Guest Post: Julie Spack
Beauty ~ what is true beauty? As young people I believe we
become familiar with beauty by finding things and or people that are pleasant
to look at. A beautiful woman, a beautiful painting, a beautiful lake are often
the first beauty we can recognize. We sit back and think how amazing the look
is. As we grow beauty tends to expand into areas not associated with the eye.
It’s the heart that is the most beautiful. The heart of a person who wears a
smile despite their circumstances is beautiful. The courage to fight for what
you believe in when the world around you gives you permission to quit is
beautiful. The sacrifice that some make for the greater good of others is
beautiful. The strongest kind of beauty is that of loving yourself. We are
living in a culture that tries to convince you that you are not perfect and
need something to be beautiful. That is a lie. The truest of all beauty is to
look in the mirror and realize and accept and appreciate the person looking
back at you. For you were wonderfully and fearfully made by the hands of your
Creator while in your mother’s womb. To say that you love yourself is most
beautiful thing in this world. Realizing that you are a gift and no one can be
you except you is the starting point of true beauty. Breathe deep and listen to
that heart beating inside of you. It beats for a purpose. Find your purpose,
find your beauty.
-Julie Spack
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