Shes

wow! you're thin, creative, and average-looking. there are girls killing themselves to be exactly what you are. you can't compare yourself to your sister. you are an individual. a unique person with gifts to offer the world. sometimes when i read these postings i get so confused....and inspired. if someone that is thin, creative, and average can still feel inadequate then i know that me being thin isn't going to change anything. i've never been thin. and my whole life i've wanted to be thin. you get to a point where you quit beating yourself up about it and start loving yourself. and what you'll find out in life and probably don't know now, or at least don't realize it, is everyone has their insecurities. one of my best friends is half my size. she thinks she's so fat. she doesn't show off her body at all. she's GORGEOUS! she has no clue. i tell her all the time if i had her body i would be showin it off! it's something i've wanted my whole life. but she tells me when i say that, "you're so beautiful, though. and smart and funny. and blah, blah, blah". but i believe her when she tells me that. it doesn't matter what you look like, everyone wishes they could change something about themselves. which makes us all striving for the same thing essentially. comformity and belonging. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!!! look in the mirror and find one thing that you love about yourself. and everyday admire it. then find another thing about yourself you love and start admiring it in the mirror. don't become conceited....but just start loving yourself. and if you can't do the whole package, start with one part.