Picture this; you’re standing in the room and looking in the mirror. All you see is bump, curve, bump, curve, jiggle. You take a deep breath and turn to the side. Not right, not tight! This isn’t how you thought you would look. Your legs should be longer. You hips should be slimmer. You’re stomach... just no.
This is the same scene that plays over and over again to many women each day. We’re never good enough, we all need improvement. Talk about build-up in our heads! This is our problem. We are strong, confident, and determined, yet still slaves to our appearance. We manage to overcome so many hardships, but this one continues to hold us back.
This is not entirely our fault; it is the sum of years of media influence. Movies. Magazines. Commercials. Images of perfect, flawless woman are always forcing themselves into our minds and we don’t always recognize it. We don’t realize it even when we stand in front of our mirrors and sigh.
Take web ads, for example. They stare at us from the side of our screens and tell us ways to “Get those washboard abs”. Even though we don’t consciously pay attention to them, the message gets through, just a little bit. Now, think of the number of times a day these ads appear. If every ad affects us just a little bit, the collective can be damaging to our self esteem and body image. Ladies, let’s dispose of the noise!
