I know I’m pretty. And before you roll your eyes, let me tell you something: You need to know you’re pretty too!
I know I don’t have a flat six-pack stomach all the time. I know that sometimes I go on chocolate binges. Sometimes it feels like my weight and fitness routine is a rollercoaster… up one week, down the next. But that doesn’t diminish my beauty. And it doesn’t diminish yours.
This isn’t about arrogance. This is about survival. This is about giving yourself the fuel you need to navigate this world with your head held high. Because if you don’t believe in your own beauty, how can you expect anyone else to see it?
When you walk through this world focused only on your flaws, you emit an energy that attracts people who will take advantage of your insecurity. They can smell self-doubt like sharks smell blood in water.
But when you truly know that you are beautiful, something shifts. Your posture changes. Your voice carries differently. You stop apologizing for taking up space.
Beauty isn’t about perfection. It’s about accepting the vessel that carries your spirit through this life. You are a masterpiece in progress. Those stretch marks? Battle scars. That cellulite? Evidence that you’re human. Those extra pounds? Proof that you’ve tasted life’s sweetness.
When you accept yourself, truly accept yourself, you break chains that have held generations of women captive. You set yourself free to pursue purpose instead of perfection.
So say it with me: I know I’m pretty.
Not because you’re conceited. But because you’re conscious. Conscious of your worth. Conscious of your value.
Accept yourself today. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Today. Right now. Exactly as you are.
Because you are enough. You have always been enough. And it’s time you started acting like you know it. (MJHarris)
