You go, Glen Coco

I am an average person in every sense of the word – except in height; in that I am an avid underachiever and sadly only come in at 5’ nothing. But in all other aspects, average. There is nothing overly special about me and I feel that lot of people think the same way. And this is why I feel like we should celebrate the average people and all their average qualities; we make up the majority, you see.

When I scroll through my Facebook or Instagram and I see friends and strangers posting their weight loss transformation pictures, with all the congratulations for being skinnier and things like that, I have a mix of emotions. Obviously I feel happy because I’m not a monster and I’m excited that person is skinny – I know how it feels to be fat, and it’s not fun. But I also feel bad about myself, and I have a sneaking suspicion I’m not the only one.

No one ever says, “congratulations, you have a nice face” or “good job, you’ve got an awesome personality”. These are major achievements that I feel are overlooked. It’s hard to be blessed with a fortunate face and the talent to use makeup to your advantage. And an awesome personality? Harder to come by then you might think! I know quite a few people whose personalities I would not congratulate. Being of average height is another big win for many people; this is one of the luxuries in life I was denied, and I think there’s still something to be said about surviving an average heighted world at only 5’ nothing. It’s awfully difficult to reach things and you must learn to climb, no matter how unsafe it may be.

It seems to me that we are only praised for changing ourselves, and never for just being ourselves. If you are and have always been skinny, people don’t say “awesome job on always being hot”. So here’s to all of you: everyone who is happy just staying the same, whether you’re average or otherwise, congratulations on being you. Embrace everything you’ve got; curves, collarbones, anything and everything. It is a pretty awesome thing to be exactly who you are and to love yourself for it. I know that, because I am one of the many people who struggle with that concept on a daily basis. So keep doing your thing, you’re pretty awesome at it. You go, Glen Coco.