Okay, well it doesn't suck that bad because I'm on it all the time. But I definitely have mixed feelings about it.
Anyway, I'm always on SG and instagram to kill time and look at some pretty ladies. Most days that is exactly what I accomplish. But other days, social media can really put me in a weird place.
It's easy for me to forget that all of these girls are REAL people. It is way too easy for me to look at other girls and put them on this pedestal. I look at these girls online, and I compare them to myself, my pajama-wearing-messy-haired-god-i-need-a-coffee normal everyday self. Ooooohh, that's bad idea.
I go from feeling confident, to wanting my waist more like this. Wanting my eyes more like that. Suddenly my legs are weird looking. So is my hair. Is my nose crooked? Shit. Shit. SHIT. After 20 minutes online, I've found more ugly things on myself than I could ever find on anyone else.
When those feelings come around, I force myself to think- Would I ever speak to anyone the way I speak to myself? No. I wouldn't. Absolutely not. So why do I justify saying it to myself?
We're all a little too hard on ourselves, I think. I know I sure as hell can be. And I think it's way too easy to forget that you also have to be kind to yourself, too.
So, do me a favor! Go to your mirror right now. Give yourself a compliment. Anything. Make a point to love yourself when you can, and forgive yourself when you can't. We're all just people. Let's be happy people. 💕
