I'd like to describe myself as perfectly imperfect.
On this journey of growing from a girl to a woman, I have changed physically and mentally.
The story of who I was 10 years ago seems to be told repetitively simply because people always wonder how this happened. I relied on the media to tell me what beauty was which therefore impacted me into changing myself to be accepted.
It wasn't until I cut off my hair to understand that I didn't need or want to be accepted.
As much as I write on my blog about accepting who you are and embracing it,
I sometimes feel as though I am contradicting myself because I do not always follow this.
I have my days where I stare in the mirror trying to mentally erase certain features about myself.
Whilst taking these pictures with Melissa Gibbs, I was instructed to be completely natural.
I didn't have make-up or any accessories which enhance my beauty.
At first, I was shy at the thought of taking pictures where I do not look as vibrant as I'd hoped to be, but what was it that was stopping me from still being vibrant?
I'd best describe my biggest flaw as lines of love.
On this journey of growing from a girl to a woman, I have changed physically and mentally.
The story of who I was 10 years ago seems to be told repetitively simply because people always wonder how this happened. I relied on the media to tell me what beauty was which therefore impacted me into changing myself to be accepted.
It wasn't until I cut off my hair to understand that I didn't need or want to be accepted.
As much as I write on my blog about accepting who you are and embracing it,
I sometimes feel as though I am contradicting myself because I do not always follow this.
I have my days where I stare in the mirror trying to mentally erase certain features about myself.
Whilst taking these pictures with Melissa Gibbs, I was instructed to be completely natural.
I didn't have make-up or any accessories which enhance my beauty.
At first, I was shy at the thought of taking pictures where I do not look as vibrant as I'd hoped to be, but what was it that was stopping me from still being vibrant?
I'd best describe my biggest flaw as lines of love.
I call them this because whilst my mind was growing, my body was too.
And although I loved it, I did not love that my skin wanted to show my growth.
In a shop, there are long aisles dedicated to products which can cover and alter your flaws.
I am always fascinated by how many people I see there, I'm guilty of being there too.
I feel if society deemed flaws as beautiful, we would no longer be afraid to love them.
But we are society, all of us together are society.
Whilst being in America, I felt this sense of freedom to dress freely without judgement.
It was something I hadn't felt before and I loved the feeling because somehow;
what I felt on the inside was reflected on the outside.
I want to continue to grow into someone who is comfortable in my skin,
the kind of confident where I do not need objects to alter my looks.
But for me to grow, I must come out of my comfort zone,
in how I dress, in what I use to feel beautiful and in the way I feel about myself.
And although I loved it, I did not love that my skin wanted to show my growth.
In a shop, there are long aisles dedicated to products which can cover and alter your flaws.
I am always fascinated by how many people I see there, I'm guilty of being there too.
I feel if society deemed flaws as beautiful, we would no longer be afraid to love them.
But we are society, all of us together are society.
Whilst being in America, I felt this sense of freedom to dress freely without judgement.
It was something I hadn't felt before and I loved the feeling because somehow;
what I felt on the inside was reflected on the outside.
I want to continue to grow into someone who is comfortable in my skin,
the kind of confident where I do not need objects to alter my looks.
But for me to grow, I must come out of my comfort zone,
in how I dress, in what I use to feel beautiful and in the way I feel about myself.
As much as flaws may sometimes make me feel self-conscience,
they also make me feel a sense of freedom as they are what make me.
But, I will never be saddened by the limited understanding,
of someone who cannot accept my flaws they way I can.
Simply, because they make me perfectly imperfect.
love & light,
frogirl
they also make me feel a sense of freedom as they are what make me.
But, I will never be saddened by the limited understanding,
of someone who cannot accept my flaws they way I can.
Simply, because they make me perfectly imperfect.
love & light,
frogirl