I am beautiful

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So my face has decided to hate me. My skin is just in its own world, somewhere amongst those teenager planets. Pimples, marks and spots…that kinda thing. And no thank you, I have taken enough advice as is. I drink a lot of water (okay, maybe not a lot). I’m working on not touching my face every 5 seconds and I’m using a very good (and expensive) skin care product. But that’s not the point, point is, my face got me down in the dumps when it came to my self-esteem. I felt ugly. Your face is the very first thing someone sees when they see you, and when it acts up, it makes you feel very uncomfortable around people and just generally unhappy with your looks.

So yesterday while washing my face, I asked myself: am I beautiful? And my poetic heart responded. It said:
Not because of a flawless-radiant face, not because of the colour of my skin;
No, not because of the style of my hair, even not because of the shape of my figure.
None of these things make me beautiful, they are only a shadow of the beauty that lies within.
I’m only beautiful because I’m me, and you see, there’s only one me.
No one else can laugh the way that I do, none can smile the way I do, think the way I do, move, speak, see, feel or love the way that I do. This is my beauty.
It is not in clothes or anything I can adorn myself with. It’s buried deep within me and seen only when I am being me. I am beautiful because I am me.

So they were right when they said beauty is in the eyes of the beholder; when the beholder sees the person for who they really are, when they see their uniqueness, they see their true beauty. So go out and be beautiful today, be you, regardless of what you look like on the outside. (p.s This, however, is NOT motivation to not take care of yourself or to make an effort to look good, lol.)

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewellery and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” 1 Peter 3:3-4

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