It’s time to have a conversation about true beauty. This post is dedicated to all the beautiful daughters (and sons because they are beautiful too) of the world (present company included). I think it is crucially important that we all understand that beauty is our birthright. Beauty is not exclusive to some. Beauty belongs to every single one of us. So. let’s talk. Let’s talk about beauty.
Time and time again, you will hear quotes like…
or…
I believe with all my heart that these quotes are wrong. Beauty, true beauty is beyond skin deep AND beauty, true beauty is not in the the eye of the beholder. I believe that…
Do not make the mistake of thinking that beauty has to been “seen” through the eyes in order to be real; it doesn’t.
More importantly please do not ever think that your beauty has to be approved by others. To reach your full potential, you are the one that needs to embrace your beauty and share your beauty with the world. Do not shy away from it. Believe me when I tell you that you are beautiful. You are and so am I and so is she and so is he. Do not think that beauty is so limiting that it would enforce rules and limitations to it’s reach.
Beauty is in you, around you, outside of you, and just waiting to be noticed and celebrated. Beauty is diverse and bountiful. Beauty in one form does not take away from beauty in any other form.
Let’s keep the conversation going. Let’s have these conversations now, not later. Dove has conducted global research that shows that anxiety about beauty begins at an early age for girls. Visit vivemejor.com for access to free tools that will help you inspire the girls in your life. You can also download Vive Mejor’s Hablemos (Let’s Talk) Information for inspiration.We all have the opportunity to make a difference in a girl’s self-esteem.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Dove and Latina Bloggers Connect. However, all statements and opinions are my own. Now, go tell someone in your life (yourself included) that they are beautiful.
I do worry about young children today and the perception they view of themselves. Even my teen boys. They are surrounded by media that portrays beauty, in my opinion, a negative way.
I’ve been thinking about this very topic all week after reading a ton of mean comments about Jennifer Livingstone. The question that weighs on my mind is: who is setting the standard of perceived beauty? Shouldn’t it be us?
I think we’ll always seek the approval of others, so we need to change the way we look at each other. This is especially important for women, because in general, we’re just not nice.
Amen!
This is very true, standards for external beauty are ever changing and depend on culture but beauty that radiates from within seems to be universal.