A year ago i would have hid from a reflection, to scared to see what would be looking at me through the other side. A year ago i would have held myself in a ball not able to breath, feeling unworthy of compliments from those i compared myself too. A year ago I would have written a list of my hated flaws, tear drops on the page while reading it repeatedly. A year ago i hated myself.
But today, i see an amazing women staring back through the glass in my room. Today i compliment myself, building a platform for me to stand on instead of hiding beneath the ones others have built. Today i see my flaws, but embrace the ones that i can’t change and push towards making me better.
Self esteem is knowing that if you met yourself out in public, you would want to be that persons friend. Self esteem is taking pride in your compassion and actions towards others. And self esteem is taking a stand when others don’t have a ground to support them. Self esteem is your view on who you are, not what you look like.
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