Embrace your uniqueness

Overcoming body insecurity

What makes us insecure about our bodies?

It’s not because you don’t have perfect lips, a perfect hourglass shape, or perfect hair.

It’s not that thing that makes us different from others. It’s more about wanting to be someone else.

The tall girl is insecure about being tall. She forgets that she’s more than her height and wishes to blend in with the crowd.

The short girl is insecure about being short. She forgets that her height isn’t what defines her and wishes to be just a wee bit taller.

The fair boy is self-conscious because most storybook characters are called tall, dark, and handsome.

The dark man is uncomfortable in his skin because he thinks all handsome guys are fair.

The twins are insecure because they think the other is smarter, more friendly, or more popular than they are — by their definition, better.

You’d think two people who look the same would have it easy.

What makes them insecure isn’t what differentiates them from the crowd or what makes them not seem “normal.”

It’s the fact that they’re different from everyone else. But if you think about it, everyone has something that makes them different.

It might be more apparent in some than in others, but it’s still there.

In a way, what makes us normal is that we’re all different. So instead of worrying about what makes you different, be proud of it.

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” said a wise woman.

If someone’s comment about your body makes you crawl into your shoes, it’s because you were thinking it first — because you already feel inferior. Their comment only validated your thoughts.

Think about it this way: everyone has a little something they’re insecure about (at least until they overcome it). Even your bully.

So, what’s the solution? Get reacquainted with yourself and see yourself for who you really are — a beautiful person.

Stand tall.

Also, as a final thought, why do you want to be normal?

Why do you want to blend in when you can stand out?

Be a star in your own body.

As in Alessia Cara’s Scars to Your Beautiful, beauty goes deeper than the surface.

You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are. You don’t have to change a thing; the world should change its heart.

No scars to your beautiful.

Signing off,
The Thinker.