Image

I had a conversation with a friend the other day about my struggle with image and dieting. I have decided that the new focus of my writing will be mostly on two things. #1 Body image and my experience with it in my daily life. Questions I have, struggles I see as well as positive movements out there. #2 My faith. Why? because it is a vital piece of my life. And affects everything I do.

Ok so back on track to diets and body image. Whenever this issue is brought up I literally run the other way! Ice cream? I think so, anything that is not supportive of the diet mentality. Why? I am still trying to discover that. I think it has to do with a couple things. The fact that I see people take diets to far. Reasoning behind the diet frustrates me. People who think they are not beautiful. By who's standards? I have heard it all. Some guy makes you feel like you are not the "ideal" pretty girl he is looking for. Parents have expectations for you. You want to keep up to the image that society shoves in our face every day on every magazine. Skinny is the only way to be pretty. I can't do anything about that pain. And I really feel like it is something that scars so many girls. I am scarred.

It is so hard for me to hear someone talk about their struggles with image and not take it to heart. I wish that the words "God made you perfect with an image in mind" would help. But this type of wound is deeper than that.

Sometimes I think I am crazy about this. Does anyone else feel the same? Does anyone else have a hate for the image that is out there and put on TV. Showing little girls what they should look like. I know I need to be more productive with my anger and start getting involved in something that can actually make a difference. I don't know if that would make me feel worse or like I am moving in the right direction.