don't be beautiful

One of the best things I've ever read..

"they keep saying that beautiful is something a girl needs to be.

but honestly? forget that. don't be beautiful.

be angry, be intelligent, be witty, be klutzy, be interesting,

be funny, be adventurous, be crazy, be talented-

there are an eternity of other things

to be other than beautiful.

and what is beautiful anyway

but a set of letters strung together to make a word?

be your own definition of amazing always.

that is so much more important than anything beautiful, ever."

-Nikita Gill

I saw this a long time ago and it has always stuck with me. It's so powerful!! Reading that made me think about the importance of the qualities that make us who we are. How boring would it be to just be "beautiful." I want to be so much more than that. Don't we all? Of course, being called beautiful is a compliment that everyone wants to hear. But let's be beautifully kind, beautifully smart, beautifully selfless.

Such a common phrase: It is what's on the inside that counts. It holds so true though. Find what makes people THEMSELVES. We are all incredibly different. And that, in itself, is an amazing thing to be. Different. Because beautiful is not and should not be about looks. A truly attractive person has depth and can talk about life and what makes them light up. They are more than what meets the eye.

Energy is beautiful - it brings light to anywhere and everywhere.

Knowledge is beautiful - it expands horizons.

Sadness is beautiful - it shows sympathy.

Weird is beautiful - it is exciting.

Nervous is beautiful - it means you care.

There are so many beautiful things ABOUT a person rather than how he/she looks. The list could go on for days and days. And I don't know about you, but I want to be interesting. I want to surround myself with interesting people. We are going to be most successful, with being that person and finding that person, when looking for what is on the inside. Once we find those qualities that make us different - embrace the heck out of them. If you've got it, flaunt it because nobody will question how you are doing you. If they do, their loss man.

Now occasionally, I find myself having a difficult time NOT worrying about looks. Of course, I want to feel a certain way about myself, but at the end of the day, IT DOESN'T MATTER. If somebody wants to judge you off of whether they think your "beautiful," then they aren't even worth your time. Because I can assure you, that you are much more than beautiful. God thinks you are much more. And the people that are, in fact, worth your time, think you are much more too.

SO LET'S NOT BE BEAUTIFUL.

LET'S BE INTERESTING AND UNPREDICTABLE.

Keep people on their toes and life will be more exciting. You will be fulfilled with content in each day. The greatest leap you can take is the one to be yourself. Imagine the world if everyone loved who they are and helped others do the same. The people that matter will love you for being yourself and accept each and every part of you. I know that I've found some of those people :)

We are so much more than just beautiful!

Always,

Sara