As I was thinking about this, I realized that I have never written a post about beauty. So here is my post about Beauty.
I love hair and makeup. There is rarely a time when I leave my house without having my hair styled, and having some makeup on, but I know that this does not define who I am. I think that society puts so much pressure on women to look a certain way and it is kind of disgusting. Kara and I were watching Toddlers and Tiaras the other day and the comments the mom's were making were sickening. They were saying things like, I want my daughter to know that pretty girls will go farther in life, I keep her on a diet so she can maintain her weight, I am overweight and I know that being pretty will get you farther in life.
One mom in particular, she was thin and tan and she had nice hair, but she said,"Beauty is so important. You have to be beautiful to survive in this society, you wouldn't convict a pretty girl of being a serial killer."
UM hold up lady! Why are there so many people that think you have to pretty to do stuff? I think that there is a way that you can present yourself in which your outward appearance reflects the person that you are on the inside.
Beauty is solely a matter of the heart. Society sets such a high standard on what is "beautiful." Half of the girls in magazines and on television are completely fake. How can there be this standard for beauty if literally no one can live up to that expectation?
I wish that I could send a message to every single girl and woman to tell them that beauty is more than the way you look. It does not come from a fake tan, a "perfect" body size or fake eyelashes. Beauty is what is in your heart. It is in your confidence, in the way you treat others, in the things that you think about yourself. No one has a right to tell you that you are not beautiful. Please don't believe the lies of society. Know that you are a daughter of the King. He did not mess up when He gave you brown hair, or a crooked smile, or a larger bone structure than someone else. You are perfect in His eyes. I know that we hear it a million times, You are beautiful. I used to hear it and roll my eyes thinking yea right, they are just saying that. But it really is true. God does not make mistakes.
Now I am on a mission to squish the lies that society has planted so deeply in the minds of our young girls. It took me a long time to accept that I was beautiful. I want other girls to come to that realization too.
This is me without makeup (besides the leftover eyeliner of the day before)
And this is me with both my hair and makeup done
And I like both looks :)
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