Loving yourself isn't weakness by Beatriz Morley (books to read in your 20s .txt) 📕

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LOVING YOURSELF ISN’T WEAKNESS

/ a body positivity book /

Why would you think that just because you’re different, you’re not pretty?

You are beautiful, no matter if you have curves or if you don’t have them.

If you are overweight: you’re beautiful

If you are skinny: you’re beautiful

If you are in perfect shape: you’re beautiful.

What is body positivity? Is it just say that you feel good about your body? NO! Body positivity is not only to make yourself feel loved but to make other too.

You’re not alone.

If you have big issues with yourself or even small ones, I want you to remember something. I want you to remember that you’re not alone. Not now, not ever. I’m here.

And I want you to love yourself as you are. Because you’re freaking beautiful. No one should be compared with anyone. You’re beautiful at your way, just like another person is beautiful at their way.

Love yourself.

Love your body.

Own your body.

Cause you’re amazing and you rock it.

Most women and men think that they’re not enough and why?

Stereotypes that’s why. SOCIETY does that. If you’re a woman, you have to average, blonde with blue eyes and skin.

If you’re a man, you have to tall, brown hair and green eyes and of course, you have to be what society calls “hot”

Now I ask, why can’t a woman be fat? Or a man be fat? What is so wrong with society that people are not “allowed” to feel good because they’re different?

Why can’t a woman that has curves and is not blonde be considered a role model? No discrimination to blonde women but why would you be considered “beauty” instead of a brunette? Or a Red hair?

Why would anyone be considered more beautiful on the eyes of society above anyone else?

Why do scars and body-hair are so “ugly” on the eyes of the society?

Why is it normal to men to have body hair and not women? Why can’t men shave like women do without being called bad things?

“Approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies and frankly it’s no wonder since we still largely live in a world where body shaming is rampant, fat is a four letter word, women and girls are objectified as sexual objects, one-size-fits-all weight numbers determines health, media and advertisers relentlessly prey on women’s insecurities, and all genders are bombarded day in and day out with utterly unrealistic expectations of what “beauty” is and “how” men and women should behave.

It’s relentless, it’s absurd, and it can have incredibly damaging effects on the mental health and well-being of girls and boys, women and men.”

Body shaming — the action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size.

MEN do not have to be tall and “hot”.

WOMEN do not have to be blonde and skinny.

MEN have to be happy without questioning their body.

WOMEN have to be happy without questioning their body.

At the end of the day, size and shape doesn’t matter. We all have the same bones and the same organs.

Why can’t some people see that? Is it easier to make others feel bad about themselves?

Why would you, society, be the cause of so much pain among people?

"Getting information about your body and what you need to create the healthiest you it is individual and personal," Rodriguez said. "You don’t need to buy into any lifestyle besides your own and what best fits your body. — Gina Rodrigues

“No matter what I do, I never feel like I’m strong enough, or muscular enough or big enough, and that comes down to being the super skinny kid that was picked on and bullied. It’s basically a misperception of the way that I look at myself compared to the way the world sees me.” — Justin Baldoni

"I'm sure I can't relate to what females go through in Hollywood. I'm sure I can't. But,I do know what it feels like to eat emotionally, and… to be sad and make yourself happy with food.

"And then to be almost immediately sad again and now ashamed and then to try to hide those feelings with more food. I know what that's like. It's a vicious cycle and it's a very real thing." — Chris Pratt

“I still feel pressured to look a certain way," he said. "For women, the pressure in this industry is horrendous and it's got to stop. But it's the same for guys, even though they won't speak about it." — Sam Smith

“Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is. Being the person, I am you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there’s not a lot of roles for us.” I couldn’t understand why people couldn’t accept me for who I was and the rejection started wearing on my self-esteem. That’s when my mom and I decided to stop. I’m not going to conform and hurt myself and do something crazy to be a size two.” — Amber Riley

So, as you can see, not only women suffer from the pressure of being “fit” or “on point.”

You should pay attention to everyone. Everyone can easily feel down either it’s because of their body or because someone made them feel that way.

I, myself, struggle a lot with my body because I love eating and I am fat and I keep working out to be better, to be healthier and I’m proud that I do it not because of “how I look in the eyes of society” but because of my health.

Sadly, we live in a place that people do not try to be healthy. They try to “look good”

But you ALREADY look good. With your curves, with your body hair, with your childhood scars or your messed-up hair.

If you’re a man, you are worth it.

If you’re a woman, you are worth it.

If you’re a human being, you are worth it.

If you are yourself, you are absolutely worth it.

Your body does not define your beauty.

Your brain does.

Your heart does.

You do.

You are more than just a size or a shape. You are more than a eating disorder problem. You are more than any problem that you can have.

You are beautiful if you’re tall.

You are beautiful if you’re average.

You are beautiful if you’re small.

You’re beautiful if you’re skinny.

You’re beautiful if you’re medium size.

You’re beautiful if you’re fat.

You don’t have to be blonde to be a beautiful woman.

You don’t have to be tall to be a beautiful man.

You don’t have to criticize others to make yourself feel any better.

You don’t have to criticize yourself to change.

You don’t have to shave. You don’t have to stop eating or stop putting makeup on.

You don’t have to be afraid of using a dress.

You don’t have to be afraid of taking your shirt off on the summer.

You don’t have to be ashamed when people call you bad things.

Because while you are those “bad things”, they are bad people and you? You’re great.

You don’t have to change your whole life because the society doesn’t “accept you”.

BUT you do have to love yourself.

Because more than anyone, you deserve it.

THE END.

// a special thank you for everyone who inspired me and remember: be yourself and love yourself. Be safe. //

Imprint

Publication Date: 11-21-2018

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Dedication:
dedicated to everyone who needs love