Empowerment, love, and inspiration are all about self-love, and when considering self-love, self-image came to mind. Lately, I have been observing my surroundings and seeing ads on social media promoting self-image to change. Why do people seek surgery to fill a void of insecurities and a quick fix? Why do men and women seek to be someone else? What is it about spending $100,000 on plastic surgery to look like Jessica Alba or someone spending money on surgery to have Kim K's ass? We all look and feel good, and sometimes we go the extreme and try too hard to impress others. In reality, we are who we are. With that said, what we all should focus on is loving ourselves, and not what people want us to be for their personal benefit. I will speak for myself when I say, I have insecurities and sometimes don't like what I see in the mirror, and by doing that I don't love myself the way God created me. By changing who I am for the better, not worse, and for some time I wanted to be the shape Nikki Bella's in and I was focused on self-image and not on loving myself.

For 20 years, I have been beating myself down and wanting to be people I see on movies, TV, or even music artist. We all want to be in a better mind frame and most of us don't reach it because of self-doubt worry and people messing with them and getting discouraged. If I can do it, so can you. My heart desires to inspire those who struggle, just like the rest of us, we are all imperfect. That's what makes us unique. Don't get me wrong, some people actually need surgery for other reasons, but for others, we all should empower love and inspire others to love themselves and not love the outward appearance and realize tomorrow isn't promised. We all have issues with self-image, I know I do, but why hate who I see In the mirror when I can learn to love who I see instead, all while loving others as well. None of us are perfect, we never will be. That doesn't mean there is no love to go around. All around us is beauty within and our surroundings. Confidence itself can inspire and motivate others sharing your personal story.