stophatingyourbody: A couple days ago, a friend of mine made a post on Facebook, saying, “I don’t think I’ll ever be happy with my body.” Several people had already commented, giving bad advice and invalidating the issue altogether (“gym.. blood sweat tears. works everytime,” or “This is stupid. You have a body so many girls would die for. I do understand not being happy with your body,” etc.). In some moment of insight I didn’t know I was capable of, I wrote a comment that I’d like to share with all of you who are struggling:   Nobody is ever really happy with their bodies, regardless of what they look like or how close they are to the societal standard of beauty. That is, until they realize that the notion of beauty is completely subjective and a lot more goes into your beauty than just what your body looks like. Your body keeps you alive. Somehow, you wake up every morning and your legs carry you through the day, your heart pumping blood everywhere it needs to go, your brain keeping all your parts in check while simultaneously creating thoughts and feelings and opinions. Remember this when you aren’t satisfied with your body. It’s not a thing to perfect. It’s a thing to nurture and appreciate. And it is beautiful. BE BRAVE! JOIN THE REVOLUTION!
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    AWESOME. What a perfect response ♥
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    i love this.
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