Knowing the importance of a good self image is essential to any relationship that you try to maintain, be it; your significant other/lover, family, friends, and co-workers. Is it so easy for people who have no trouble in this department to condemn or dismiss those of us that do have issues. A lot of times you will see these same superior minded folks passing out mandates about what is acceptable behavior and what isn’t. They give little thought or care to what is actually behind the misbehavior of a deviant.
I imagine that everyone has been bullied or made to feel less than dirt at some point or another. Perhaps there are some that have less trouble dusting themselves off, or they never allow it to internalize. A continuous question that has often run through my mind is; if everyone always tells you that you are ugly, how are you to know if you are not?
I’ve been told that inner beauty far outweighs physical splendor. Yet, a person who is deemed unattractive aesthetically will have a rough go of things before they are praised for any inner qualities they might posses. There lies the constant challenge of remaining unscathed from being belittled.
What do you see when you look in the mirror? I can’t honestly say for myself. I mean sometimes it varies. I won’t say that I take myself apart on a daily basis but, on most occasions when I’m standing in front of the mirror I tend to gaze right past my reflection. Other times the person I see in front me is not my actual self but, rather the person I’d like to be; or the person that I think others would deem worthy.
I have to constantly remind myself to remind myself that it is alright for me to be “just me”. I am far from perfect but, at least I know that I’m a work in progress. That progress is what can help me accept who I am on any given Sunday. In that respect it should not matter one bit how other people see me. I know what is in my heart and what I have going on. Yes, I DO got it going on!
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