It's all in your head!

I recently saw a picture of myself in my first year of university and thinking "Oh! I looked good!" which is peculiar because looking back, I don't remember feeling very good. I remember seeing only the things that were wrong with me and boy, they were a lot. I talked to my sister about and she reminded me that most often that not, our insecurities are only in our heads. That's when I realised, I don't remember the last time I saw something good in myself in the moment; something has always been wrong: too dark, not pretty enough, tummy not flat enough, clothes not hip enough. It's always something. It's always when I look back that I realise how good I had it then compared to now. Every time! I'll probably look at photo memories next year and think I had it good this year too. Our insecurities are sometimes emphasized by what people say. People can be cruel. And whether we'd like to admit it or not , what People say gets to us. The more they say it, the more we believe it, and if we don't love ourselves enough it alters our very own view of ourselves. That's sad. If only we saw ourselves for who we truly were, we'd realise that we have the power to control all of it. It'd save us a lot of pain and make our lives a lot less difficult. It's up to us to not to let it get to us. Easier said than done though.