People say the first stop
should always be acceptance
That on the journey to loving yourself
you should accept what you don't like
and just continue on
but they're wrong.
For the first time ever
I've found myself beginning to look in the mirror
See myself, mind, body, soul
and say "Hey,
You aren't so bad."
But that doesn't come from acceptance.
If we accept our flaws, how are we
to change for the better?
If we accept ourselves, as we are,
how are we to ever truly feel
worthy?
You have to work to love yourself,
acceptance is ignorance.
If it's unchangeable, change
your perspective.
If it's changeable,
make the effort
Don't sit idly by
poisoned by the toxic thought of
"I wish things would change for me"
"I wish I was skinnier"
"I wish I was pretty"
"I wish I was different"
"I wish they would love me"
Work to change,
change for the better.
In the end, loving yourself is a journey
not a destination.
And it's the hardest you'll ever have to work
But you're going to do it,
You're going to eventually get on the map,
and on the journey to loving yourself.