Welcome back to my blog, 

Today’s blog we will have a feature from the author of P O W E R F U L by Lilia. I am very excited for this blog for it is the first one I’ve done with another blogger on this site. Please make sure to check out her blog as well, and give her a follow, her writing will literally brighten your day.

The topic today is about loving your body for who you are, and not what you’re not. Society today has different age groups become stress over things they shouldn’t be worrying about at their age. Especially when it is young teens trying to diet, or they automatically feel as if they look hideous if they have one small pimple appear on their face. Because of this, body shaming has become a huge topic all around the world, along side with bullying, and it can be from online bullying to bullying someone in person.

I wanted Lilia to be featured in this blog specifically because we both have similar writing styles, and her messages get straight to the point just as I try to do as well. The next part of the blog will be from Lilia herself;

“Body image is how a person views his/her body and how he/she feels about it. Our body loves us and works hard everyday to keep us alive, so why can’t we love it back? It’s okay to not have the perfect body. What is it about perfection that makes us want it so bad that we can’t be happy without it? Can anyone even define perfection? Imperfections are beautiful and we should embrace them. Beauty starts the moment you start to love yourself and embrace who you are. Comparing ourselves to unrealistic “model” body goals is just sad, absurd and unhealthy. Don’t compare yourselves to an Instagram model’s feed, and don’t forget that nothing is like how it is displayed on social media. Love your body, love your mind and love Yourself. And never forget that everything becomes beautiful once we stop looking for flaws. -Lilia xxx”

Personally myself I always had issues with acne since I was a young kid, and just until a few months ago is when I started to get more comfortable with my skin, along with my body. Nothing will be perfect, and just as Lilia said our views shift so dramatically once we stop looking for flaws. Every single individual is beautiful in their own way, and that’s something unique about us all.

Thank you to one of my best friends Lauren for sending this topic suggestion, and please feel free to e-mail me more topic ideas if you have any.

-Marisa Rae & Lilia xxx