i want to tell you something. will you PLEASE just listen?

i want you, yes you reading this, to get up and look at yourself in the mirror. i don't want you to look at just your face. your whole body. take your makeup off, put your natural hair down, and i want you to repeat these words…

“im beautiful. my freckles are pretty, my dimples are cute, my uneven eyebrows are gorgeous, my eyes are amazing, my acne scars are not ugly,and my lips are beautiful. i have lovely curves, and any boy/girl would kill to love me. i am truly beautiful, and no one has any right to tell me otherwise.”

i know, this sounds cheesy. but im tired of looking at myself and not liking what i see. and im tired of looking at young women look at themselves and hating what they see too. i don't care if you weigh 300 or 90 pounds, have lots of freckles or none at all, have weird toes and fingers or have a gigantic nose. all those things are the most beautiful parts of you. so, i want you to turn that computer off and i want you to go outside and scream “i am beautiful!” because its true. i want you to work the sidewalk like a run way and i want you to believe in yourself. DON'T argue with me. just believe ok? believe you have every right to be loved, believe you have every right to be happy. wipe those tears away and do something! always wear a smile because it looks gorgeous on you. dance in the middle of the street with no worries! (don't get hit of course..) dream until your head explodes! just please, please

Author's Note

this isn't a story, but i put it down as one haha. its more of a conversation between me and you. because i know, I KNOW, that we have all struggled with this before.

Reviews

[Brad Nugent]

Very nicely said, JTAB. Why is self-acceptance so difficult? Why do we see what we would rather be in other people so easily? Why can't we recognise how awesome we are in our own skin? Why am I asking stupid rhetorical questions in a 'review'? 8-). I loved this conversation. Thanks for posting.

[Maimai]

Watch for grammar, for one 'I' should be a capital and so should the begining letter of each sentance. Other than grammar problems is good :)

[FROST]

Thank you so much for writing this! :Hugs: means a ton!

[Rocknroll821]

thank you!!! I really don't like how i look to much, but everyone that talks about me and they say that i really can be beautiful without being fake it makes me believe in myself.

[LeaflessTree]

Aw thanks. I'm one of those girls that feels bad of of how I look to D: But this makes me feel a whole lot better and I feel a lot more positive about myself :)


~thanks for this~

[Jacey Poison Girl]

I still struggle with body issues, some days they are good some days they are bad. This is a really great piece with a good message and what society views as beautiful puts pressure on the women and men to appear to be that standard of beautiful.
I think tattoos and piercings are beautiful, Ville Valo is like THE most beautiful man in the world to (although some would think he is ugly as sin and they can go eff themselves) but we never really think about ourselves and being beautiful.
Even the beautiful ones have issues with their bodies and we see them as perfect.

[Alexis]

This really did kind of blow me away. I'm one of those girls that often don't feel well about themselves. This seriously made my day! I'm so glad you wrote this. I loved to read and it really did make me feel happier. I like how positive you are. :) I think it would be good for a lot more people to take a look at this. It's so uplifting! Wonderful job. :D

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Really good, a great positive,empowering speech. Awesome:)

[Lane-roe]

Really love the idea behind this, it's so empowering. Great work getting this wonderful message out there :)

[francinebc]

This is really wonderful, for someone so young to take note and tell it like it is. it's wonderful. and it is true, it takes all types to make the world go round, we are all unique in our own way nad we are all beautiful, we just have to take the time to notice it.

Well done awe inspiring!!

[Linear]

I tend to avoid mirrors but you dont need to , oh to be young single and free