outer-beauty

I was never weighed down by beauty in my lifetime. However, I was beaten down by the sad fears of my gender- women who didn't allow you to feel pretty or rejoice in who you are, unless it fell beneath how they thought about themselves.

When the inner beauty exceeds the outward beauty--it creates a magical dance in the heart.

Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.

Consider the fact that maybe_just maybe_beauty and worth aren__ found in a makeup bottle, or a salon-fresh hairstyle, or a fabulous outfit. Maybe our sparkle comes from somewhere deeper inside, somewhere so pure and authentic and REAL, it doesn__ need gloss or polish or glitter to shine.

There are those who say that spiritual enlightenment is achieved through the denial of oneself; you must deny yourself many things, go and live in a mountaintop, never mingle with other people, talk to the birds..but I say to you, why should you dismantle your home? Where is the meaning in removing the bricks from your walls one by one? What is the purpose in uprooting your floors? Is there any significance in only allowing yourself a tin roof and a muddy bed? Why deny your house its structure? A truly enlightened soul is strong enough, is bright enough to live and shine through, even in a beautiful house! There is no need to ransack the house in order to see an inner beauty etched against a distraught surrounding. A bright and beautiful soul can shine forth even from inside an equally beautiful surrounding.

Outer beauty is transient, but the inner beauty of a kind heart gets brighter with time. Be kind and get prettier forever.

If let your inner beauty outshine your outer beauty, your future self would surely thank you for it.

Any love that is solely based on physical beauty, is a stranger to longevity.