Only you define you. No one else...
Not a single soul other than you. Can we accept the grace of who we are is the big question?

(When you have the pressures of society telling you that you are not beautiful, or that you're not skinny enough, or you're no curvy enough.)

Society never dictates you. Only you dictate you. You have to build up strong self-esteem to know the truth of who you are. Our ego's love to lie to us...

12 basic IDEAS of Self Esteem:

1. Never socialize with people who make you feel terrible about yourself.

2. Forget about making sense of what others think. What they think is none of my business.

3. Never spend time with other people who are dysfunctional in their values if those values are lower self-esteem. They may keep you around to make themselves feel good. Cut that cord.

4. Trust your body and treat it right. Playing diet yo yo games is dysfunctional. Not that you are.

5. You have the ability to change your mind and tell people "No."

6. What is not right for YOU is probably not good for others too.

7. Avoid giving too much of your self till you burn out like a candle. You must have limits. Unless it is a non-profit then give till the ego hurts.

8. It matters what you think. It matters how you are self defined.

9. Avoid comparison by all means. You can set your own standards by non-comparison and by goal setting.

10. You will receive a body on this planet. Treat it right. Hate it or love it. The choice is yours. It is your vessel to keep. It is your meat suit. You will learn lessons. Often enough the lessons are in areas we are lacking, yet we fail to pay attention in the school called life and make the connections. You are in the school called life. Pay attention.

11. Growth is a process. You are a process. It is trial and error. The failed experiments have a nugget of learning, but only if you look does it exist. Most don't pay attention refer to rule 10.

12. We are what we tell ourselves in the privacy of our own mind all day. Make sure your self-talk is loving.

Good post. I think it is a great lesson to others. Following...