Now this is a nice topic worth pinging.
I am comfortable with my body, my skin, weight and shape, and can say that I am in good health.
It did take me awhile to get to used to being tall though, and I have some memories where I felt self-conscious as a kid about things like not being able to get on rides with my friends because I was over the height limit--though we were all the same age. During a school play one time teacher stuck me in a boy's costume because the girl's outfits were too short on me, much to my chagrin.
Over the years though I have come to embrace my height as part of who I am, and have lived with my body for so long that I am used to it, and love it, and even if I could, I wouldn't change myself. I have even come to like being statuesque. In the stories I write I find myself often creating tall heroines. I would say my best feature would be probably my legs, they're long, shapely, athletic, feminine. I am told I also have very nice hands and clothes.
Even though I have become more at home with my appearance, i never thought of myself as hideous, though I was called ugly by some of the bullies in elementary and middle school, I never took the trolling that seriously, understanding that I wasn't the one who needed to change. I had enough affection and encouragement from family to know better than that, and as I got older and started doing more extracurricular activities in the community, and meeting more people, taking sports and acting classes, and finished high school and went to college, started dating and traveling the world I was surprised to actually even be called beautiful, rather than ugly by some kind souls.
Even if I am indeed ugly though, that isn't the end of my world. There's more to me than how I look, and being a beauty is not my priority in life. Learning and being a better person will profit me more.
I think beauty is also something that can be cultivated, even if the physical features you were born with are not considered beautiful by yourself or by others, this is not the only attribute that can be appealing and attractive. Your way of speaking, dressing, moving and carrying yourself through the world, as well as intellect, talent, sense of humor, strength of character, self-respect and respect for others, honesty and kindness, love of life, ambition and other good attributes can inspire fascination, admiration and love perhaps even more so than just a pretty face. I agree with Hyzenthlay that if what's inside you is ugly then nothing about the way you look will redeem you, at least in my eyes.
I am unique, bright with a sharp memory and eye for detail, can hold onto money, but also be generous and charitable, I have good ideas, I love animals, and am told that I can make others feel calm. I am sensitive, open-minded, tolerant and intrigued to learn new and different things, I'm quirky, passionate, free-spirited and loyal to my loved ones and do unto others as I would have them do unto me. Those are my favorite things about myself.
