Insecurities… THEY SUCK!!! Summer break starts in 3 days and I have no motivation to get my booty to the gym. The pressure to have a “bikini body” is exhausting and I am 100% over it. I know I know, every body is a bikini body and that everybody looks amazing in a swim suit and I am all for body positivity, but it is by far my biggest insecurity. Trying so hard to be confident all the time can get hard, especially when your Instagram feed is filled with pics of cute girls on the beach. This summer I made a vow to myself to not let my insecurities get thee best of me. Turn down a chance to go swimming because I dont feel my best that day…NEVER! Turn down eating ice cream because I don’t want to break my diet…GIVE ME TWO SCOOPS! Learning how to love yourself is a process. You have to learn how to stop listening to the voices in your head that is telling you you’re not good enough. But, once you can start getting through that and realizing that everybody has their own insecurities then you will start to feel not so alone after all.

There is this one girl I know who is absolutely perfect. Beautiful, smart, sweet, and every thing I could ever want to be. I thought she had it all. One day she came to talk to us about her own life and how she always felt super insecure about herself., I was shocked. To me she had absolutely no reason to be insecure about anything. But just like the rest of us she was self conscious too. The thing she did to become more confident was pointing out to other girls the beautiful features they have and what about them she loves. IT WAS AMAZING. Let me tell you, once you start pointing out the things you love in other people and seeing their reactions to you complimenting them is the best feeling ever. Ever since that day I have made it a point to compliment at least one person each day. It is life changing. Complimenting other girls on how beautiful they are does not diminish your own beauty, in fact it enhances it. It makes you feel more confident and empowered.

Moral of the story, stop focusing on all the things you wish to change about yourself. You will never live a happy and full-filling life if you’re constantly talking badly about yourself. Start every day by telling yourself what you love about your body and your life. Start to tell other people what you love about them. Bringing out the good and positive things about yourself and others will only ever do great things for yourself. Join me and make it a goal for the summer to start incorporating more self love into your daily routines.

xoxo Em