Hi lovelies,
I recently watched a short video on YouTube about body positivity,
but it wasn't like any I had ever seen before.
It changed the way I will speak aloud about myself forever.
The concept of the video was for others to hear the
negative things we say about ourselves.
Instead of looking into a mirror and saying nasty horrible things that we think,
the people were directing the comments at their best friends.
My heart hurt terribly watching it.
I could never imagine saying the awful things that I think about myself,
to another human being, let alone, my best friend.
It started by the girls already becoming emotional,
holding cue cards, and telling each other
"I love you."
Then, each girl read a card with a flaw that they think about themselves personally,
and directed it toward the other.
For example...one read
"people are going to make fun of the way your fat falls over your bra strap,"
something that bothers her,
but that her friend may not have known she internally hates about herself.
The look in the eyes of the friends were sheer horror
as they heard what the other truly thought about themselves.
It made me really think deeply about the things
I saw outwardly to my friends about my personal issues with my body.
Now, I'm not saying that we should suppress our feelings
and not speak aloud about what's going on in our heads;
what I am saying though, is to truly think about it.
The people who you call your best friends, love you, unconditionally.
They do not judge you based on your "flaws'',
and should hold you up on a pedestal.
This is the video, directed by The Scene
Take a second, watch the entire thing, and really let it sink it.
You are beautiful.
Stop bringing yourself down.
I love you all dearly,
Kristen.
