Just a little rant about self image: Part 1

You know what drives me nuts? Complaining. Oh, but not just any type of complaining. This particular type of complaining is based from a self conscience mindset. I HATE this type of complaining. To put it politely (possibly the only time I will be polite in this post), these people truly put the bee in my bonnet. Okay, so here it is: Stop talking about how you dislike yourself. EVERY girl has something she dislikes about herself. Every model, every actress, every girl in junior high, highschool and sometimes even kindergarden, even the girl you use as your example has insecurities. "Oh, I wish I looked more like..." you can fill in that blank with whomever you want, but if you asked them if there was something they would change about themselves, I gauruntee you no one would reply with "HECK NO, I'm flipping fantastic!" I won't lie.Some of these amazingly fit bodies we idolize have things they SHOULD be changing. Britney spears should stop smoking before she gets yet another case of laringitis and eventually loses both her physical apeal to nicotiene stains around her mouth and fingers and her voice to the loss of a lung. Heidi klum should stop prancing around in high heels and lingerie before she gives herself chronic or perminent back conditions and is no longer able to model for victoria's secret due to the fact that certain "advantages" of hers are no longer able to be propped up like the angel she is often protrayed to be. We all have things we should want to change about ourselves. Like our selfish, carnal nature. We should want to be like christ, not another person. When I'm around a girl whose size is in the single digits and I hear "I feel fat!" I just want to look them in the eyes and ask "So, what does this make you think of ME?!" Ugh. There is just SO much wrong with talking about your insecurities. Okay, now this may sound somewhat hipocritical... but you've made it far into my post, if you've not screamed at the computer yet I would beg you to read through my hypocrisy and also read my explanation. I too struggle with insecurities. RARELY will you hear my voice them. To prove I am human, I'll share just a few. I do not like my body, any part really. My physical appearance is NOTHING like I wish it were. I HATE my singing voice, that's right everybody; I, the singer, dislike my own voice to the enth degree and back. You WILL hear me say "UGH, I wish I could sing like that!" So, yes. Like any other human being there are things I am insecure of. I may seem confident, but this is exactly what I want you to believe. When you voice your insecurities in a group setting, rarely is your comment returned with "No. You were made in the image of God and although you have imperfections, it was the way you were created and intended to be. For everything God has a purpose." Instead you WILL hear "Oh, I know exactly how you feel! I hate..." Wow, okay. This is not encouraging. You need the first response, you need to be told why you're beautiful. Words have INCREDIBLE power. Proverbs 18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat it's fruits." So, you speak poorly of yourself and what is bound to follow? A poor self image, an incorrect mental depiction of the glorious and wonderful person God has created you to be. I'm not saying you have to be happy with everything about yourself. But you don't need to talk about them. It's making your own opinion of yourself worse and it's making most of those (particularly any gentlemen around and/or ME) VERY uncomfortable. In my life, there are so many gorgeous women, some older, younger or right around my age who I wish to emulate for their bold courage, strong faith or incredible testimony. Unfortunately for generations before me and my own, this world has not produced many women whom I can look up to for their confidence in self or self appearance. Having a good self image is always taught and spewed out. But, who listens?! Apparently, not enough women around. All in all, you need to realize that your imperfections make you who you are, they make you unique and in every case i've seen they make you more beautiful than you would be without them. STOP COMPLAINING, God doesn't make mistakes and he did happen to create you! I don't really know what else to say, it is what it is. Self confidence is something that comes with time and experience. But talking poorly about yourself is a bad habbit that will do worse things to you than a crack addiction or alchoholism. Think about the poison your spitting out with your words, because those thoughts and words came from within you. Just a thought. With this, I end.