{"product_id":"letter-024-beauty-is-a-bitch","title":"Letter 024 — Vanity Is Medicine for the Soul, Not a Market Tool","description":"\u003cp\u003eDear me,\u003cbr\u003eBeauty is a bitch.\u003cbr\u003eA stone-cold statue in the middle of the world, holding jealousy, desire, betrayal and admiration at her feet.\u003cbr\u003eA silent war over something nobody can properly define.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is beauty actually for, except to be hated and admired?\u003cbr\u003eSometimes by the same person.\u003cbr\u003eI am more than her.\u003cbr\u003eI admire myself.\u003cbr\u003eMy body is a sensation and I am all that I want.\u003cbr\u003eYou hated me a little after reading that, didn't you?\u003cbr\u003eEven if you are me.\u003cbr\u003eWho does she think she is?\u003cbr\u003eWhen can I say that out loud?\u003cbr\u003eWhy is it acceptable to hate my body publicly but arrogant to admire it?\u003cbr\u003eWho decides how much self-respect I am allowed before it becomes too much?\u003cbr\u003eAnd who exactly do I ask permission from to love myself with volume?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople usually prefer hearing: \"I need to lose weight.\" More than: \"I love my body.\"\u003cbr\u003eOne makes them comfortable.\u003cbr\u003eThe other forces them to examine themselves.\u003cbr\u003eAnd comfort has become a religion.\u003cbr\u003eAcceptance says: This is who I am.\u003cbr\u003eSelf-love asks: What else could I become?\u003cbr\u003eOne requires awareness.\u003cbr\u003eThe other requires action.\u003cbr\u003eAnd lately I am becoming suspicious of how much tolerance is being sold as self-love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am writing this in an oversized white tee.\u003cbr\u003eHeavy cotton.\u003cbr\u003ePure white.\u003cbr\u003eA single teardrop falling into a white glove printed on it.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the soul starts filling with new colours, the skin wants to follow.\u003cbr\u003eMy inside started believing it deserved more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had a conversation with my sister yesterday.\u003cbr\u003eWe always drift apart after two minutes, and I am starting to understand why.\u003cbr\u003eMy sister is one of the most beautiful women I know.\u003cbr\u003eAnd she has absolutely no idea.\u003cbr\u003eHer friend told her she was fat.\u003cbr\u003eShe was devastated.\u003cbr\u003eEven though she claims she loves herself exactly as she is.\u003cbr\u003eI sat there searching for the right words.\u003cbr\u003eFor her.\u003cbr\u003eAnd for me.\u003cbr\u003eBecause if one sentence from another person can destroy your confidence, was it self-love or tolerance all along?\u003cbr\u003eShe looked at me waiting for an answer.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I realised I didn't have one.\u003cbr\u003eNot yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause how do you explain to someone that every comment feels like an attack when they built their whole identity around defending themselves?\u003cbr\u003eHow do you tell someone that acceptance and self-love might not be the same thing without sounding cruel?\u003cbr\u003eAnd maybe the most uncomfortable part is that I am not entirely sure where the line is myself.\u003cbr\u003eBut I guess that is what becoming is about.\u003cbr\u003eFinding it.\u003cbr\u003eI have a feeling this conversation is far from over.\u003cbr\u003eAnd judging by how much it is irritating me, I am probably going to need some wine for this.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Love Letters To Myself","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":57916285124939,"sku":null,"price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1064\/4802\/7979\/files\/LLTM_Banner_2_f6aad6e7-fa51-4c78-93b6-77938237d7dc.jpg?v=1785562923","url":"https:\/\/loveletterstomyself.co\/products\/letter-024-beauty-is-a-bitch","provider":"Love Letters To Myself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}