2. My life improved once I saw my natural beauty : stressLess-life

My life improved once I saw my natural beauty

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I used to be SOOOO insecure about my looks and would post pictures of me online for people to judge, I used filters all the time to hide myself and just wanted to cry all the time. I knew that there was nothing wrong with me but my mind created a distorted version of myself which I couldn't get rid of.

One day, I decided to make a change bc its my reality and I'm the one who closes what happens in my life. So I decided that I didn't want to feel that way anymore. The first step was to stop using filters bc they made me feel ugly. It was weird at first, but I started noticing little details of myself that I totally LOVED!

Suddenly, people started stopping me to tell me I was beautiful. Instead of posting pictures of myself for ppl to tell me if I was ugly or not, I asked for advice on tips to enhance my features. I didn't even ask for it but everyone said I was so pretty and that they couldn't even name a thing I could improve. A friend told me the same thing. I was loving myself more but I was still basing my worth on other people's opinions.

One day, i began comparing myself to a girl on Instagram. I felt so inferior. I started meditating every night before bed last month and while meditatiing, the speaker said that we should forgive ourselves for past mistakes bc we we didn't know any better. Idk how or why but something in me told me to forgive myself for comparing myself to to others and making myself feel inferior. This was literally my awakening.

I haven't compared myself to anyone for a LONG time now. I've just realised that everyone lives THEIR lives and that everyone is on their journey and that just bc someone looks good doesn't mean that I don't. Last month an elderly woman stopped me bc she wanted to tell me that I looked really cute from head to toe and I wasn't feeling myself that day. That made me realise that all of these thoughts are just in my head.

But I've recently started acting like the blessing I am. I am so much more secure in myself and love myself so so much. I still have a long way to go but I've improved SO much. Last year I was depressed and wanted to kill myself due to my mental illness and childhood trauma. Like I said there's still a lot to work on but I've just come to the conclusion that I can't hate myself.

I've been stopped so often since I started acting like the blessing I am.

I listen to self recorded affirmations everyday while I look in the mirror. My reality has immediately shifted.

There's nothing wrong with wearing makeup (I wear it too) and waiting to change things BUT it's so important to accept yourself the way you are right now before you want to do anyhting to your face. And pla stop using filters thay change your features they are designer to make you hate yourself.

Im black and most filters on Snapchat made me look white and changed my African features. Now that I've stopped hsing filters, I've noticed how weird they are. Idk if it's just me tho🤷🏾‍♀️

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