Are you Beautiful? Psst. You ARE!
Are you beautiful is an upfront question, Don’t you think?
Hear me out on this one. Yes, it’s a personal question, but this question has been on my mind.
It all started on Quora. I found these questions on Quora, and was intrigued. I put an example of some of the questions and responses below.
What is real beauty, according to you?
A rare tiger
quora user
What is it like to be pretty/very attractive?
- A woman responded who had a “glow up,” as she called it, and talked about how she was treated before and after. Before, she was treated terribly, and after the “glow up,” you can guess that she was treated differently. This one kind of broke my heart.
Do you consider yourself pretty?
- Some people responded yes, and others responded no or average. Again, those who said no made my heart ache a little.
What do you think makes a person beautiful?
Here is the response that started a heated debate.
“The truth is, at the end of the day, all we care about is looks. No one falls in love with your personality at first sight.
anonymous
I love how they posted as anonymous. BUT unfortunately, “anonymous” isn’t the only person who thinks about beauty this way.
What does all this mean?
Literally, what is the definition of beauty?
Mirriam Webster’s Definition of beauty is:
the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit.
Merriam websters dictionary
That definition required more brainpower than I wanted to expend at the moment and I don’t 100% agree.
Here is what the Urban Dictionary says:
Beauty is a thing seldom seen. It is held by all within the soul. It lies, waiting to come out to the surface, but it can only be found if someone is sharing your soul with you. Beauty is suppressed by the evils of the world, and only love can bring beauty out. Once seen, beauty never hides again. Not even hatred can deny the beauty of its true design. Beauty, although possessed by all by few and fewer yet, will ever see one of the most beautiful sights – the beauty held by you.
Urban Dictionary
Very deep. I had to read it a couple of times to understand but it is getting closer.
Next, I found an article that I loved by the HuffPost blog What is the Real Definition of Beauty? I won’t regurgitate it for you here, but the first sentence sums it up.
“Beaty is Happiness.”
HuffPost, What is the Real Definiation of Beauty
Yes, now we are getting there.
Let’s go deeper.
If you have followed me for any time, you know that I am an affiliate with a makeup (beauty) company.
Is it vain to want to feel beautiful on the outside and the inside? Is there a link between the two?
To answer this question, think about beauty and confidence.
I never felt beautiful growing up. I struggle with weight issues and low self-esteem. I never had any interest in makeup or beauty in general. I wore makeup but never thought it looked that great, and it was a chore.
How times have changed.
Makeup has been a huge part of my self-love journey. Does makeup MAKE you beautiful? I don’t think it does, but I also know when I put on my makeup, I have an extra pep in my step and feel good.
I fell in love with Seint because of the mission statement
That helping others look beautiful is nice. But helping them believe they are beautiful is life-changing.
from the seint mission statement
This is also why I chose my company name, Inner Glow Beauty. It’s about the confidence on the inside that makes you beautiful.
As the HuffPost said it so well, “Beauty is Happiness.”
I’m going to ask again. Are you beautiful?
Working with Seint and getting out of my comfort zone has made me feel beautiful with and without makeup.
It is funny how makeup has, in its own way, given me confidence and helped me feel beautiful, and I don’t believe I’m vain for saying that.
I genuinely hope that you say that you are beautiful because in the end beauty is what you feel inside and not simply the outside image.
If you don’t feel beautiful find out what makes you happy and gives you confidence.
I believe that every single person is on this earth for a reason, but many of us haven’t figured out what that purpose is. I haven’t got it all figured out either.
The closer you can get to that and what brings you joy the more beautiful you will feel.
I pray that you find your “inner glow” and can say YES, I AM BEAUTIFUL!
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