Loving your own skin is something we all wish we had, something I wish I had. Self love is hard to gain but easy to take away. It’s a gift to love yourself, your true self.

Being a girl in high school is hard sometimes. This is the time in our lives that we are growing into who we are, deciding what we want to do with our lives but it’s hard when you feel like you are being judged no matter what you do. Teenagers in high school are rude, the girls are judging you on how you act and what you wear, boys are judging you on what you look like; all those stereotypes in school, and labels. But all those things don’t matter, what matters is your true personality, I wish people would judge you based on the insides, and not the cover. Because of this, I compare myself to others everyday, to everyone. Which makes me feel bad about myself, like I don’t look like other girls, that I should change how I look to feel accepted.

You may be wondering why is this young, small, beautiful, vibrant girl having trouble loving herself? Well we all have insecurities, some very different than others, sparked from different reasons. I have always had insecurities about myself, but it really hit me one day when someone said to me “ I don’t know how you can wear a bikini with the scars you have on your stomach, they just make you look bigger. I would never show my stomach off if I had your belly.” And to this day I have never forgotten that. I was always confident enough to wear bikinis and show some skin in my own body, but to go and say that to anyone is wrong. I think my scars are unique and I love them because they make me, me.

Your own body is beautiful, and don’t let anyone take that away from you. Show some skin and show them who you really are because you are what makes you, you. Self love is a journey with ups and downs but once you are there you feel that love, you glow in your own skin.