Confidence has nothing to do with your figure. I learned this recently.
Every day I'd look in the mirror, hate what I see, and repeat the words 1, "I am beautiful. " Sometimes I'd even grit my teeth (咬紧牙关) to cry the words out. But I 2saying it, no matter what.
It was at the 3of my friend that I began this habit. He said he wanted to be friends with me because of my 4and gentle character. Besides, he also regarded me as a beautiful girl and it 5him that I couldn't see it in myself.
For a long time, I had 6that my weight made me a second-rate person. Years of being fat and years of being 7had caused me to build a cocoon(茧) around myself. I 8thought that if I stayed quiet, maybe I would be safe. I put myself in layers of fear, my heart breaking a little more with each wedding invitation. I 9hoping for my true love, believing I wasn't good enough.
It wasn't until I met him that I was determined to be happy on my own and things began to 10. He pointed out my good personalities and excellent qualities and made me repeat them out loud. I laughed at first because it felt 11, but I kept at it every day.
Then one day, a(n) 12thing happened. Staring into the mirror, I realized with a shock that I believed it! He wasn't 13and it was true—I'm beautiful! The layers of my cocoon suddenly disappeared. And nowadays, I learn to love myself and keep 14no matter what my dress size is. Indeed, confidence comes from the 15.
