Tuesday, November 18, 2014

part of our journey

“I think....you still have no idea. The effect you can have.” 
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

Do you like taking "Selfie"? That word has become a phenomena nowadays. And it is a word of 2013. "Selfie" wasn't  even a word before. Self portrait image. That's what it was. You've seen all the pictures on Facebook, instgram, so on and so on. There're apps, and all sort of gadgets to help you take better pictures of yourself. What does that tell you?! Why do you like taking it?! Why don't you like taking it? Why is it that people say it's an addiction? A lot of people says it has a lot to do with social media addiction. That sounds about right. Personally, I don't like taking selfies. I just don't get it. When friends or family get together, we take pictures together. That's about it. Does it have to do with my own self-image?! that popped up in my head the other day. 

Growing up, I wasn't a very confident person. I mean, when you are teenager, who is?! You can be very good at portraying that person with strong confidence. But that doesn't mean that you are. When you are teenager, you don't really know who you are or what you do, what you want to do. We are all struggling to find those things. And yet it is a crucial time for the people of young age to gain confidence. the balance is delicate and can affect you for the rest of your life. If you were raised in circumstances where people constantly beat you down, either mentally or physically, you are most likely to think yourself not as valuable as other are. Or that you are worthless. When you are that age, you want to belong, you want others to think that you are cool, you are beautiful, you are smart.. you worry so much about what others think of you. But do you think about what YOU think of yourself? I don't think we care that part enough. We get caught up other people's opinion and don't consider what we really need to be doing, which is to love ourselves. 

It's hard, isn't it. I used to think to love yourself is the same as being narcissist. You look at yourself in the mirror all the time. You think you are better than anyone else. You think you are all that.... The truth is that to love yourself has nothing to do with being narcissist. To love yourself means to accept and embrace who you are and who you will be. And your beauty comes from inside, not from outside. Yes, it's good to be beautiful outside. But that's perishable. but inner beauty doesn't . It's an extension of you. It doesn't mean that you don't have to care what you wear or how you look. You can't be everything. But you are the ONLY ONE. God created you to be who you are, so there's no mistakes. You have to find who you truly are and what you are meant to be. You are still not finish product. Don't judge what you are, how you are or where you are. Those are only temporary. Don't let those temporary things define who you are or what you can be. The possibility is limitless, as long as you are willing to go farther. Sure, you can't change your height or the color of your skin, or what your blood type is. It's just a part of it. You are much more than that. There are things you can do only because of your height, because of the color of your skin, because of your blood type. So be proud of who you are. Be happy with who you are and what you can become. And know that God loves you. If you think no one has ever loved you, trust GOD. He loves you more than you can ever imagine. A friend of mine told me something amazing. The reason that it doesn't seem like God hasn't answer your prayer is that because it's something you need to work on and you can accomplish by your work. It's something, right!? He doesn't answer all your prayer because he knows that you have that in you. Of course He does, because He made you. You have it in you. Loving yourself will help you see what's inside you. It will help you see what you can do. It will help you grown and make you strong. How can you love yourself when nobody else has, you ask. Then start by accepting yourself. Everybody has made mistakes. Everybody has their flaws. Everybody has ups and downs. Because we are all humans. And we learn from all of those. nobody is perfect. You don't have to be what others want you to be. Accept who you are, embrace who you are, enjoy being who you are. We all struggle to do that. Because we are all human. And that's part of our journey. Let's do it

Love, Hope and Faith

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