i'm learning to give myself more thanks. in the past, i've allowed the judgement of others to influence me to talk shit about myself. i allowed it to change the way i viewed and treated myself. i've allowed insecurity to enter my mind, and tell me that i needed to change myself—

instead of being thankful for the person that i am already. i've learned that there's nothing wrong with my changing my ways, but there's everything wrong with changing myself. the purpose of me being me is to actually love being me. to be thankful for being me. so i give thanks—

to myself. even the times i've experienced discovering undesirable parts of myself, i'm thankful for those parts because they've all made me the beautiful person that i am now. i'm thankful for my mind because i'm so innovative, creative, multidimensional, intelligent, and wise.

i'm thankful for the way that i look because i'm beautiful just the way i am. flaws and all. i'm learning to embrace being in the skin that i'm in, and i'm releasing all of the trauma i've endured that has me made me feel uncomfortable with my face and my body. i gain confidence.

i'm thankful for my smile because it seems to make a lot of people's day, and i love being happy. i'm thankful for my pain because it taught me wisdom, strength, patience, and healing. i'm thankful i'm alive to have a chance to love myself every single day until i'm put to rest.

thank you kelsey for being kelsey