Body Confidence, Self Love & Acceptance

Body confidence, self love and acceptance are all things I struggle with.. And I know I'm not alone. My self love is like a roller coaster, one minute its up and the next its down. Confidence comes in bursts for me and it usually depends on what state of mind I'm in, when really the confidence for my body should not be determined by my state of mind but really by self love.

It sounds simple, first you accept.. Accept your 'flaws', the fact that you have a bit of extra fat around your tummy, you have acne scars, you hate your ginger hair! We all have things we don't like about our bodies but that doesn't mean that we cant accept them. You were born with the body you have so you should love it, you should feel blessed to be alive!

Then comes self love, once you accept your 'flaws' you begin to love your body for what it is, you love the freckles you once hated, you love your skin without foundation.. Going of track slightly I feel 'make up' plays a huge part in body confidence for so many people both men and women. I started to wear make up from a young age, during secondary school is when I began experimenting with it. I loved it, you could change the color of your lips, make your eyes super dark but then it became a mask for me, I became obsessed I guess. I still to this day feel uncomfortable wearing no make up. Which is strange because before I knew what make up was I loved my skin for how it naturally was, I am naturally pale, I have my mums freckles and my dads pale skin, but I loved it. Years later, I tan and wear foundation to cover the freckles I once loved. I am slowly making progress to getting my confidence back, in both my face and body. Back to my point about self love, yes! When you can look in the mirror and feel self love it is bloody amazing, even if you only ever feel it in that one black sparkly dress you have, or when you've just cleansed your face of the 'mask' it is great. You should love yourself, I've heard before 'You cant expect someone to love you if you don't love yourself' and I think it is so true! You should be happy and confident in your body, it's beautiful and its a gift.

So after self love comes the one we all want... Confidence, if you think about it you've accepted, you now feel self love you should then have the confidence to strut around and know that you look and feel amazing. Body confidence doesn't mean you are stuck up and think your perfect (you might think that and if you do then go you haha!) but seriously, having confidence is a positive thing and you should embrace it in everything you do! I am constantly battling with all of the above, some days are good and some days are bad. I want you to know that whatever stage you are at in your journey of body confidence, self love and acceptance you are beautiful, you are a blessing. The things you hate about yourself, someone else loves. Don't be afraid to be yourself and don't lose yourself trying to be someone else.

#Honesty #SelfLove #Acceptance #BodyConfidence