OWN YOURSELF
Fat phobia is everywhere in the media, but we're not down
with that. Having curves doesn’t mean you’re unhealthy and loving your body
doesn’t mean you’re encouraging others to take up bad habits. So I am here to
set the record straight on body confidence at any size
I have to just say how excited I am!!! I am so excited
because more and more I am seeing women love their bodies for who they are.
Particularly those who are overweight, plus size, curvy, whatever you want to
call it. I am also excited that these women are taking this confidence and love
and using it to combat our culture’s norms and ideas about perfection and
showing others that you can do whatever the hell you want skinny, fat, purple,
green… just do you.
So the first step on my list was my conscious decision to
start adding into my vocabulary two words that I found myself avoiding. “Thank
you” sounds so simple and yet if you really think about it, we often do not use
these words when getting a complement. We frequently make excuses or deny
whatever compliment was given and habitually put ourselves down in the
process. So I challenge you to start
catching yourself before you put yourself down and replace all of the
self-doubt with a simple “Thank you”, even if you don’t believe or agree with
what you were complimented on.
One day I looked in the mirror and said, my mom has this
thighs and my grandmother and instead of putting myself down about something I can’t
change, I am going to celebrate them because they keep me from looking like the
girl next to me, they make me unique and that in the end is what makes me more
beautiful
Confident people are the ones that throw themselves into the
fire, not afraid to take risks. In conferences they are the ones sitting at the
table no matter how low on the totem pole they are, the ones introducing
themselves to higher ups, and who shake hands firmly. When you feel worthy of
what you want and you are comfortable with who you are, you will go much father
in life than if you sit by the sidelines and don’t pull it back together when
you lose it.
Secondly, I would encourage young women to wake up every day
and point out the things that they love about themselves instead of comparing
themselves to other women, overtime self love wins. What really makes you sexy is what you
project, your confidence and self awareness, having a great sense of humor and
being really smart.
When people think plus size they assume it means overweight,
fat or unattractive, but I have met so many different models of different
sizes, beautiful women, as for me I am P.L.U.S, AND I LIKE IT
My journey is by far not even close to over and I will
continue to work on who I am and loving myself. My new goal as of this week is
to own my body again and I will definitely be talking about this goal in my next
post. Until then I will leave you with this and all of my love.
BOLD REINE
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