Inching Ever Closer To Attaining Body Peace

Our bodies are our best friends, and they come in all different shapes and sizes. And why do you think that is? Because we're all different and unique individuals. Moreover what fun would it be if everybody resembled everybody. Diversity segregates us and makes us interesting. So let's clink our glasses together to being interesting, cheers! (seriously just toast to being interesting, how many times have you been acknowledged as interesting? Though probably you really are interesting) This blabber is besides the point.

So as I was saying, Nature manufactured us in various shapes and sizes, ethnicity and with varied cultural backgrounds making us all the more cooler. But gosh darn it, we're humans! And who has ever heard of humans being satisfied with what they have? Joke of the millennium right?!
Especially when it comes to our bodies we are more comfortable pointing out each other's body insecurities and deriving some sort of satanic pleasure out of it. As if that wasn't enough, we barricade ourselves into our own personal hell and torture ourselves n' our bodies and I would love to say that we 'derive some sick satisfaction out of it' but I can't when I know fully well that it does nothing but to scar us for life and wreck havoc in our personal lives.
Even the most perfect bodied people have insecurities about their bodies, specially if you're a woman. There's no avoiding this issue.

But is all the worrying worth it? The simple answer, you and I both know to be true is NO, it's not.
My grandma used to say,"The first step towards feeling good about your body is to start by feeling good about yourself". And that's the mantra I live by.
Understanding that you look best in your own skin is the way to freedom. Having the 'perfect' body feels good. But what we don't realize is there is no such thing as a 'perfect body' no matter what anyone tells you. Stop letter grading your bodies, they're not tests. Your body braves every single day with elan and you should train your mind to do the same. Waging war against your bodily imperfections is not going to get you to a happy place, you'll be depressed and in constant mental agony going through life as a worrisome old soul. And that is not who you wanna be. So stop criticizing yourself and start loving the skin you're in. Because let me tell you, whoever you are, your body is beautiful and so are you.

Remind yourself that you are a product of your struggles, victories, kindness, achievements, joys and sorrows- that you strive everyday to be the best you can be and that is all that matters. Don't listen to nay-sayers, be positive and smile. Keep healthy and keep stress at bay as much as possible, have apositive attitude to life and meditate(it's a sage advice, yes it's old but it still works wonders).

 Mostly though, start by signing the body peace treaty.

While the media plays a huge role in portraying the human form as a glitzy, glamourous model; all airbrushed and perfect we should know better than to try and emulate what is clearly a business propaganda. We should be aware that there's a fine line between reel and real, what we see on the glossy pages of magazines is not exactly reality.

 While you don't need to be guilty if you want a toned body but it's certainly not alright to put yourself through torturous measures to achieve your goals. In real life even our favourite actress has cellulite, they age too, models like to splurge on mac n' cheese and dress sizes beyond 16 exist. As much as we would like to say it but a skinny figure isn't healthy. Anorexia and Bulimia are diseases not temporary conditions and definitely not cool. Starving yourself isn't cool. And i'll tell you what else isn't cool, criticizing someone else's appearance. 

Fashion is changing, so are the views on body shapes and sizes. So whether you are of average, medium, small, large build, petite, skinny, boyish and a number of fruity-shaped person, just rejoice and love yourself because all that matters is what's inside. :)

We owe it to ourselves to be at peace with our body and inspire others to do the same.

Take your cue from JLaw and be awesome!

Stay healthy, keep happy! :)

xoxo

Tina