Thoughts in front of the mirror

Today was a tiring day, I heard some really sad news and I had to walk about twenty minutes under the burning sun. When I finally went home, I turned the TV on - I know that this is weird but that is always the first thing I do when I enter the house- and I sat on the couch. When I got up to drink water, I looked myself in the mirror.

The sight was awful. My hair was flying everywhere, there were dark circles under my eyes and I was totally burnt by the sun. So, the first thing that came to my mind was that I looked terrible.

But as I looked more closely, I started to like what I saw in the mirror. I am not saying that it was a pretty sight but it was a unique one. I saw both the things that I hate and the things that I like about myself. Yes, my weirdly shaped nose was there but so were my eyes.

This has probably been said by an eminent scholar or an artist but perfection is boring. Both the perfections and the imperfections make you who you are. Everyone has flaws. The trick is not to consider them as negative traits but as appreciated parts of your appearance. If you think like that, you'll have more self-esteem and you'll love yourself more, since you don't see yourself as a list of good and bad characteristics but you accept it as a whole.

Believe me I know how hard it is to accept your flaws. Probably it will take a lot of time, maybe years until you feel satisfied with your image.

What I like to think when I look myself in the mirror is that everyone is beautiful in their own way. You don't have to look like a model in order to consider yourself or in order to be considered by others pretty. 

There is beauty on every person's face. If you smile and be confident about yourself, you'll see your beauty too.

My advice? Search for a unique beauty. Don't follow the stereotypes. You can be attractive and you can be loved even if you have brown eyes or a big nose or if you aren't skinny.

Love your reflection in the mirror, because it shows you and you are perfect just the way you are. I know that you might not believe it now, but when you feel comfortable under your own skin, you'll see that I was right!