I
was never the pretty girl. I was weird, odd, different, okay, and even
ugly ( all based on other peoples opinions) it was difficult for me
growing up and trying to define myself as what everyone else said I was.
I would switch up my hair, try to dress different, ect but nothing ever made me feel "beautiful", it wasn't until I learned to accept every flaw I had, until I realized that whether I was bald, or have weave down to my butt, whether I was dressed in micheal khors or forever 21, my beauty came from the inside.
I know it sounds cliche but its the truth. If u let everyone tell you who you are you will never know who you are. I spent years trying to convince people that I was beautiful instead of actually being me, and loving me. At 26, I love me, I recognize I have flaws but Dont let them define me. I Dont feel the need to be something so I can get the praises of people who were never really for me to begin with. I choose to #shineanyway.
I would switch up my hair, try to dress different, ect but nothing ever made me feel "beautiful", it wasn't until I learned to accept every flaw I had, until I realized that whether I was bald, or have weave down to my butt, whether I was dressed in micheal khors or forever 21, my beauty came from the inside.
I know it sounds cliche but its the truth. If u let everyone tell you who you are you will never know who you are. I spent years trying to convince people that I was beautiful instead of actually being me, and loving me. At 26, I love me, I recognize I have flaws but Dont let them define me. I Dont feel the need to be something so I can get the praises of people who were never really for me to begin with. I choose to #shineanyway.
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