By
Meghan K.
“I am
beautiful.”
Three
words
So
simple
Yet so
powerful.
I don’t
think
That
anyone in our world
Says
those words
As much
as they should.
We are
taught
From
when we are young
That
believing we are beautiful
Is wrong
That self-love
Is the
same as
Conceit
And
arrogance
That we
should always
Keep
striving
For an
ideal
That
doesn’t exist.
But as I
said before
The
ideal we are taught
To
always strive for
Doesn’t
exist.
But the
truth is
Perfection
Is a
myth
An
illusion.
But despite
how unrealistic
That
perfection is
We still
strive for it
Because
we still believe it is beautiful.
And what
does it do to us?
It
separates us from each other
And from
ourselves.
And it
hurts us in so many ways.
Depression
Anxiety
Eating
disorders
Even
bullying can come from the myth.
But if
we trust ourselves
If we
can believe in ourselves
If we
can understand that we are beautiful
We might
be able to topple that myth.
So I
want you to do something for me.
I want
you to get up from this computer
Right
now.
Go on.
I want
you to look in the mirror
And
repeat these three words
To
yourself, out loud.
“I am
beautiful.”
I know
so many people
Will
tell you
That
everyone
Is
beautiful.
I know
it’s starting to seem
Like a
worn-out t-shirt
Stretched
thin
From
time and overuse.
But you
need to believe it
Because
when you do
A little
bit of the grey sky
Is
chased away.
And we
can do great things
As long
as we
Can keep
believing
In
ourselves.
You are
beautiful
Smart
Kind
Capable
Brave
Strong
Creative
Confident
Three
words
So
simple
But so
powerful
“I am
beautiful.”
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