I Believe In Beauty

Breathtaking, gorgeous, stunning; three words that come back to one, beautiful. I believe in beauty, and that everyone and everything has it. Even though our society has created a imagine that we believe is beautiful, not fitting in the frame doesn’t make you any less beautiful than you are. We are all made to be unique and different, we are not molded from a machine to all look the same, unless you are a twin. But even then, the beauty that people have and believe in is different from everyone else. The most important type of beauty; the one that you hold inside you.

Growing up, I never thought about image or how I looked, I was a little girl just enjoying my childhood. But as our generation started changing, and more outside factors started to influence us, like social media, our perspective changed. Entering high school, I had a very high confidence in myself, sometimes it went into overdrive. I dressed nice everyday, I did my hair and my make up, I felt I had a image to fill every day; the pretty girl. I slowly watched myself decline and saw my body changing. My confidence was like the soap, pumped out from inside of me and people used it to wash their hands. I always tried to ignore the words that were thrown into my face like a curve-ball out of no where, my swing wasn’t strong enough to drive the ball back into the field.. Going through the halls and hearing a group of immature guys scream “EW” as I walked by became an everyday occurrence for me. Eventually it all stopped. After experiencing those challenging years, I knew one thing; If I believe I have beauty, and not just physical beauty, but a beautiful heart, that’s all that mattered.

Sometimes I still struggle with my confidence. Many people in my life tell me I am a beautiful person, but believing it, that’s the hardest part for me. I want to know what people see in me that I don’t see in myself. I think as time goes on, I’ll discover the answers to my pondering questions. Through my experience, I’ve learned not to be as judgmental by the looks of someone. Everyone has at least one characteristic about themselves that makes them beautiful. It’s all about finding that one thing, embracing it, and never letting anyone take it away from you.