You Are Not Your Jeans

Ran across this great blog post the other day that I implore everyone to read that has ever struggled with self-confidence issues, particularly when making comparisons to folks you see in Entertainment or Media. Here's my favorite bit:

I thought about that, and about all the other girls and women out there whose proportions are "wrong," who can't find a good pair of work trousers, who can't fill a sweater, who feel excluded and freakish and sad and frustrated because they have to go up a size, when really the size doesn't mean anything and it never, ever did, and this is just another bullshit thing thrown in your path to make you feel shitty about yourself.

It's a simple rumination but one that probably isn't entirely obvious to everyone (myself included). I think typically it's women who get shouldered with the baggage of Looking Good At All Times but it's an issue that applies to everyone.

Maybe this is too many feels for a Thursday morning but I thought the earnest outpouring of the post made it all the more impactful and resonating.