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What makes you beautiful?
Beauty is about empowerment, self-confidence, and completeness. It’s more than the makeup on your face or the brands you wear. True beauty is a culmination of how you present yourself with your inner strength and peace.
A beautiful story … or at least an eye-opening one
A while back I attended a mother/daughter beauty event — promoted as a night of self-discovery. My daughters and I arrived and sat in a room with dozens of other women and their daughters.
There were all types in the room. Cheerleaders. Hairstylists. Athletes. And, the shy, self-concious girls who were trying to understand what made someone beautiful. It went something like this.
Moderator, pointing to the first girl in the room: What makes you feel beautiful?
Girl 1: Having perfect nails and hair.
Moderator, smiling and nodding, pointing to another girl: What about you?
Girl 2: When my makeup is perfect.
Moderator: Excellent.
It continued, each girl talking about an external feature or embellishment. The moderator eventually pointed to me and asked the same question, “What makes you feel beautiful?”
