The truth is, there will always be people who divide the world into ducks and swans. When they do that, they erase the diversity of appearances that exist. We aren’t all ducks or swans. We’re toucans, sparrows, and goldfinches. Some of us are even potoos. We won’t win any beauty pageants but we’re lovable all the same. That variation in us, all our squishy bits and pointy bits and bits that never quite look how we wish they would, is what makes the world interesting. That’s not to say it will always be easy to love, or even tolerate, your belly (or any other body part). There will still be days where you’ll wish you could snap your fingers and look entirely different. But the more ways you learn to love yourself, the easier it will be to shake those days off and concentrate on the magnificent creature you’re becoming.