Does summer fill you with dread
All those clothes that require you to bare areas that you would rather not
In this modern 21st century life of ours
we shouldn’t have to feel obliged to wear clothes that make us feel uncomfortable
I sometimes feel like that about a swimming costume or bikini
Why should I wear so little if it makes me feel vulnerable
Isn’t it ok to want to remain dressed
Mentally you have to not mind revealing body flaws
and really we should be confident enough to not mind
although I don’t know why we live in a society where at the first sight of the sun
everyone strips off and reveals lots of their body and we think that’s ok
I actually think it’s a bit odd
to go supermarket shopping in the skimpiest top
leaving little to the imagination
Shorts go in the same category
If you like your legs then great pop those shorts on
but if you don’t like your legs or your knees or your thighs
don’t feel obliged and don’t feel self conscious that you are not baring all
The trick is to do something else really well that suits you that you feel great in
People are attracted to self confidence
Don’t wear shorts if they make you feel self conscious
Wear something else that you do feel great in
If you don’t like your knees or your thighs
actually what am I saying if you don’t like your knees and your thighs
We should accept all of ourselves and love ourselves and be self compassionate about ourselves
that’s the first step
But the next one is if you’d rather not show parts of you
don’t be pressured
Wear longer shorts, or culottes or something else entirely
Or looking at those shorts that you really want to wear
but feel you need to get in shape to wear them
Maybe it’s just exactly the motivation you need to work out more or pay attention to your diet
Clothes should work for you though
We shouldn’t have to conform to shorts
It’s not really the shorts though
it’s how they make us feel
Shorts are liberating and fun and light hearted
So if you don’t want to wear shorts
but want to feel liberated and light hearted and have fun
Wear something else that makes you feel like that
It’s as simple as that
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