Hey there!
I have a confession to make.
I am a victim of Self-Love.
It just occurred to me that I love myself... Like no one else can or ever will.
I was just watching a video of me dancing and I noticed that I wasn't smiling at all. I just had a straight face on, and in that moment I told myself, "would it have hurt for you to smile a little?".
Then comes a part where I do smile a little and looking at my own smile made me oh so happy. It made me realize how beautiful I am.
This doesn't mean I think I am perfect or I don’t require any changes. I do.
This also doesn't mean I don’t have insecurities about my body, my color or my hair. I do, like every other girl but I also love myself the way I am.
I sure would love to shed some weight...get rid of my ugly sun tan...see my stretch marks disappear... improve the quality of my hair…have spotless and flawless skin, but it is a process.
I can’t wait for a day for all these changes to occur and then start loving myself.
I am aware that I am beautiful now as well... Not perfect but beautiful for sure.
I also don’t care what people think about how I look, yes I get conscious sometimes but given a choice between my comfort against looking pretty in high heels or wearing clothes that irritate me, I’ll always choose my comfort. What matters to me is, looking at myself, seeing that smile on my own face and thinking "hey that girl right there... is so beautiful. Who is she?” hahahahah…
Well, that’s you... That could be you.
I know it is not easy to fall in love with yourself instantly after you've spent all this time hating and cursing your body and your own self... But just give it time and it will come from within. The least you can do for now is not hate yourself.
I recently read somewhere that "If she is pretty, doesn't mean you are ugly" and I feel this is so true. We look at someone and say "Man, isn't she beautiful... and look at me I look like a freakin pumpkin".
But hey, you are beautiful... I promise!
