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Scars to Your Beautiful

 Tribal marks, facial deformities, scars from native treatments, from normal injuries. Physical or emotional scars, we all have one or more of the above. (Honestly, if I show you all my scars, you would be horrified). What matters is what we do with them. They do not make us weak nor imperfect (I guess technically they do), they show us where we have been & where we have come from. 

Scars tell our story and it's not something to be ashamed of. We are Africans- one of the oldest civilizations on the planet, from Egypt to Ethiopia, our scars declare us as surely as our colour announces our heritage.

They show us that we have grown, we have moved on & we have survived. Whether it was a paper cut or a life threatening accident.  Be it birth marks, tribal marks, a deformity, a native looking scar, or maybe a strange condition, our scars tell our story- they tell of how we grew from that place of despair and fear, how we now face the world with pride in our hearts, declaring our independent selves as a singular, unique individual.

So next time you look at yourself, see your scars as a mark of a survivor and focus on where you are going, not where you are coming from.



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  1. UnknownJanuary 18, 2021 at 2:21 PM

    Yes my love so eloquently put together. Our scars are the areas of our greatest strength.

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  2. FejiroOctober 15, 2021 at 3:10 PM

    Thank you! Thank you so much for your support!

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  3. Olisa LyndaFebruary 5, 2022 at 6:03 AM

    It also shows how unique each of us look.

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