Flaws and All

"Accepting your flaws is just one step towards accepting yourself as you are. The task completes when you start loving yourself with those flaws." ~Anshita Solanki~

Good evening dear ones. I have found that one of the most difficult things to do, is to accept myself as I am. For years I have struggled with the image in the mirror, unable to see past the flaws to the beauty that I am told is there. I looked outside myself for acceptance and tried to find it with the people around me. Like most, I was teased growing up and as a teen I let it affect me to the point that I was physically ill. I was constantly wanting to stay home from school and it took months of tests and doctor visits to come to the conclusion that it was in my head. Eventually I got better, but the scars remain.

The idea that there is a perfect figure, look, or way of life is insane, yet society insists that there is. If one doesn't obtain this figure, look, or way of life then you are a failure. We are brain washed into comparing ourselves to others and if we aren't perfection we aren't trying hard enough. Instead we should be embracing our differences and accepting all that we are, flaws and all. It has taken me years to get to where I am today, and I am still navigating this road of acceptance with many slips along the way. If you find yourself on the same road, please know you are not alone.

My loves, my wish for you is that you are able to love yourself and embrace all the beauty that lies within you. I hope that you will come to accept all of yourself and see that it is society that is flawed. Take care of yourselves and each other. Spread kindness wherever you go, as you never know what someone else is going through. Be Kind, Be Peace, and Be Love. Yesterday is past and tomorrow isn't promised. Live and love for today. - Live - Laugh - Love - Namaste