Feeling beautiful in a world that's ugly is hard. It's harder then you can comprehend. People are always telling you left and right how you should dress and what you should wear. People are always saying who you should be , what you should act like ...Men!! have these ridiculous standards for what woman should look like. Being an adult in 2018 is hard enough but I can't imagine what being a young girl in this day and age feels like. I know for me my insecurities started when I was in 1st grade. The first time I ever thought I was ugly was when I had the chicken pox. I looked in the mirror with those red dots on my face and yelled I'm so ugly! That was just the start, when I was in 4th grade I began to become obsessed with my weight. I wouldn't eat lunch at some points because guys in my class always picked on me for being overweight. I never had a good amount of friends until I got into 5th grade, but even after that they all disappeared and we went our different ways from each other once 6th grade came. The media is honestly the worst because you have these woman who you look up to. However, how they look is unrealistic because they have a "team" of people to help them look the way they do everyday. If I had a team of people I'm sure I'd be looking my best as well Insecurities start when your young and yes , I am about to be 23 but I still don't like the way I look from the outside. So I think for me feeling beautiful in a world that's ugly is starting small. I think you actually have to look in the mirror and pick out at least one thing or more{ if you can}about yourself that you like. I think you have to reinforce your head with positive things during the day. What I do when I'm at work and I'm having a bad day ... is I say positive things in my head. I'll say "you" can do it Amanda. It helps because it takes the negative comments that you'd make to yourself out of your head and replaces them with positive. But you wanna know what helps the most when your trying to feel beautiful in a world that's ugly? Is Jesus... You have to know your worth and know that God made you special. You have to know that he does not make mistakes when he creates something. So even if you don't fit in somewhere or you don't feel beautiful no matter what you do or try and change look to God. He has all the answers you need.. I'm going to be honest I've neglected God for a very long time but I am getting back into him little by little. Sometimes life takes you away from who created you. This world may be ugly...but were all beautiful and I think we all have to try a little harder at loving ourselves. Who cares who's better looking..what men say we should look like. The key to finding and loving ourselves is to look within and to the sky for answers. I'm not going to lie it is a really hard struggle but it is for sure possible to feel beautiful and fall in love with who you are. A couple of Bible Verses I found...
Song of Solomon 4:7- You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you
John 15:9- As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
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