You Deserve More Than YOU Think!

I really adore this quote from Perks of Being A Wallflower; it's so powerful, simple and honest. I think it is something everyone should be aware of and it probably holds true to most of us. We always think other people are better than us, that we could never have the things we truly want or the people we love. It's quite sad really and disheartening. I think especially women, put themselves down further than other people do, as we put so much pressure on ourselves with these ridiculously high expectations that are probably not even applicable to us or even realistic! I myself am an example of this, I keep thinking right I should diet and be slim like Victoria Secret models, well I hate what they eat, I would never be able to live off of that quantity and I really just wouldn't enjoy life without a bit of pasta or potato. So now I'm trying to incorporate more realistic goals into my life and try and just be a better me, not trying to be like them. 

So for all you ladies out there who may be reading this, just think, there is someone in your life that loves you, who appreciates just how beautiful and intelligent and witty you really are. If you have friends, then it means you are surrounded by people who care and like you for who you are, not who you are trying to be. So please, try to make yourself believe that you deserve to be loved more than you do, because as women, we are our own worst enemy, the media comes in a close 2nd with all their photoshopping! 

Another side note - I saw a video by an Australian Beauty Guru also called Lauren, and she said 'that if you can't walk out of a room knowing that your 'friends' won't talk about you behind your back, they're not your friends'. This is definitely something I agree with & I implemented a 'cutting out' system last year, where all the people I thought would be negative about me to me, or to others, I ceased communication with. Obviously, if I see them around I'm cheerful and friendly, because who needs more animosity in their lives?!  Placing trust and effort in people who value you less than you do yourself, is in the long term damaging and wasteful. It will be difficult at first, feel very weird to not be speaking to them, but soon you realise that a weight has been lifted and a tiny bit of negativity has left your life. I know that I'm happier, why not give it a try!

Thank you for reading!

xoxoxoxo