LOVE YOUR BODY

Sigh.. take a deep breath, stand in front of the mirror and look at yourself. You’re beautiful enough. You have all it takes to be a woman. You are unique and that’s what makes you, you. 

So what if they possess ample curves that captivate attention? So what if their sleek, enticing figures are attractive to all the men? Look at you sis, slim, pretty; svelte. Whether slender or curvy, your individuality sets you apart and makes you exceptional. Love your body for all what it does for you and not how it looks.  

It’s sad how we all look down on people when we know everyone can never be the same. Criticising others for not fitting into a narrow standard of beauty only perpetuates a harmful cycle. Consider the scenario where you meet a lady who had it all, a great body and a beautiful physique, you think  she suits her body-con dress so well. Then you see the svelte lady in a similar dress and she looked ridiculous in your eyes. You move to her and you utter the words, “shame on you.” You turn and see another chubby lady feeling confident in her jean and cropped top and you are quick to remind her of how huge her tummy is, not forgetting how you told her you don’t know the difference between her waist and her backside.

In a couple of days, you see a photo of these ladies, and their deaths being announced, you run to find out what happened to them and you realise they died in the process of having plastic surgery or liposuction. You condemn them; how? Were you not the same person that told them how bad they looked? You pushed them to go into that. To find the perfect body to please everyone, why condemn them now? 

Taking a critical look at things, we cause the downfall of people around us with our own words and actions. We judge them like we’re “present perfect and future flawless.” We push them into solitude, a state that gradually leads to depression. Those who cannot take it end up in rooms with doctors working on adjusting their bodies. 

Dear pretty svelte, curvy and chubby lady, this is you. Don’t let anyone define you. Define yourself. You’re perfect for you and perfect for the one who sees the real you. Liposuction and other plastic surgeries have claimed the lives of a lot of beautiful ladies who were not confident enough to stand up for themselves. Don’t get me wrong because I used confidence, it’s hard standing up to the body shaming stigma yet it takes higher level of bravery to accept who you are. Liposuction is not a choice you should make, body enhancement should not an option. 

Work out because you love your body not because you hate it. Your weight doesn’t define you and you don’t have to look like someone’s dream model to be beautiful. 

Rock your body in style. Love you for being uniquely you.