According to Webster’s Dictionary, self-image is defined as one’s conception of oneself or one’s role. How do you feel about your self? Do you try to cover up your poor conception of yourself with other things? Or have you learned to love yourself for who you are?
Nowadays it’s easy to get caught up in the image the media calls beauty. We all want to be small, attractive, and pleasing to the eye. Observing these influences, I have found some fault in myself. I hate taking pictures because I don’t like the way I look in them, and I always find a way to doubt my appearance.
Self-esteem has always been something I have had to struggle with. I know how it feels to look in the mirror and hate what you see. I also know how it is to be so unhappy with yourself that you don’t want to look nice because you don’t want to draw attention to yourself.
However, I have decided to change these things about myself. I have realized that I have to love myself before anyone else can appreciate me. I have also noticed that men don’t like women who are uncomfortable in their skin. Some men view these women as a project. I want to be the type of woman who is told of my beauty and actually believe it myself.
This editorial is not your ” How to get a man guide.” It is my encouragement to all who struggle with this issue. You are beautiful. It doesn’t matter if you can shop in the Junior’s section or hit up Lane Bryant. Realize the beauty you possess simply by being yourself. Know that there is no one else in the world like you. Although you may look at your differences as flaws, they are really evidence of your individuality.
It’s time for us to start ignoring the air brushed image of beauty in the magazines, and get down to reality. Nobody is perfect, but everyone is beautiful in his or her own way.
I am making a vow to myself. From now own there will be no negative comments to myself. I will be my biggest supporter and not my biggest critic. I will love myself from the top of my head to the sole of my feet. I am beautiful!