I was sitting here at quarter past midnight on my laptop, getting ready to watch a few YouTube videos before I go to bed, as I have a busy-ish day tomorrow, so wanted to unwind from today.
I was about to watch a makeup tutorial or something, and the usual advert popped up on the video before it could start. And it was by Dove. I immediately thought it was one of their women empowerment videos, that I had previously convinced myself I wasn't into, and so started counting down the five seconds it takes before I can click to skip the ad.
But then I started watching.
And then I started crying. And I honestly never really cry - but this got to me.
I'll leave it up to you to watch the video, but I couldn't believe what I saw. The women genuinely believed - without a second thought - that they weren't beautiful. And what shocked me the most, is that all the women featured in the video - everyone caught on camera - thought they were just average. Average!! How sad is that? Doesn't it make you think?
A message to anyone out there that might be reading this - although I've never met you, I want to make something very clear - YOU are not average. You were not put on this earth just to take up space. You are beautiful, perfect, unique, special, and wonderful. But I'm just letting you know, it isn't something I've made up, it's a fact.
Here's the video... Have a think.
Christina x
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