Distortion of Beauty

Society these days has set a standard for beauty that very few women can acheive without killing themselves in the process.
You must be size 0.
Or, even better, -10.
It doesn't matter if you puke after every time you eat,
Or if you just don't eat at all.
Skinny is beautiful,
No matter what the cost.
And it's not just the ladies who have been given a harmflul standard. Pump yourself full of steroids, men. The more muscles the better. Your shirt has to stretch over your muscles, and you must be taller then me. And we aren't the only ones who have to be skinny. You must be just as slender as me, but don't let your ribs show, cuz that ain't sexy.

How in the world did this happen? How come young girls especially are being forced into this mentality that skinny=beautiful? What happened to God's perfect design and that He made you just the way you are?
"Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder, and the One beholding you has tailor made you to His liking."
And that is all that matters.

Don't let the world's standards for beauty influence you. All those emaciated models out there aren't real. They are a figment of America's mind. And you must fit that imaginary ideal, or you are worthless.

Everyone has something they don't like about thier body.
"My legs are too fat."
"My nose is too long."
"My hair is too frizzy."
"My lips are too thin."
So we cake on the makeup. Layer after layer. I've heard that guys don't like women wearing lots of makeup. But you know what? Who are we trying to be like? Those sexy models who all guys think are hot. And we want to be hot too...in the eyes of men.

We forget the eyes of God. Please, please, please, do not forget HE made you the way you are. HE made your legs that way (you can excercise), HE made your nose that way, HE made your hair that way (you can wear hair gel), and HE made your lips that way too! Amazing, isn't it?

Keep pressing onward, and forget the world's standards! You are beautiful in God's eyes.
~becca~