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Learning to Love Yourself

Let's start with our bodies.

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Everyone is different in one way or another. Someone could have wider hips, bigger muscles, smaller breasts, a thinner waist, a bigger belly, thicker thighs, the list goes on. We are all a mixture of every shape and form there is. We go out and see these different bodies every single day. Whether it’s in the grocery store, the gym or just plain walking down the street. Some body types we find more attractive than others, but who is to say we have to put down the ones that don't meet “our standards”? Just because someone does not look the way we want them to, does not mean we have to express that towards them. Everyone is beautiful in their own ways, in their own skin.

So what, someone has put on some weight, or lost some? Who are we to butt into their lives with rude comments such as “Go to the gym” or “Go eat a cheeseburger”. We are not their keeper. We have no say in a life that is not ours, and making someone feel terrible about the way they look just so we can feel better about ourselves is not how we should be living. I will repeat that just to make it clear; making another human being feel disgusted, or abnormal about how they look so that we can feel better about ourselves is not the road we should be taking. That shows a lot about our character if this is what we are doing with our free time. We have better things to do.

Instead of putting down these bodies that may be unhealthy, extremely built or anything in between; we should be encouraging each other and making a person feel beautiful no matter what the appearance is. The reason being is because we have no idea what that person is going through or what they have been through in life. We do not know their backgrounds and we never will unless we walk a mile in their shoes. It isn't fair to harass a person simply for the fact that they may not look the way you wish them to look. So to all those body types out there, every single one of them, I know there are people who love you and think you are the most beautiful thing that they have ever laid eyes on. I can guarantee it. One of those people should be you!

I think it's about time we all start loving ourselves. I believe the reason why we are put down other body types is because we don't appreciate our own. We usually do this to feel better about ourselves, which is very selfish in our part. Imagine if it was the other way around and you were the one essentially being bullied about your body because someone else wants to feel better about theirs, or for other inexcusable reasons. It is hard, but we must learn to self-love. Which means starting with ourselves and creating a positive vibe around us that will then spread to others who are in the same position. Together we can start learning to love each other’s differences, instead of being bothered by them.

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