mirror mirror your so pretty.

"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." - I Samuel 16:7

He told me I was pretty... he was just being nice- Right?

People say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but, who is the beholder these days? Could it be men? women?  Perhaps the man behind the newspaper in the coffee shop?  I'd like to believe it's God but, why are people judged everyday? How did we become judgers? 

Beauty that is only skin deep will one day disappear. Ugliness is a personal perception, just as beauty lies in the "eyes of the beholder". Real beauty is something that has to be natured and comes from within, for beauty that has endured hardships shines with a distinctive splendor. Someone's perception of morals and values, character and personality are what determines real beauty inner beauty.  It is what is on the inside of you that projects outwardly of self. Accepting yourself and letting your inner beauty come out is part of being beautiful. The recipe for beauty is to have less illusion and more soul, to retreat from the belief of pain or pleasure in the body into the unchanging calm and glorious freedom of spiritual harmony...right?

Okay so that sounds so much easier said then done.  Why is it hard to come to terms with truth? Can we all come together as beautiful people and be content with "skinny", "tall", "short", overweight" or covered in freckles?  Sure.  But I believe we need to see the beauty in us before discovering the beauty in others.  We are our own worst judgers.  We pick and scrape at our vanity scars not realizing that we are were made by an Almighty God.  A God that makes no mistakes.  Do I joke about my weight because I want to beat people to the punch? YES!! Some of my friends can't stand when I do that to myself but, in a wierd way, I become content with letting people know that I know about my weight problem.  All I have to do is change my eating habits.  I don't eat a lot but it's what I eat that hurts me.  Food doesn't judge me. I don't suffer from image because I have other attributes that make me beautiful.  However, I try to be hard on myself before others can judge me.  Make sense?

Okay, enough about me.  Lets talk about you.  What are your insecurities? Are these reasonable? Are you trying to beat others to the punch so they don't have time to judge you, because after all, you are your ultimate judger.  What hurts more, you judging yourself? Or others judging you? For me its myself, because I do it everyday.  I know the people who love me, who I see everyday are not judging me.  They see my sense of humor and my dangerously blue eyes as beautiful (hehe).  A good friend told me today that she thinks of me as a role model because of the way I teach.  Wow.  So, the only beholder I need to concentrate on is my God.  My... beautiful God who, made me beautiful- who made YOU beautiful.

Our world is filled with people who focus more on what people look like on the outside than who they are inside. I'm guilty of that myself.  Sometimes its consiously and sometimes it's not.  We shouldn't be too hard on ourselves for judging.  We are human you know.  We do want to think that we look better sometimes.  We do stare what is not the norm. We need to begin judging people more for who they are.  We must get out there and let that inner beauty shine as bright as what's on the outside. Every man and woman created by our Beholder can be beautiful and it all begins by believing in your own beauty. Think of your body as the vehicle to your dreams.

Love it. Honor it. Respect it. Fuel it.
Take the time to give thanks for all your blessings. Remember that your mind, body and soul is the instrument of your life, not just an ornament.

hmm.. I would like a beautiful pink cupcake, frosted with confidence and filled with love. :)