Body Positivity Is Not Just About Image
When I first started this blog, I really wanted to create a movement that was inclusive of everyone. So often, body positive blogs are only for women, or only curvy women, or only people with eating disorders, or whatever. Physical appearance is not the only thing people hate about their bodies though.
For many people, their negativity towards their body comes from inside their bodies. For example, women who cannot have children or people who have developed diseases. It’s just as important to accept your body for these flaws as it is to accept perceived flaws in your appearance.
Hate has never done anyone any good. No matter why you hate your body, it’s important to work to move past the angry feelings. Change the things you can’t accept and accept the things you can’t change.
One of the tools you can use to do this is to treat your body like your best friend instead of a part of yourself. If you wouldn’t say it to your best friend, don’t say it to your body. Be kind to it and forgive it for all of it’s shortcomings. Because in reality, your body is your best friend, and it’s okay that it’s not perfect. Nobody’s perfect and it’s okay to forgive yourself. Consider this your permission granted.