Aglets and Flying Sharks

Nowadays, people are too focused on a person's physical appearance. I know I'm being a hypocrite here because I can't walk out of the house without makeup on but I feel like people are too concerned with how they look. The media tends to portray "beauty" as skinny, flawless, and young. Beauty can be found anywhere not just in a person's physical attributes.

Skinny is not necessarily perfect. Ladies, not all men want a girl that they can literally see through, so don't be afraid to eat a bit of food. Some people don't truly know what beauty is. Beauty is found in the soul, and in the eyes of someone who wants to lend a hand to someone in need. Beauty is found in the eyes of a child who wants to learn. Beauty is different then "hot", and regardless, women need to stop being so obsessed with their physical appearance. Women are more prone to stress and depression. In my opinion, it is wrong for people to make beauty unobtainable. Beauty makes people forget the real purpose in their lives.. the real reason to work. Not for beauty or for vanity.. but for the well being of others and the well being of themselves. To go out in the world and change it in some way. To create something. To make the world a bit different in one way or another.

I, personally, have always had low self-esteem, however the older I get, and the more lessons I learn I realize that though I may not be "pretty" or what society deems as "pretty", my personality makes up for it. There are many girls who have low self-esteem, and they need to stop looking at the negative and look at what they DO have going for them. Beauty can be found in intelligence, or in a smiling face.

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." --Ashley Smith