on loving myself

and letting go of the need to be perfect

I’ve hated my body my entire life. Maybe it’s something taught to young girls, to look in the mirror and say, “ew” at the reflection. We can identify all of the sources: society, ourselves, our spouses, our parents, the media that tells us that we’re supposed to be smooth and perfect and svelte. It takes bravery to look into the mirror self and say “I l…