Rants; A Tale Of Epic Annoyance

People Who Point Out Others's Imperfections

"Ew, look at her thighs! They're huge! Nobody with those legs should wear shorts!"

Okay, at least she's trying to be confident in her body.

"His teeth are So messed up, gross!"

Do you ever stop to think that maybe he can't afford to go to the dentist and fix it?

"Her stomach is ridiculously huge; she could seriously use a diet!"

Seriously, were you raised to believe that every girl needs to be a size two to be happy?

"He's so scrawny! Why doesn't he try to lift?"

Gee, maybe he doesn't want to. Just because you're not into thinner guys doesn't mean that your opinion is immediately the only one.

My point?

Stop.

Take a deeeep breath, walk outside, and go away.

Growing up, I've always found the things that people despise about themselves fascinating and beautiful. I've had a sense of hatred towards my own body for years, yet, the things that I found wrong with me, were beautiful, to me, on someone else. I encourage everyone
to be happy with themselves, because you deserve to be happy. I'd never wish the thoughts that I've had about myself onto even my worst enemy; being your own worst critic is the most horrible thing to deal with for your self esteem.

If you're a person who feels the need to judge others on something that isn't even remotely your business, I'd advise you to stay as far away from me as possible.

Why am I writing about this?

Because I'm working on myself. For the past year, I've been trying to better myself, for myself. Only here, in the past few weeks, have I been seeing an improvement.
Now, I'm well aware that my thoughts towards myself will remain; though they won't ever be completely gone, I've improved on silencing them.
Little by little, I've been improving.

Just yesterday, I hit a milestone; i saw myself in a full body mirror without getting angry or upset, or turning away.
I managed to see myself, and not completely despise the person looking back at me.

If I can do it, you can do it too. I believe in you.

I'm not saying that your negative opinions to yourself will just fade away. They'll always be there, and, at times, they'll resurface. People will try to drag you down, try to push you and make you feel worthless.
But, you'll be able to say,
"I still love myself."

And, personally, this year has been the first time where I've said this to myself, and meant it.

If there's anyone reading this that ridicules anyone for their flaws, I sincerely hope that you realize that you're nowhere near as perfect as you may think.
I hope that, one day, you look back on your petty actions with regret.

Remember: you're only allowed to judge if you yourself are flawless.
And I know you're not.

If you're a person who constantly deals with ridicule, I beg you to push on. Look your tormentor in the face, whether it be other people, or yourself, and remind yourself that you're better than that.
You are beautiful and unique, and I believe that you can find the strength to overcome anything, so long as you remember, that fixing yourself has to start with you.

Don't give up on yourselves; you've more potential than you see.