Hello, my friends. Thanks for checking in once again. Today, I have a bit of a rant that's been on my heart, something that's been weighing me down for a little while.

This isn't going to be controversial (or maybe it will be, who knows?) This is just something I've wanted to say for a long time and finally decided it was time.

You Are Enough.

Okay, I am guilty of this, but saying negative things about ourselves is NOT okay. My friends and I often call ourselves potatoes, or we say our pictures are bad.

You know what?

We're all actually pretty amazing. We're hot. I'm not going to lie. 😂😂😂

And yet...

we do this thing where we're like, "I'm sorry, I'm such a potato."

"Ugh, my hair is horrible in this picture, I'm sorry."

"I look like a potato, but look at my new shirt/pants/whatever clothing item."

No.

We are beautiful people.

You are beautiful.

Suicide prevention week was last week, but people often feel insecure, ugly, and not worthy. This leads to depression and anxiety. I know. I was there. Sometimes, I still am there. Sometimes, I still go back to that scared little girl, not quite sure why she was alive. I go back to wondering what my purpose is on this earth and if I really matter.

I've come a long way from that and I owe it to myself to acknowledge the fact that, yes, I am actually stunning.

(So are my friends, by the way.)

We are a beautiful group of young women. And we are enough.

I'm not saying this to be vain. Beauty is so much more than just what the eye can behold. Beauty is deep within. And it starts in the mind and the heart.

I fail a lot, calling myself a potato, saying I'm ugly, saying I have too much acne (cystic acne is not easy to get rid of, ya feel me? I will talk about that later, though.)

Basically, all I'm trying to say is we, as humans, need to stop saying such negative things about ourselves. It's a bad habit and cycle and it's honestly so toxic to our souls. We tell ourselves that we're fat, or that we are ugly, and that's not okay.

Look, every person you see on the street has a story. And every person you see on the street is saying negative things about themselves.

We need to stop this cycle and be kind to ourselves. We were created for a purpose, and none of that purpose includes the negative things we say about ourselves.

So, look in the mirror. Don't look at your acne, your scars, how your stomach sticks out a bit, or how your arms are a bit bigger. Don't look at how skinny you are compared to everyone else, or how short or tall you are.

No, just look deeper. Into your own soul, into your own mind. Look at the things you love. Look at how they make you glow.

You are beautiful. <3