You would think that since having made so many strides towards equality and self-love and such that in the world today people would have a lot more self-dignity and would feel good about themselves, but this is just not the case.
Far too often there are girls who sit in their rooms, looking through their Instagram feeds wondering what they have to do to get rid of that little fat on their belly or the slight jiggle in their legs to look like those famous models.
Who cares what they look like?
Yeah, sure, they're pretty, beautiful even, but so is everyone else. I full heartedly believe that every single person has beauty to offer the world, and honestly, it is so hard to express to someone how beautiful they are without hearing, "no, stop that's so not true," and honestly, I'm getting a little tired of that.
It is very hard to express how painful it is to not like something about yourself, but truth be told, every single person goes through this pain.
The only thing that we can do is try to accept our imperfections and use them to make us even stronger.
It is a very hard task, trust me, I am still constantly struggling with it, but the best way to open yourself up to love from others is to love yourself first.
After all, you have to live with yourself every second of your life, other people you could ditch for a little if you want to.
The most beautiful and promising prospect of potential self-love and appreciation, oddly enough, came from my 5-year-old sister.
Of course, she is 5, and thank goodness has not has to experience any sort of social conformity, but this little girl is the most confident member of my family, hands down. Constantly staring herself down in my mirror, and talking to herself about how beautiful she looks that day, it honestly is hysterical, but at the same time, gives me such a big glance of hope.
I can only hope that her generation will continue to be this self-confident and not try to conform to what they believe beauty to be based on social media.
It is odd to say, but honestly, little kids reflect complete innocence because they have not yet experienced the "real-world," and I hope that when these children, my little sister included, experience the outside world, that they face it head on with that strong confident attitude and are able to still look in that mirror at the end of the day and reflect on how truly beautiful they are.
