Why do we do this to ourselves- especially women? We always thinks we’re too fat, too ugly, not toned enough, blah blah blah. We live our lives in a state of perpetual unhappiness in how we think of ourselves. Why do we do this? There are all kinds of reasons I’m sure- pressure from society to look a certain way is a biggie. Some of us were perhaps thinner in our past, and think in order to be happy that we need to look that way again. Pressure and judgment from family members to be thin- I have a friend whose mother basically looks down on her because she is heavier than her sister. What a terrible thing to have to grow up with! It’s no wonder with pressures like this that we have feelings like we’re never good enough or thin enough - that we always need to be on a diet or worse yet anorexic or bulimic! Yet, in spite of all these pressures, it comes down to a choice that each one of us makes – do we like ourselves or not. Do we give into the pressure of society, families, our own thoughts or not?
Well I’m here to say that I’m trying to fight this negative self image and this spiral of perpetual unhappiness. I am who I am- jiggly parts and all, and I’m going to be happy with that! Now for all my friends out there- at work, on facebook- wherever you are – I wanted to say, and have wanted to say for a long time, that I think you are all so beautiful! I don’t look at ANY of you and think “you could stand to loose a few” or “gosh she’s ugly”. I know we as women can sometimes think that’s what people think when they look at us, but I just wanted you to know that I’m not one of them, and I’m sure I’m not alone in my sentiments. You ARE beautiful- you just have to believe it yourself!
