Sunday, March 9, 2008

The Power of Beauty

I have learned so many things from the thirty five women in Beautiful Women, but I have also learned from every person who has attended an exhibit of The Beautiful Women Project and read Beautiful Women. In every woman I see my past, present and future self. I could make a list a mile long and still not cover everything that I have learned, but I would like to share three with you this week.

Beauty is transformational, not just for the woman who feels beautiful, but the people that her beauty touches. The message of Beautiful Women is simple, but powerful: it is the sum of a woman’s life experiences that makes her beautiful.

Being beautiful is about how a woman carries her life’s experiences and allows them to shine through her for the world to see. Beauty is not boastful, it is a gift to all of those who embrace it and have the honor of being in its presence.

Accepting and believing that you are a beautiful woman is not something that happens over night, regardless of how many times someone tells you that you are beautiful. A woman has to really feel it in the core of her being. I think being proud of yourself and your accomplishments is the first step in believing that you are beautiful.