Accepting yourself.

Assalamualaikum.

In one of my previous post, I've told you the story of my life during 'The Dark Phase'.

How did 'the change' happen?

Simple. I learned to start accepting myself.

Trust me, it wasn't an easy feat.

The hardest challenge in life is challenging yourself to move out of your comfort zone, letting go of what you're familiar with. 

Through all those years, I had been feeding my mind with the thoughts of whys, ifs and maybes.

• Why can't I be skinnier..?
• Maybe if I was prettier, I wouldn't be so timid...
• I could've done better if I was braver...

Reminiscing these questions, I realized that during that time, my physical appearance was the main source of my self-consciousness and self-loathing.

Don't get me wrong. I didn't hate myself. I just sometimes hoped that I had better. Prettier face, slimmer body, better features, more brainier, you know. 

Hormones. Everyone has those. It's just the point of how you handle your hormones, that would define who you are today. Your youth days was the time you build yourself personality-wise.

Don't ever let what others think of you define who you are. They don't know you the way you know yourself. Talk to yourself. Motivate yourself. It might sound crazy, but it just might work.

Now, I wake up everyday with "Come on Ann, you can do this! You're amazing and you know it!".