BeYOUtiful
I’d
like to ask you a question, answer honestly.
When is the last time you saw someone in public that you know absolutely
nothing about and passed some kind of judgment about them? I already know the answer, because let’s face
it this is something that we have all done at some point. Honestly does it really matter that someone
is fat or skinny, short or tall, has tattoos, or that someone has a different
skin color than you, or chooses to believe differently than you. Do you have any clue what kind of things they
may be going through? Would you want
someone to look at you and judge you by the way you look rather than get to
know who you really are?
I
am a 28 year old (what I choose to call) plus size girl. I am very comfortable with who I am, those
that know me know this about me, but could I have been that girl you just
passed in the mall and made some snide comment about my weight? Even though you know nothing about me? You don’t know that I am a very loyal, fun,
trustworthy, loving, honest, and grateful person. You don’t know that I am a daughter, a
sister, that I love music or that I love to make people smile and laugh. You also have no idea that I compete in
beauty pageants and have won several. I
have also done some modeling and commercials for companies like Dove and Pizza
Inn and was featured in Teen People Magazine.
I do not say those things to brag, rather to tell you that these things
have been accomplished because I believe
in who I am and do not let what size I am stop me from doing what I love or
chasing dreams. Many times I feel that
I am being judged by the way I look rather than who I truly am. So I challenge you the next time you see
someone that you feel you are about to pass judgment on, look for something
positive to notice instead.
You might be surprised to know that while I am
not a tiny girl, I look in the mirror and see something very different than you
might. I love who I am and am very proud of what I have become, none of which
would be possible without my family, friends, and life experiences, some good
some bad. I am very aware of the size
that I am, but when I look in the mirror and do not see a fat person looking
back, I see someone who has overcome many things, who has many things to be
thankful for, that is thankful for waking up each morning. I am not perfect but I am enough. I realize that there are probably a thousand
things that I could do to live a healthier life, but couldn’t we all? And would I want to trade my happiness for
what everyone else thinks I should be? I
am far from perfect but, who is to say what perfect is anyway?
The next time
you look in the mirror and see something that you don’t like take it from me
you are BeYOUtiful just the way you are.
Who cares what others think about you that only shows that there is
something that they deep down don’t like about who they are. Smile at them and
show them that you are fine just the way you are.
“Those who bring sunshine to others cannot
keep it from themselves”
