Appreciating my body

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I might not be everyone cup of tea, and people might say or insinuate that I am not beautiful enough just because of how I look now or because I don’t fit their standards of beauty, and that’s okay.
The reality is I love my body it protected through years of ups and downs. All the strife I went through and it kept me alive. 
My body did what it needed to do to make me survive. What did I do? Complained about it, showed my disdain, hated how I look, compared myself to others. 

But not anymore, I am learning to step away from the colonial beauty standards that has every person judging themselves and others. The beauty standard that makes people say hurtful things to themselves and to others. 
I truly appreciate all that my body tried to do, and it is my turn to show my body the love that it deserves. I love my body and will continue to love my body. And I promise to do my best to take care of it and keep it healthy.💛