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Social media and technology today is both a blessing and a curse. It has a significant impact on the way some people live their lives today, and it also has an influence on how people think about themselves. The first thing many people do when they wake up in the morning is to instinctively reach for their phones. From the very minute they open their eyes, they are immersing themselves in an alternate reality.Now and then, a picture pops up someone's feed that has a woman spending time alone in front of a mirror, pinching areas of her body that she is disgusted with, thinking to herself, "if I could just get rid of this. . . I'd be happy".
Social media has portrayed that this said happiness comes with having laid hair/edges, having a small waist, a thick, skinny or toned body. Big boobs, clear skin, etc. I mean you get the picture.
Just as most of us use social media to promote ourselves, tons of celebrities, influencers, models and brands, also use it to sell themselves by creating an image 'perfection''.
However, beauty Standards in the 21st century is overrated, and it always has been mean because of social media. It baffles me that everyone is supposed to look a certain way, even though there are 7. 63 billion people on this planet; from different ethnicity, race, and tribes. Which means, different body shapes and looks.
There was a time where being skinny meant you were either starving or sick.
I have been skinny for as long as I can remember and being an African, that automatically meant that I was not eating enough to gain weight, to look like the ''ideal'' African girl/woman. I was teased many times in high school, in Liberia because of how skinny I am. Vitamins were given to me often, to help boost my appetite. The vitamins did its job, but I did not gain weight.
Has there been a point in my life where I questioned my body type and height because of that? The answer is YES and a few other things. Then I embraced it all and started falling in love with myself. Today people occasionally ponder over how I am confident enough to walk into a room wearing high heels, even though I am already one of the tallest women in that room.
My point is, self-love is IMPORTANT.
These beauty standards cannot make you whole. Honestly, no one else can. When you recognize who you are, know what is important to you, and the value you carry; no one can take that away from you. Things start shifting in your life as well.
Assuming that you don't love yourself yet or you're feeling insecure, focus on the positive things about you. Realize that most of the people in the magazines and online don't look like that, and they are people like us. Everyone has different standards of beauty and come in terms with knowing that nobody's opinions about you are any of your business.
Pay attention to a person's energy and spirit, instead of their 'beauty''.
With all the trends and temporary ideas of what beauty is, you should always know that embracing your beauty is beyond valuable.
‘’Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are’’. Ellen DeGeneres
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