Everyone is Beautiful

I guess you can say that I am very insecure. I guess you can say I’m never pleased with my body. I feel the need to be perfect…but I know that will never happen. I guess you can say I am beautiful in my own way. I don’t think it’s true. Having your mom and dad say that you’re the prettiest girl in the world, and all you can think is “I wish I had her hair, her eyes, her style.” Like you need to stop thinking that way. Because that’s going to take over your mind. You don’t have to be perfect. No one is expecting it from you. Be you, that’s what I’m asking.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others, you need to accept yourself.

-Thich Nhat Hanah

Don’t you dare for one more second surround yourself with people who are not aware of your greatness.

-Unknown

When people believe in themselves they have the first secret to success.

-Vincent Peale

Self-esteem is how you perceive yourself. It doesn’t matter what people think of you because no matter how you look, you still will be you on the inside. People’s perceptions of you come from your personality. So, you can dye your hair and change your clothes, but if you don’t feel like you, your self-esteem won’t go anywhere. SO EXPRESS YOURSELF! 

She’s smart, talented, and funny, but they tell her she’s unworthy. She looks in the mirror and sees nothing but ugly. Yet, she doesn’t realize what an impression she leaves on the world. Don’t let the media think you are unworthy. Every one is beautiful. Every one deserves a chance. Believe in yourself and you will go far. 

That’s what they call me. It’s not fair. Why do they get to decide what is beautiful? But, I don’t care what they say because I think I am beautiful. My friends love me, my family loves me. In a few years, these people will be gone and maybe then people will call them ugly, fat, or unpopular. But, they won’t feel as beautiful as I do because I am much stronger. 

Most people, especially girls and women, feel pressured by society to fit certain standards of beauty. But, how can anyone be perfect? Each and every person is made uniquely…and instead of seeing their own self worth, they focus on trying to conform. Each and every person has something to contribute to the world, and each and every person has so much to accomplish in life. Worrying about one’s physical appearance hinders the beautiful life everyone deserves to lead. By accepting that fitting society’s perception of beauty is not only impossible and harmful to your emotional and spiritual well-being, your life can be so much more beautiful and worthwhile. 

They tell me my 

Hair should be straight and my

Skin should be tan and my

Teeth should be straight.

But I see their lies,

Because I am

Curly-haired and 

Pale and 

Crooked-toothed.

And even though I may not be

Perfect,

I know that I am

Pretty.

And even if I need 

Something else to be 

Perfect,

What if that’s not what I want?