Lost My Stripes

for so long, i have visualized myself as less than- i have visualized my body as not good enough. i have hated my scars, hated my marks and hated my flaws. i disassociated my flaws from myself and i pretended that they did not exist. this has been my life. so, how did it all change? what was the trigger for my growth? when did i get stripped off my past? i am not who i used to be. i am now in love with every part of me.