I love my
legs. They are nicely carved legs but that view of my legs was not always the case, especially
not in Secondary school. I hid my legs! Imagine.
It all
started when a popular girl in my school told me that I had big fat yams on my
legs and I believed her. She asked me how I coped. It didn’t help that she had what
I thought were nice legs, so I guess she was just protecting her title. Because
of her opinion, I didn’t feel comfortable wearing shorts or skirts and it even affected
me as an adult to some degree but thank God am I over it and I’m rocking my
legs and laughing for believing her opinion over mine.
What lessons
can we learn from my experience because there are always lessons?
OPINIONS ARE NOT FACT
Opinions of
others are just opinions. They are not fact. Some people try and lord their
opinions over you. You need a strong sense of self and who’s you are, to not let
the opinions of others break you down. You are created in God's likeness. To be honest, I was teased a lot growing
up but I realise now that a lot of it was just plain envy.
DON’T FOCUS YOUR VALUE ON YOUR LOOKS
It’s lovely
when you get compliments but there is more to you than how you look. Your looks
will fade away with time but what will never fade is your inner value. Build
yourself from the inside out. Work on things that are not seen like your
character and your belief system. So that even if you get teased about your
appearance, you know that you are more than your looks.
BE GRATEFUL
Don’t spend
your life being miserable for what others say about you. Rather be thankful for
what you have. If there’s something about your body part that you don’t like, change your mindset and be grateful. Some people don’t
have legs, arms, eyesight etc. So be grateful for what you do have.
I hope this message
is a new step for anyone who has believed another person’s opinion over theirs.
Life is too short to not live your life fully. Break out from your limiting belief and start believing in
yourself and your value. You are so worth it.... and if its your legs that you are ashamed of, go on your knees and thank God for making them in HIS image.... and no matter the shape, just rock them like I
do.
Thanks for
stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.
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