Embrace Who You Are

You know what I've noticed lately that kind of bothers me? Everywhere I go there seems to be an ad for some kind of self improvement product. I'm not talking personality self improvement but outward appearance self improvement. I can't go anywhere without seeing an ad for weight loss something or other, make up, plastic surgery, botox, exercise products, etc. In these ads there is usually some kind of testimonial about how much their life has changed since using this product blah, blah, blah. It doesn't bother me so much that this stuff is out there, what bugs me more I guess is the fact that most of the time stuff like this is targeted at women. I don't understand why society believes that all women need to look like playboy models. What baffles me even more is the fact that women actually buy into that bull crap. You do not need to look like a playboy model to be beautiful. Everyone has something about them that is beautiful both inside and outside. Someone might have a wonderful smile but not so great style or something like that and its annoying that society will look at them and not see their amazing smile but will see their not so great sense of style or whatever and use that insecurity that they might have against them. Why can't society just be positive and focus on the good things about people? Everyone is insecure about at least one thing, why is it that that one thing is focused on? Instead of society playing on our insecurities, why can't it teach us to look at ourselves and others and find something, even just one thing, that we like? Personally, out of all the women I know none of them look like playboy models. None of them. Every girl I know are beautiful and some of them are never given the time of day and it frustrates me to see that. This doesn't just happen in relationships but in school, work, and many different social situations. Studies have shown that if two people are going out for the same job, the employer is more likely to pick the one they find the most attractive whether they have adequate experience for the position or not. Why do people work this way? Are we conditioned to think this way or is it just in our nature? Either way, it's not right. Everyone is beautiful. I don't care if you are black, white, gay, straight, a geek, a cheerleader, curvy, or skinny, you are beautiful and should never let society tell you different. Too many people walk around thinking there is something wrong with them because society tells them there is, when in reality there is nothing wrong with them and there is nothing wrong with you. Embrace your quirks, embrace who you are, and what you look like.