Butterflies

This cellulite? ⁣ ⁣ Yeah, I see it. ⁣ ⁣ It’s definitely there. ⁣ ⁣ A few bumps, scars and an uneven skin tone too. ⁣ ⁣ What about it? ⁣ ⁣ You think it’s gross? wrong? Unacceptable? Lazy? ⁣ ⁣ Oh gosh, it’s okay. I understand. I was once there too. ⁣ Ya see at one point, this view of my backside would have put me in the grave - literally, figuratively & every way in-between.⁣ These legs that I hated so profoundly would have melted me into a puddle on my bedroom floor or driven me straight to the gym. ⁣ Some days I’d binge, some days I’d sweat - both so called forms of punishment & “healing” — ⁣ both equally as damaging.⁣ ⁣ Yeah, I get it. I’ve read all of those magazines. I’ve seen every post on Insta too. The weight-loss collages on Facebook? Yup. Seen ‘em. Your relative’s comments? Oh wait, an ex-boyfriend? Yup, knew it. Check, double check. ⁣ ⁣ What you’ll soon realize is that we’re all consuming the same lies & the same OLD false portrayals of “real.”⁣ ⁣ But maybe you already have...⁣ ⁣ Maybe you know deep down.⁣ Maybe you know you’re wrong. ⁣ Maybe you just don’t want to believe that this - that love - that acceptance ⁣ for yourself is possible....⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I get it. ⁣ Yeah, you guessed it. I’ve even been there too. ⁣ ⁣ It doesn’t happen overnight. Heck, it happens over many, many nights. But after many, many nights of choosing to look into a mirror and accept the truths you KNOW are true rather than the “truths” fabricated to make you think you’re WRONG, you begin to change.⁣ ⁣ Slowly. ⁣ Quietly. ⁣ Patiently. ⁣ ⁣ Working under the shield of your own protection - your newfound shell - blocking out the things that do not serve you & holding tight to those that do. ⁣ ⁣ Until you realize, ⁣ one day⁣ those dimples ⁣ those unique marks⁣ colors⁣ And shapes too⁣ were beauty in the making. ⁣ ⁣ It just takes the right eyes to see it. ⁣ ⁣ Give yourself time, 🦋 ⁣ Growth is a process. ⁣ ⁣