The Little book of Contentment by Leo Babauta

Love Yourself One of the biggest manifestations of our fear that we’re not good enough is our belief that our bodies aren’t good enough.

Very few people are happy with their body.

I’ll say that again for emphasis: pretty much no one is happy with their body. Not you, not me, not our beautiful relative or co-worker, not that hot girl (or guy) you saw on the street today, not even beautiful celebrities like Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt.

We believe we are too fat, or unfit. Or we think we’re too skinny, or too short, or too thick, or weird-looking. Or we’re not overweight but still want to lose 10 lbs. Or maybe we need more muscle or want to be more toned. Maybe we have great bodies but not enough definition in our abs. Maybe our skin is too dark or too pasty white. Or our eyes are too close together, or our teeth are crooked or over- or under-bitten. Our hair sucks. Our toes are ugly.

Can you see what we’re doing to ourselves? It’s a form of self-hate, and it causes us to be depressed, insecure, discontent with ourselves — and seek external forms of happiness.