Stop Hating Your Body
If you’ve ever been subjected to bullying, abuse, self-harm or an eating disorder, you’ll know how it takes a lot of courage and bravery to look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself, “I love you,” and mean it. It takes a lot of kindness, gentleness and forgiveness to love the way you look or the way you are. All the meanness and cruelty people show us, and that we even show ourselves, find ways to brainwash our minds into thinking we’re completely unworthy and undeserving of all the traits of the heart.
Yesterday I came across a tumblr called “Stop Hating Your Body.” I cannot tell you how happy I was to find a niche in the community that is all part of the body acceptance movement. The owner of the tumblr states,
“I wanted to create a space where people could express themselves about body image, where all sorts of different body types, age groups, ethnicity, beliefs, can unite over one thing: the desire to be happy, the desire to love themselves completely.”
The more I read their stories, the more I felt a surge of love and pride for each and every one of those beautiful people. As all of you know, for the longest time I’ve struggled with bulimia nervosa and all the nastiness that goes with it - depression, body dysmorphic disorder among other things. The strength that these men and women have fuels my own strength to love and accept myself with all my flaws and imperfections.
Click the link below and open your eyes to the truth - that we are all beautiful. ALL beautiful.
