Sonntag, 1. März 2015

You are loved


What do you think about me, when you see me on the street? You probably see an overweight girl on average height with long blond hair in a messy pony tail, who mouths the text of the song she's listening to and whips back and forth on her feet to the beat of said song. A girl who isn't what you think of when you hear the word pretty. A girl who doesn't exactly look happy, but doesn't have a depressed expression either. Maybe you'd just see a regular girl, nothing special about her. Would you have guessed that I'm the person who sends "You're gonna be okay"-packages to their friends? Would you have thought that I'm the girl who paints her nails 10 different colors, just for fun? Would you have guessed that I'm the person who dances like crazy when her favorite song is playing? Would you have thought that I'm the girl that tries to love herself a little more every day? Would you have guessed anything nice at all?
I assume, most people wouldn't. I don't know that for sure, of course, but the way I see it and with the things I get to hear and notice in everyday life, I'd say most people find it very hard to think of kind words about other human beings. Well, we certainly have our problems with strangers. But let me tell you this: Saying nice things about and to each other is so so so important! And it's necessary to change our mindset, to change our look on the world and to see everything around us as it is - beautiful. There's this quote saying "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." by Anaïs Nin and I'm pretty sure it's true, but we ARE beautiful and kind and ambitious and warm-hearted and colourful and afraid and strong and funny and all these other things. I could go on with this list forever, but the point is if we are all these things, why don't we see the world with the whole variety? And why must everything foreign or strange always be bad? It isn't. It's as easy as that. The world and everything in it, including every human being, is incredibly beautiful. People tend to see only the bad things, the flaws that we without doubt possess. It's because we critizise ourselves too much. We're too hard on ourselves so that in the end we aren't capable of seeing the good things. Not in ourselves, not in our counterparts, not in the world. Plus we're not used to hear positive characteristics and because we find it hard to see them we also don't talk about these things to other people. But that too is so so so important. When was the last time someone told you he/she was proud of you no matter what? When was the last time you told this to someone else? When was the last time someone told you to be careful and to send a message when you're home? It's important, it feels good, not only to receive, but also to tell and it make you see the world as a better, brighter place where a good life is possible. I think there would be less war if people would just tell each other they're good, worth it, enough, loved and that there's someone out there who is proud of them.
♥ Regenschirmtier

PS: Hmja, noch ein englischer Text. Ich schätze, sie kommen einfach, wie sie wollen. Das wird nun
also ein bilingualer Blog. Oder nur noch englisch. One does not know. ;)

1 Kommentar:

  1. Damned people! If you see a stranger on the street who's beautiful, say it! My brother and I say it since many years: "More directness in our society!" btw...Anna! You´re one of a hand full of people who are beautiful because you're ray it...and i love you're sparkeling blond hair :D

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