How many of us have been fighting to become a certain image of ourselves since our childhood? The image given to us by everyone but ourselves.

We spend half our lives changing who we are, just to realize at the end that we have actually lost ourselves.

I remember when I was a child, I used to hear all sorts customizations that are possible on me. You complexion is on the darker side, try this face pack everyday.. You are fat, look what you eat... And for every remark I got, I start hating myself. I was afraid to go out, to be a part of social gatherings just to protect myself from all the things the world wanted me to be. I collected my books and found solace in a corner of my room, hiding from everyone, and wishing to be different every single day.

And growing up I became more insecure and more hard on myself. I stopped looking at all the good thing I have in my life. Every time the doorbell rang in my house, I hid.

And now, at an age of 31, I still hide. I still freak out on the thought of meeting new people. I still doubt myself. But I'm tired now. Do we really need this? No!

To tell you the truth, not loving myself has made things worse. You are always insecure, you don't trust your guts, you wait for validations. It hard on  your self esteem.

I don't want to live like this anymore.

Let's stop hiding, stop being hard on yourself. Workout because you love the dopamine effect, not because you have to be a certain number. Pamper yourself, because you deserve it and not because you need to look a certain way. Do whatever you want to do, but for the sake of love and happiness you get doing all those things. 

Let go of this fake image that's holding you.

And last but not the least, stand in front of the mirror, and accept the person you see in front of you. Because this person is the most reliable friend, relative and peer you will ever have. This person will be there in your highs and lows of life. Stop nagging him/her. Accept him/her with love and stop wasting time on what all you can be. Because you are beautiful just the way you are.

Love :)