Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Less Than Perfect: A message to all women.

Wherever you're from... Whatever secrets your past holds... Whatever your pant size is... Wherever you are... Whatever language you speak... Whether you're a single mom, or a 14 year old girl battling through High School... Wherever you're headed... Whatever religion you have left, or belong to... Whether you're gay, bi or straight... No matter how many insecurities you may or may not have... Whether you're book smart, or street smart...

You deserve nothing that is less than perfect.



As women in this day in age it is extremely hard... Basically everything is just hard. We have so much pressure to look perfect, to act perfect.. But what is perfect? Well apparently we have all established perfect as the medias idea of a beautiful woman.. Something that isn't possible.. Not even for those models in the magazine or those celebrities walking down the red carpet. Every single one of us has flaws. Scars. Acne. Weight issues. Secrets. Embarrassing moments. Yet.. Even though we know that in the back of our heads, we still convince ourselves that we should be able to achieve that impossible image of beauty.

Why? Why do we do this to ourselves? Why have we created this ridiculous amount of pressure? Our flaws, our differences, are what make us so wonderfully, beautifully, and perfectly human.

Because of all of this pressure, because of the media that give us all body issues, because of the ridiculous competition between you and your neighbor, because of this impossible image of beauty... We as women seem to always be in a pit of incredibly low self esteem. 



We feel like if we don't have a man all the time, we must not be pretty or worth it. We feel like if our skin isn't always flawless, and our hair isn't always perfectly done we aren't trying hard enough. We feel like because we may not have gone to a certain college we will never amount to anything. We feel like we should always hide our past and our mistakes because if anyone found out we are just human we would be shunned forever.

Why do we feel like this? Well because we as a society have created it. We get those feelings because people have taught us to feel that way. We make each other feel like we aren't pretty. We shun each other. We make each other feel less than worth it.. Because we are letting our own insecurities take over..

None of this is needed... We could be so much better.



We could live in a perfectly imperfect world, where we recognize and love each others flaws and differences... 

Ladies.. I am here to tell you that... YOU ARE WORTH IT. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. YOUR DIFFERENCE'S MAKE YOU AN INDIVIDUAL. YOU SHOULD NEVER WANT TO BLEND IN. YOU DESERVE THE BEST.

If you are in a bad relationship because you feel like you don't deserve more, get out. You always deserve the best. I don't care who you are, what you've done in your life, what your dress size is. None of that matters. You deserve a guy that brings you flowers just because it's Monday. You deserve someone that loves you unconditionally. And you will find it. You just have to recognize that you are worth it and hold out until you find it.

If you are in any kind of a situation that you wouldn't want your daughter, or your best friend, or your sister in.. GET OUT! Because if they don't deserve it. Then you don't either.

If you want to be a photographer. Or a nurse. Or a construction worker. Or a model. Or an author. Or a designer. But there are voices around you telling you that you can't.. Silence them. Stand strong and go for your dream. Because you CAN make it. 



Ladies.. You are wonderful. You are strong. You are unique. You have so much to offer.

Own who you are. See the beauty in your life.

Don't worry so much about what others are thinking.. Because they'll always judge, no matter what you do.

We may have messed this society up through the years.. But we can start to change it by being that change.

Tell that shy girl that she is wearing a cute outfit. Look at yourself in the mirror in the morning and give yourself three compliments. Congratulate that popular girl on her big break in modeling. 

We all have our secrets. We all have our insecurities. It's time to start supporting everyone despite them. And it's time to start accepting ourselves despite them.

Don't settle for anything less than perfect..

Your own perfect..

No one else's idea of perfect..

Because we are living in a beautifully imperfect world.







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