How to: Love

What makes us feel beautiful? We find beauty in a myriad of things but often times, not in ourselves. It’s easy to lose track of the things that make me beautiful when society tells me to strive to be someone else. Magazines, TV, internet and radio bombard me with confusing ideas of what I should look and act like and I stray from the things I love most about myself. Spending so many years being tall and skinny, as well as wearing second hand clothing left me feeling less than normal. Coming from a humble yet creative household, I was at first, forced to create my own style. But after a while, I started to encourage myself; to challenge myself to discover new life in old rags. It made me proud to get compliments on outfits I had bought for less than $20 head-to-toe. It felt good to know that finally I could look the way I wanted without giving into what “they” told me to be. I didn’t need fancy clothes or name brand shoes. I just needed to be me. Not many people can pull of a tie-dye dress with brown moccasins and an old leather bag, but I put it on, call it my 70s throw-back look and suddenly it’s stylish! I guess what I’m trying to say is something I’ve said 100 times; it’s not about the clothes, it’s about who’s in them. I’ve got the look to pull off a $2,000 dress, but I’ve got the confidence to find a $3 dress and make it look like a million bucks because I don’t second guess my style. Because I know I can wear anything as long as I wear it with confidence.

FEED YOUR SELF-LOVE, AND YOUR SELF-DOUBT WILL STARVE TO DEATH!
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