It is Sunday and the weekend is winding down. It is a great time to take a moment and recognize the beauty that lies within us all. It is the sum of our life's experiences that makes us beautiful, and remembering that is the first, and often the most difficult part, of really loving ourselves for who we are not what we look like to the outside world. The truth is, the more comfortable we are with ourselves, the more beautiful we are to the world...beauty shines through us.
I, know first hand how hard it is to really think of ourselves as beautiful. I started in a very dark place just five years ago. Despite my own accomplishments, large and small, I didn't find myself beautiful simply because I didn't fit the conventions of beauty. Since I began the Beautiful Women Project, I have come into contact with thousands of women like myself, struggling to find, and accept, their inner beauty. In doing so, I have come to define my own image. Don't get me wrong, I have my moments: the morning (usually a Monday just as I am getting ready to face the week) I see gray hairs popping out on the top of my head, I have become ever more reluctant to walk around the gym in figure hugging clothing, and I often catch myself staring at the age spots on my face. It is easier to get caught up in these "imperfections" rather than recognizing that all of this is just the experiences of my life that make me...me.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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