"You are the only person who is in charge of how you feel about yourself.
Nobody else can possibly do that.
You get to decide if you believe you
are beautiful or not,
and nobody can take it away from you.
If someone
suggests that you aren’t beautiful,
you can consider how sad it is that
they have such a limited view of beauty.
You can consider how
unfortunate it is that they have
such an exaggerated sense of
self-importance
that they think you should care about what they think.
You can also choose to realize that it has nothing at all to do with
your beauty
and everything to do with their limitations."
-Ragen Chastain
A
friend of mine sent me this quote yesterday and I am still grinning from ear to
ear. I love it that much. Way too much of my life has been spent worrying about
what others think of me and now that I have finally let go of those thoughts,
life is pretty awesome. Just because we live in a society that puts so-called
limitations on beauty does not mean we need to abide by them.
Most
of you have probably seen this video already, but it needs to be shown again.
It makes me smile every single time.
"Beauty isn’t between a size 0 and 8. It’s not a number at all. It’s not physical."
Progress.
Kelsi,
ReplyDeleteI don't know how it is you always know what it is I need to hear but thank you :)
You're very welcome, Miss Kelli :) I'm still laughing at the baseball song by the way haha.
DeleteBeauty is the radiance that shines from the smile and is exuded by the gait of a young woman who is content with who she is and happy to be where she is.
ReplyDeleteI sense you are content with who you are and happy to be where you are, I feel as if that explains your true beauty Miss Kelsi. (At least in part, good genetics probably helps a lil :p)
I think that might be the best comment ever. Thank you :)
DeleteI feel good to read your post because I feel a sense of freedom. This was my first time to watch the video. It made me laugh and also cry for my struggle. Thank you. xoxo
ReplyDeleteAw, it was not my intension to make you cry at all. It's always nice to have a little reminder that you too can have that freedom <3
DeleteI LOVE that quote! I copied it and added it to my collection! I also loved the video, not only because Ellen is just so freakin awesome, but because the message rings true...beauty is no defined by our size of clothes, but rather what we are inside and how we think about ourselves! If we believe we are truly beautiful, nobody will ever be able to take that away from us<3
ReplyDeleteI couldn't have said it better myself, Tayla! :)
DeleteLove this quote! Finally getting round to sitting down with a cup of coffee and reading through all your blogs Kelsi! Keep up the good work - you're such an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteP.S: Stealing this quote for Stomach It's face book page :)
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Thanks Chloe - Steal away! :)
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