Hello everybody!
A month or so ago I decided to make a post about self- love, since more
and more teenagers underestimate themselves, even though they really shouldn’t.
I asked my followers on Ask.fm: What do you like about yourself and why? Their
task was to write anything that came to their minds. I actually couldn’t
believe such young girls have such great thinking. I chose some of the
answers that have really touched me.
Andrea, 14 years old
I
was asked to think about what I like most about myself, well, the thing I like
most about myself is my personality. Why? Because I know that I make lots of
people happy with my sparkling personality, I've been told that I'm really nice
and non-judgemental and I think that's really important. :) I'm also a bit (or
a lot) sarcastic sometimes but I don't think that ruins it, I think that just
makes me me. There are other things I like about myself like my eyes, hair,
lips and eyebrows but my personality is the thing I like the most. I think it's
important to accept yourself because you're the only one whose opinion matters.
Although, a lot of teenagers feel insecure about their bodies and their
sexualities and races, etc., it is important to remind them they are beautiful
and special and one of a kind! :)
Tjaša,
13 years old
My
name is Tjaša and I’m 13 years old. The thing I like the most about myself is
that I look at the world through different eyes than most of my peers and I’m
also more mature than they are. I’m trying to gain so much self- confidence
that I would dare to wear different pieces of clothes, which at the moment are
hidden in my closet- and every time I do a step closer to my goal, I’m proud of
myself. Already confessing that to myself means a lot to me and I appreciate
that about myself. What I also like about myself is that I’m unemotional. I
don’t get hurt easily and it’s hard for me to get attached to someone, but I take
this as an advantage, because that way I can avoid disappointments and I can
choose people I need in my life. I’m proud of myself every time I do something
good for myself or for others, when I grow spiritually. About my appearance- I
like my teeth, my smile and my hair. I'm working on realisation that every man
is the architect of his own future and that the only thing that holds us back
is ourselves. I love people who dare to admit on what they are proud of
themselves.
Lea,
14 years old
I really like my hair and my positivity. I’m a happy person and for the
past 2 months I’ve been trying to share my positivity because I want people to
be happy. And I think my character is
quite okay. People can always relay on me as I’m always glad to help. I always
make jokes and I like that. And I really like my music taste. I also like how I
can’t fall in love easily and that I haven’t been in love for over a year.
About my appearance I like my hair, eyebrows, eyes and the birthmark I have on
my nose. For the past few months I’ve been trying not to care about what other
people think about me and I’m trying to accept as many things as I can about
myself. I use sarcasm quite a lot and I like it. I think it’s awesome that I
don’t use makeup a lot and try to be as natural as I can be and that I don’t
pretend to be someone I’m not just for people to like me.
Nika, 15 years old
I like that I’m really sociable, I like going out with my friends. I also
like that I’m really good at playing football and handball, I’m also going to
handball trainings. About my appearance I like my hair, which is in my opinion
too short at the moment, but I still love it.
When I asked those girls to answer what they like about themselves it
seemed like a simple task. I mean it wasn’t supposed to be that hard to find
some positive things about out appearance or personality, right? But then I
decided to think of a few things I like about myself. And I realised it’s not
as simple as I’ve thought. After a while this is what I came up with:
Sara, 17 years old
When I decide to do something, there is nothing that can stop me and
that’s one of the things I like about myself. I’ve learned to stop caring about
other people’s opinions, because people who don’t know me, can’t say what I can
and what I can’t do. Many people then think I’m heartless and say I can’t
accept criticism, but that’s not true- I always appreciate my friends’
advices. What I also like about myself is that I’m always
willing to help- even though there are sometimes moments I feel so empty and I
just want to sleep all day, I would still jump out of bed if someone asked me
for help. And now, what I like about my appearance are my lips. Sometimes people
make fun out of them, because they are quite full, but for some reason I really
like them and nobody can change that. Because of not caring about what other people think
of me, I have learned to accept myself and I’m slowly starting to like more and
more things about myself.
I’ve really enjoyed writing this post and finding out what some girls
of my age like about themselves. It’s important to sometimes think about ourselves, our likes and
dislikes, our flaws and advantages. Because if we don’t accept ourselves, who
else will?
Love, Sara Wallflower
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