Don't sell yourself short

I go through these waves of loving who I am and what I look like to feeling desperately uncomfortable in my own skin. I always remind my friends that they're wonderful and that they should love themselves, I've even said "Don't blame your body, blame the clothing." I have a tendency to remind those around me that they shouldn't let others dictate how they feel about themselves and then I let myself do it. Except for, no one has ever told me that I'm physically unappealing: only I have ever told myself that.

And then tonight I found http://curveappeal.tumblr.com/ and I realized that I'm being totally ridiculous. It's fascinating because I look at these photos of women who are my size and look absolutely fantastic; I've been in similar photos (similar clothing and all) and have tended to look at the photo and decide that I don't love the way I look. Often I'll go through my photos months later and think that I did look great afterall but rarely do I love me at the time. Yet these women look great. So what's the difference between them and me?

I guess it's just the learning curve and where you are on it.

The reason I'm posting this is because I think there is a number of people who follow my blog (you know, of the three of you who read this) that feel uncomfortable in your skin. I know it's harder than looking at a blog to feel better about yourself and so I just want you to know that you're not alone. It takes a lot of getting to know yourself and how to feel good in your skin to actually love you. But it happens and we're all on our way to self-acceptance.

Just remember, love yourself; there's no one else to be.