6/16/2016 0 Comments On Body ImageThere have been times in my life where the idea that I think about body image has been shameful.. "You shouldn't bother with thinking about that.. In order to get better, you need to remove yourself from the subject." Well.. maybe those thoughts doesn't work so easily. I mean, it is pretty clear to me that there is a huge problem in our society (which I do perceive to be getting better but maybe that is because I am not 13 anymore and very concerned with fitting in.. but just because I am not the target anymore doesn't mean that thousands of girls are being targeted).
Were kind of under attack. Not very physical (well, actually, yeah pretty physical when you consider abuse and rape) but for this, I'm talking about a mental siege. Messages are sent to us every day, every hour, every time you get out of your unobstructed mind and take at what is being sold to us. I don't really think I can stop that but maybe I can put out another message. In order to feel better about your body, you have to feel better about your body. Alright, I know I sound like a round-a-bout smart ass but I don't mean to be. So yeah, it's a simple thought. But particularly difficult. At some point, you have to stop thinking that I WILL feel better IF I do XXX. Because that statement doesn't do anything for you right now. It's sort of useless, at least in the present moment. It's a message used against us... one with a huge financial profit. So much has told you to not feel good about yourself but, there is no reason for that. Sure, you've been wrong before. You've done things you wish you didn't and maybe there have been times you could have a been a better person, or... more the person you want to be. But please, forgive yourself. Move on. You want to like yourself. That is at least what you are saying. So, if it is about self love, you can only be the person you wan to be with action. Act kindly, hold your self to a high standard and appreciate yourself for it. If this has been difficult for you for a while (like it was for me) it is likely that you aren't going to immediately leap into self love.. maybe self contentment. And that is okay.
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