This piece focuses on the issue in society revolving around self-image. As you check out in the grocery store, you’re bombarded with dozens of magazines with titles “Lose 10 pounds in one week” and “Flat abs for bikini season”. As you watch TV, Calvin Klein’s underwear line and Marc Jacobs newest perfume commercials stream with women’s who possess seemingly perfect features. Images portrayed of girls with defined abs, skinny yet muscular arms, thighs that have a perfect gap and waists that are skinny in all the right places. It doesn’t take someone long to realize that false advertising regarding the depiction of women is prevalent in today’s society. Due to the constant pressure of fitting into a certain image, girls worldwide struggle with eating disorders and depression because today’s media has distorted the definition of what it is to be beautiful. I struggle with the idea of ‘being enough’ for others. I compare myself to other girls everyday. “If only I was a little skinnier, if only my skin could be a little tanner, if only I were a little shorter, if only I were a little smarter”- these thoughts sometimes consume me and I drown in my insecurities. For me, this piece means a little more than society’s perspective on women. It reminds me that these are lies about myself that I fail to reject. Even though I struggle sometimes to acknowledge the truth, I know that my true self worth is found in my faith. I know that God thinks I’m perfect- that I am beautiful, I am enough, and that I am worthy. While this piece reflects self image in different perspectives- this is my story revealed. Yes, I struggle with the idea of beauty that the world has somehow created. But in the end, I find my worth and beauty in His word & what He promises me.