At the Gidore hair show in 2012 Felicia Letherwood complimented my beauty.
She told me that I would blossom into beautiful young lady.
I disagreed with her as I didn't believe I was beautiful. She told me I'd learn to love myself.
It sounded so vain to have to love yourself as somehow I believed only another person could love you.
Since my big chop in 2012 I had to recreate my style as I was a completely different person.
I used my hair to cover up all my flaws as it was the only thing I liked about myself.
I was always self conscience of my acne, my body and the fact I wasn't what the image of beauty was.
It didn't happen over night but I had to learn to love all the bad things about myself.
I spent several hours in front of a mirror trying to fix my hair. But it wasn't my hair that needed a fix.
It was my attitude towards myself.
She told me that I would blossom into beautiful young lady.
I disagreed with her as I didn't believe I was beautiful. She told me I'd learn to love myself.
It sounded so vain to have to love yourself as somehow I believed only another person could love you.
Since my big chop in 2012 I had to recreate my style as I was a completely different person.
I used my hair to cover up all my flaws as it was the only thing I liked about myself.
I was always self conscience of my acne, my body and the fact I wasn't what the image of beauty was.
It didn't happen over night but I had to learn to love all the bad things about myself.
I spent several hours in front of a mirror trying to fix my hair. But it wasn't my hair that needed a fix.
It was my attitude towards myself.
What really interested me was once I had accepted I began to recieve more compliments.
I didn't realise that your confidence shows with your body language and the way you engage with someone.
I was always looking at the floor or to the sky.
I couldn't look at someone in the eyes because I was afraid they'd see all my flaws.
We are in control of the way we see ourselves.
The image of what we want ourselves to be will hurt us when it isn't what you see in your reflection.
When I look at old pictures of me I question what I was wearing.
Why I'm pulling the silliest pose or why I felt so happy with straight hair.
But at that time, I loved it.
Perspective is so important.
You really have to take the time to love yourself.
It takes time but once you get there you will be unstoppable.
You won't care about what anyone thinks of your daring outfits.
All our features were made for us.
Embrace them.
love,
frogirlginny
I didn't realise that your confidence shows with your body language and the way you engage with someone.
I was always looking at the floor or to the sky.
I couldn't look at someone in the eyes because I was afraid they'd see all my flaws.
We are in control of the way we see ourselves.
The image of what we want ourselves to be will hurt us when it isn't what you see in your reflection.
When I look at old pictures of me I question what I was wearing.
Why I'm pulling the silliest pose or why I felt so happy with straight hair.
But at that time, I loved it.
Perspective is so important.
You really have to take the time to love yourself.
It takes time but once you get there you will be unstoppable.
You won't care about what anyone thinks of your daring outfits.
All our features were made for us.
Embrace them.
love,
frogirlginny