybe Lauren said what she said for a reason. Then It dawned on me: I was overweight and I could no longer deny it. My whole life I have been told by parents and grandparents, that I needed to lose weight, stop eating, etc. One time, I was supposedly even called "fat" by a classmate's mother. As I began to realize this, I was crushed. Usually, I try not to get upset over foolish things like this, but I did. I cried thinking that everyone knows but me. I looked
in the mirror and cried some more just wondering and wondering why am I like this? The next morning I realized that I was wrong . I am okay just the way I am. I realized that no one else's opinion mattered but mine. Because in the end, it's my body and no one else's. Self-love is actually quite significant because when we learn to accept our own flaws, we begin to accept our own individual, amazing, wonderful selves. Instead of bringing each other down, we must bring each other up and spread nothing but pure love, peace, and positivity. At the end of the day, we are all human and we are all flawed. And that's okay. What is important is that we accept those flaws. I beg each and every one you show nothing but love to not only yourself, but to those around you!
I hope you all have a great day and remember that I love you!
Xoxoxo,
Kylee <3
in the mirror and cried some more just wondering and wondering why am I like this? The next morning I realized that I was wrong . I am okay just the way I am. I realized that no one else's opinion mattered but mine. Because in the end, it's my body and no one else's. Self-love is actually quite significant because when we learn to accept our own flaws, we begin to accept our own individual, amazing, wonderful selves. Instead of bringing each other down, we must bring each other up and spread nothing but pure love, peace, and positivity. At the end of the day, we are all human and we are all flawed. And that's okay. What is important is that we accept those flaws. I beg each and every one you show nothing but love to not only yourself, but to those around you!
I hope you all have a great day and remember that I love you!
Xoxoxo,
Kylee <3