Fat, skinny, heathy.

It's everywhere. I understand why. Because we all want to be perfect because perfect people are happier, right? Not really. Perfect isn't real. Even if someone looks perfect, looks are deceiving. We all should know that by age 15, at most. So why are we so wrapped up about the way we look. Human nature? I feel like there have always been people who are more beautiful than others in the history of the world. But now with so much travel and technology and celebrities, there are SO many more people to compare ourselves too. So do we shame this behavior? Is it bad to compare yourself to others?

• Yes-we cannot become them, it's impossible. That's a given. 
• No- comparing ourselves to others helps us become better. We recognize the beauty in others, their kindness, their joy, and it helps us bring that out in ourselves. 

So mentally and emotionally it's somewhat healthy. But physically? No because no matter how hard I try, I cannot make my self taller. Yes because it can encourage me to exercise and eat better.

As a society we are struggling with two some what contradictory issues right now. First: Obesity. Second: Body Shaming. Let's admit that our world has been made so easy for us by our ancestors that it is easy to be lazy and fat. Which, in the history of the world, has previously been reserved for royalty. We don't have to work to eat and a lot of the stuff we eat shouldn't really be considered food. Also exercise has become somewhat of a recreational hobby instead of a necessity: something we have to do just to live.

At the same time our media has provoked us to come to a point where we are only considered beautiful and worth something if we are skinny beyond definition. 

Both of those are wrong. But there is a tight rope in between. 

Beautiful is a person who is healthy. A person who takes care of their body. 

You should see an unhealthy habit as unattractive. 

Lets talk a little bit more about beauty standards. Of course I mean me. ;)

Makeup does not make you vain and superficial. It is a tool to promote and magnify your best assets. 

Clothing is also a tool that can magnify and promote your best assets. 

These tools should be used to personally promote yourself. Wear what you like, the colors and patterns that make you happy. Use what you like in a way that camouflages your insecurities and promotes your ideal self.