Be patient with it, for you are only human.

2.Speak words of kindness in your head when you get ready in the morning.

3.Smile at your reflection in the mirror.

Ways To Love Your Body

Andrew Robles

4.Wipe off your makeup tenderly, appreciating every smile-wrinkle and cheek crease.

5.Put on clothing that makes you feel confident.

6.Lovingly lather it with lotion, with cream, with cocoa butter, with soap.

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7.Stop telling it negative things, or all the ways it could change or improve.

8.Throw away those shorts that are too tight and replace them with shorts that accentuate your curves.

9.Be patient with it, for you are only human.

10.Get a pedicure or manicure for no reason.

11.Quit wishing to be someone else.

12.Go for a walk or run.

14.Celebrate small victories, like a good hair day or a motivated workout.

15.See your imperfections as pieces of your character, not flaws to be ashamed of.

16.Clothe it in ways that accent your personality, rather than your shape.

23.Fuel it with energy-sustaining food, with exercise, with positivity, with toughness and tenderness.

One day at a time.

25.Remember that you are a body, yes, but you are also a soul.

And that soul is beautiful.