You are beautiful!

In today's world there is this image of what women should look like, what they should act like, and how they should dress. It is everywhere. On TV, in magazines, in the movies. Everywhere we turn there are these images of these size 2 models, actresses with perfect hair and perfect teeth. Society tells us that in order to be pretty we must look like that. Girls everywhere grow up with this image pressed on them. Subject to peer pressure, and the need to fit in, they go to great lengths to achieve beauty. The truth is, it isn't just young girls. It is women everywhere.

But, what is beauty anyways??? Who defines it? Is it the same for every person? Decide for yourself..

beau·ty

A combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. the sight. A combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense.

Each of us has our own way of interpreting things, we are drawn to things that others are not. We are each entitled to our own opinions. So how can beauty really be defined? To me it cannot. When we start to define beauty, it creates limitations. Automatically excluding some things. We were not created to have limitations put on us. We have potential far beyond anything we can imagine, and more often than not we don't live up to our potential because we fear we won't be good enough. 


The truth of the matter is, beauty comes from within. It is who we are that makes us beautiful. It isn't about make-up, and cute clothes. But our smile, and personality. But with the world telling us otherwise, it is hard to remember this. Being someone who has struggled with self-esteem, and "not being good enough" my entire life, i know what its like. It is MISERABLE! It is draining, consuming, and tiresome. It is completely selfish, and self-centered. But, I have learned that all of that stuff doesn't matter. I never been more confident in me. What happened? I stopped caring. I met someone who totally changed the way i see myself and the world. Someone who loves me for me. And that made all the difference.

So, i decided that i want to be that person for others. I want them to know they are loved, that they can be themselves, and that they are beautiful. I want to love people for who they are, no reservations. I don't want people judging me, so how can i judge them? I can't.

To all those who struggle knowing if you are pretty enough, or skinny enough, or smart enough, or "cool" enough... YOU ARE! :) You are enough! Don't be afraid to be yourself. The less you worry what others think, the happier you will be. And "the happiest girls are the prettiest girls!" (Audrey Hepburn)

You are beautiful! So.. be YOU!