You chase a beauty that fades

What is considered a "perfect" body never stops changing. Every era, every fashion, every filter sets the bar in a different place. If you tie your worth to that ideal, you chase something that is always moving: no matter how fast you run, you never arrive, because the finish line moves on its own. It is exhausting and also unfair to yourself. You measure yourself with a ruler that a few change at their whim, and you always come up short. Meanwhile, what is truly valuable about you—who you are, how you love, what you are capable of—does not appear in that photo. There is a beauty that does not fade: that of a person who knows they are loved and treats others well. That does not depend on the season or on anyone setting the bar. And that one is within your reach.