There are so many things you should be afraid of, but you're afraid of wearing a bathing suit - is this one really justified?
The construct of the perfect body has been proven countless times UNHEALTHY. DANGEROUS. DESTROYING. Just how many girls (and boys) have eating disorders because they perceive food as the enemy, which will make their body ugly. Just how many go for cosmetic procedures because their body is not by society's standards. And just how many are afraid to be what they want to be, just because do not correspond to the "perfect population".
Hatred, anger, fear, disgust, despair... are just some of the emotions of girls and boys who are trapped in your body, it is they are ashamed and I would preferably destroyed. And instead of dealing with how to become the most beautiful version of yourself, strive for ideals that are often unattainable and destructive.
Just remember how many times you told yourself this year that you are ugly, thick, "cellulite” when you are in a bathing suit talked in the mirror? How many times have you wanted to stay at home because you were ashamed to show your body in a swimsuit that was not made according to society's standards?
One day you will regret that you didn't live the way YOU really want, not society. Oscar Wilde once said: be who you are, because everything else is already taken!
10 things to say to yourself when you wear a SWIMWEAR this year:
- I am grateful for my skin. It's okay because I can see my cellulite - it doesn't mean I'm not beautiful. It's okay because I'm pale as a snowman. Beauty is hidden in different shades.
- I am grateful for my legs. It's okay to wish these were shaped, but even if they weren't, that doesn't mean you shouldn't wear a swimsuit. My legs serve me. They get me from point A to point B. They are something I should appreciate.
- I am grateful for my belly. There is nothing wrong with the fact that my stomach is not muscular, but soft. Maybe it's because I gave birth to children. Maybe it's because it reminds me of the delicious food and drink that made my soul happy. Maybe in reality I have visible muscles, but they are not "perfectly" pronounced due to genetics.
- I am grateful for my hands. They may not be like Schwarzenegger's, but those are my hands. These are the arms that embrace my loved ones. These are the hands that grab what I want and push away what I don't want.
- I am happy that I can wear this swimsuit because I feel comfortable and beautiful in it.
- I am grateful to be able to wear swimsuits of different shapes, colors, and designs. I am grateful that I can.
- I am beautiful. I will repeat this to myself all the time while looking in the mirror. All the time until I realize that beauty is a part of me and I really feel it.
