its okay to look ugly .

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Manic Monday

Towards the end of January I made one of my resolutions to try and be body positive, today's blog post is inspired by that.


     With the rise of technology and well, the increase in peoples constant need to look "pretty" seems to be getting out of hand. I personally believe everyone needs to chill, its okay if your nose is too big or you smear your perfect cat-eyed eyeliner. I for one have a huge nose and have smeared my PERFECT winged eye so many times, so I've been there, I get it. A lot of these "ugly features" have kept me in the mirror worrying and crying about the way I look. I know its difficult to to believe that your insecurities are nice, but believe me you're fine.

   Self image and body image are constantly changing. What is deemed as beautiful now probably wont be in the next 10 years. ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIE LINES is from the 1968 film Funny Girl, where Fanny Brice (played by the lovely Barbra Streisand) says,"You think beautiful girls are going to stay in style forever? I should say not! Any minute now they're going to be out! Finished! Then it'll be my turn!". I love that because beauty image is constantly changing, so to chase a train that'll never stop and wait for you to board is pointless. Trying to keep up with whatever whomever says is beautiful next will only make you crazy. Stop listening to the "THEYS" of the world, theses "theys" seem to be stirring up conflict in everyone's life.

Do not tell me, "they said I should wear this, or they said I should look like that". I am telling you that you do not have to, I AM NOT A "THEY".

I'm not saying staying body positive is simple because its difficult, there's always going to be an awful voice in the back of your mind telling you nasty cruel things, keeping negative thoughts cycling through your brain. That evil voice is always louder than the subtle voice that's trying to scream all the splendid facts about you. Stop wishing for things you can't have, when you are the best you there will ever be.







Finally, its okay to "look ugly" or silly, because as my fav gal pal AMY POEHLER says, "there's power in looking silly". Stop holding back because you are afraid of how you may look. Its okay to run down the street and your skirts flies up in the wind a little, its okay to have lipstick smudged on your teeth and only realize after the day is over, and it is okay to make stupid jokes, sing extremely out of pitch and UGLY LAUGH. Wow if you're holding back a good hardy laugh because there's a girl or guy you want to impress and you cant deal with looking ugly then I feel so bad for you. Because honestly there is true beauty when you are comfortable with yourself, there is true beauty in laughter.


To sum everything up. Be content with you and let yourself ugly laugh every day