i& #39;m learning to give myself more thanks. in the past, i& #39;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& #39;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& #39;ve learned that there& #39;s nothing wrong with my changing my ways, but there& #39;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& #39;ve experienced discovering undesirable parts of myself, i& #39;m thankful for those parts because they& #39;ve all made me the beautiful person that i am now. i& #39;m thankful for my mind because i& #39;m so innovative, creative, multidimensional, intelligent, and wise.

i& #39;m thankful for the way that i look because i& #39;m beautiful just the way i am. flaws and all. i& #39;m learning to embrace being in the skin that i& #39;m in, and i& #39;m releasing all of the trauma i& #39;ve endured that has me made me feel uncomfortable with my face and my body. i gain confidence.

i& #39;m thankful for my smile because it seems to make a lot of people& #39;s day, and i love being happy. i& #39;m thankful for my pain because it taught me wisdom, strength, patience, and healing. i& #39;m thankful i& #39;m alive to have a chance to love myself every single day until i& #39;m put to rest.

thank you kelsey for being kelsey https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Grünes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Grünes Herz">