Dear You,
They taught you early on that your body was something to shrink.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6530d7Majs
Something to cover.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SfbSmrlzZ
Something to apologize for.
You were told to suck in your stomach, to sit with your legs closed,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfYfxSGKPC
to smile even when you didn't feel safe.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZZHO6CUFv
You learned how to make yourself small—261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQLnSpYaCB
in presence, in voice, in hunger, in want.
You inherited shame like it was skin.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfHbzf9liN
And for a while, you wore it well.
But one day,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX85wsHdnLH
you stood in front of the mirror and decided:261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaEB4YNDpK
No more.
You stopped waiting for the world to approve of your softness,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1V3bQOmZr
your stretch marks,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvMZhGcy8o
your scars.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK9cAy2GSD
You stopped seeking validation in numbers and reflections.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj7YHrgPBs
You stopped seeing your body as a battlefield261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFKHffRp0k
and began treating it like a home.
You no longer punish it for being tired.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡas2TEultEV
You no longer trade rest for worth.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKB8ybZVNI
You feed it.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoD889sp08o
You listen to it.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEl5MfLrzk
You thank it—for surviving every single day,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtu4P7gOYmi
even when you didn't love it back.
This is the freedom no one could give you—261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CrjTQ3mFP
because it had to come from within.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJo71TNeZN
Not from losing pounds,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q8a46uwFp
but from losing shame.
And now, you walk into rooms without apologizing for existing.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgMyvbi1vp
You wear what feels good.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCeMZo7Vvh
You move in ways that feel like celebration.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FeOFD1xqg
You take up space—fully, boldly, beautifully.
And the best part?
You no longer look in the mirror and think of how to change yourself.261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QEGuXUhsx
You look in the mirror and say,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oyZ2UnUWF
"I'm still here. And that's enough."
With pride, grace, and gentle rebellion,261Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhNdrgitGC
—The You Who Finally Came Home to Herself
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and then Add to home screen.