The Comparing Act
I think being a women is the hardest thing ever. I call it the comparing act. We constantly are on social media scrolling through celebrities photos or even people we know comparing ourselves to them and then being completely crushed when we think we don't measure up. I'm not saying we're all supposed to have it together but what makes one person higher or more successful than the other? Why is it that women are constantly comparing each other when we know we are all unique in our own way?
I am the worst at this. Every few months I just don't feel great about myself. I look in the mirror and then start comparing myself to other beautiful women online and I start to hate myself. I hate the way my teeth are crooked, I hate how big my nose is, and I could go on and on. Yesterday I started to feel really shitty about myself when I started looking closely at my teeth. I've always had a complex with my teeth. My first orthodontists really screwed up my jaw and now I have a slant in my smile. Also throughout the years due to accidents I have now lost three teeth on the top, luckily I have a retainer that I put in and out that has the teeth on it but I still feel inadequate when I look at other women who have perfect features. I'm not saying I'm not an attractive women and I don't want people to think I'm not grateful for who I am because I am, but at the same time I have insecurities.
I want us as women to start lifting each other up instead of putting each other down. Yesterday when I was in my slump I walked past this teenage girl and as I was leaving her sight I heard her turn to her friend and say "she's really pretty" I almost started to burst into tears. It was literally exactly what I needed to hear to stop feeling sorry for myself. She had no idea how much she made me feel amazing and yet those words were so simple. I feel like we as women are our own worst enemy. Giving out a compliment could completely change someones day. I hope you are reading this to know that we can only be us and until we start accepting it, is when we can start loving ourselves. Let's stop comparing ourselves to one another and start to love the person we are. I myself included.
With Love,
Cierra
I am the worst at this. Every few months I just don't feel great about myself. I look in the mirror and then start comparing myself to other beautiful women online and I start to hate myself. I hate the way my teeth are crooked, I hate how big my nose is, and I could go on and on. Yesterday I started to feel really shitty about myself when I started looking closely at my teeth. I've always had a complex with my teeth. My first orthodontists really screwed up my jaw and now I have a slant in my smile. Also throughout the years due to accidents I have now lost three teeth on the top, luckily I have a retainer that I put in and out that has the teeth on it but I still feel inadequate when I look at other women who have perfect features. I'm not saying I'm not an attractive women and I don't want people to think I'm not grateful for who I am because I am, but at the same time I have insecurities.
I want us as women to start lifting each other up instead of putting each other down. Yesterday when I was in my slump I walked past this teenage girl and as I was leaving her sight I heard her turn to her friend and say "she's really pretty" I almost started to burst into tears. It was literally exactly what I needed to hear to stop feeling sorry for myself. She had no idea how much she made me feel amazing and yet those words were so simple. I feel like we as women are our own worst enemy. Giving out a compliment could completely change someones day. I hope you are reading this to know that we can only be us and until we start accepting it, is when we can start loving ourselves. Let's stop comparing ourselves to one another and start to love the person we are. I myself included.
With Love,
Cierra
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