Fall In Love With Your YOU-NESS

They asked me why I wore make up and I said because I wanted to...I like makeup. They asked me why I change my hair so much, I responded, I just like to switch it up. Can I be honest for a second? No seriously, can I tell you the truth? I wore makeup because no matter how pretty or beautiful people told me I was I still felt ugly to me. Covering my face in makeup allowed me the opportunity to mask all my flaws and imperfections. Acne scars, the burn scar on my right cheek under my eye that looks like a dried tear, the scar from the wreck that causes a patch of hair not to grow in my left eyebrow, and the scar dead in the center of my forehead all left me scarred emotionally. My hair color changes just as much as my attitude. I absolutely love hair color. However, when I get angry or depressed I have a tendency of running to my shears. "It's just hair", I say. It will grow back. But honestly no matter how many times I cut off my hair, I'll never be able to cut off the hurt. Anytime I changed my hair and clogged my pores with makeup I felt some type of way. I take a million and one pictures to keep up with what's going on in my life. To you I'm the selfie queen, but to me those pictures are markers of my growth and progression towards the journey of falling in love with me. I know exactly how I felt each day I posed for a picture. I know what I was going through and what emotions had me trapped in misery or drowning in joy. I say all that to say this... Love yourself. You are flawed both physically and internally; nobody is perfect. Embrace your you-ness and fall in love with who you are. As the days progress I learn more and more about myself and the type of person I want to be. This once lonely caterpillar is turning into a beautiful butterfly. I'm learning to admire my imperfections and love me. -personal thoughts Love, ChelCy

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