Remember who is truly ugly in this world.

In the world people face today, especially teenagers, we are constantly faced with issues on how we look, or at least appear, to others. Media adds to this with all of their adds and promotion of all of the millions of products we NEED to buy to look our best. A new pill that makes us thinner, a new shoe that will help us tone our butts and thighs all day long, makeup that hides our "imperfections", shakes that will help us gain so much muscle we'll look like we belong in a Mr.Universe pageant, the list goes on and on. And with all of the chaos going on around us, we always forget SOCIETY is what's ugly, not us. Sure some of us probably need to lose weight for our health, and makeup does make us feel really pretty, but none of it is necessary and it is why our society is so judgmental. All of us are guilty of it. When you see your crush with someone new, the first thing we do, as humans, is point out every one of their flaws. She has a big forehead. He doesn't even lift. She is so fat. His hair looks funny. We all sit around and talk about how bullies put others down to make themselves feel better when we do the same exact thing. I asked some of my friends to send me pictures of them holding up their insecurities...and I am surprised at some of the responses I got. If we learn to accept our insecurities, they can help us grow as people. We will learn not to judge others as much, and if we all did this, the world would be a better place. Now I'm not sitting here thinking world peace is going to be a direct result of people accepting their insecurities, but at least we will have happier people living in such a chaotic world that already has enough hate in it.

It won't be easy. And it won't happen immediately. But acknowledging your insecurities and understanding why you have them is the first step to accepting them and moving on. If you'd like to send in your own "Confidence Project" picture or story, email me at ourbeautifulselves@gmail.com

Stay beautiful<3

That cliche of being beautiful on the inside...

Like I have said many times in other posts, you will never be perceived as beautiful and confident if you aren't on the inside. These are just some inspirational pics I found:)

 Okay now today's blog is about the gif above from my favorite TV show, Awkward. Meet Sadie. Sadie is a b*tch. Excuse my language, but she is a bully and does nothing but point out other people's flaws and mistakes. If you want a more in-depth description of her....google it;) Anyway, she has this "fat journal" where she records what she eats and exercise activity and what not...well this is a quote about that journal. Sadie has a very common problem. I have this problem with my friends....most of my girl friends are thin, fit young women with nice bodies and beautiful personalities. This is sometimes a problem for me because I constantly compare myself to them. The thing I have come to realize is that I am not...nor will I ever be...those girls. I was blessed with a body that is beautiful in its own way. I have more to brag about in some areas then others and have less in other areas. But my body is unique and nobody else will ever have the body that is uniquely mine.



Sorry for the crappy, cliche, short blog today....BUT I am working on TWO very special things:)

1- an awesome visual project for this blog
AND
2- a vlog:)