I am Beautiful?

This is a question many of us ask are selves. A question that no matter what our appearance on the outside may be, it still lingers in the backs of our minds. We constantly battle our inner voices that tell us we aren’t good enough and as we fight against it, even though we might win, we lose a piece of ourselves to it.

I began to wonder sometimes, why such high standards for ourselves? Why do we strive to be perfect, when perfection is overrated. The answer to this is media. Whether it’s television, magazines, or movie’s. Every where we look we see perfect people. From their perfect hair and makeup to their perfectly sculpted bodies; and whether we know it or not we all have gotten caught in its grasps at some point in time. It lures us in with false promises of “happiness” and “glamour”. When in reality, if we believe their lies, all we truly get in return is an emptiness inside that destroys every part of ourselves that make us who we are. Once that is destroyed then who are we? Simply, a product of their creation without a mind of our own.

I was inspired recently by a celebrity. A girl just like me and you who has insecurities and fears. Yet in the mist of Hollywood’s intense pressure’s she doesn’t let them affect her. She remains true to herself and she doesn’t let other’s define her and change who she truly is. Emma Watson is that girl, an inspiration to all.

This is my challenge for you. To first tune out that inner voice that’s inside of your head. When it whispers to you deteriorating lies, remind yourselves of the things that make you unique. Remind yourselves that outer perfection isn’t everything, but inner beauty is worth so much more. Never again let it win and never again let it convince you of its false accusations. Secondly, shatter any and every part of you that wants to be perfect. When you read your monthly magazine or watching your favorite move and wish you could be like the person you’re seeing, remember all of us were made beautifully just the way we are. Let yourselves shine and NEVER let someone else take away the parts of you that make you, you.