Monday, March 22, 2010

You know you are beautiful when...

Thanks to Singlemamanyc for sharing her entry into Beautiful U Sweepstakes at Oprah.com I thought I would give it a whirl and here is what I had to say.....


You know you are beautiful when...

you have overcome life stopping obstacles and turned tragedy into a beautiful experience worth having. You know you are beautiful when you have been 380 pounds all the way down to 150 pounds and now at 240 pounds you love yourself more than ever. You know you are beautiful when you had breast implants for cosmetic reasons and now you have no fear of losing them should you need to save your life. You know you are beautiful when the people in your life are carefully chosen because you share hopes and dreams, failures and triumphs; not just genes.You know you are beautiful when you have hopes for your children to find their greatest potential with the freedom from expectation for their accomplishments to define you.You are beautiful when you choose to define beauty. You are beautiful when you look in the mirror and you love what you see, flaws and all.

How do YOU know you are beautiful inside and out?
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5 comments:

  1. Bar L.March 22, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    I don't know how to answer this but I will think about it.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    I only know that I feel beautiful when I help people.

    I am amazed that you had these extremes of bodyweight. I hope you feel good physically right now, mentally I think you do.

    Secretia

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  3. Kathy M.March 23, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    I love this post. It's, well, beautiful.

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  4. LouMarch 24, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    I feel beautiful when I actually feel God's grace on me...literally feel it! It's like a breeze or warm light..hard to explain and it doesn't happen that often, but I know it's real.

    Real and beautiful.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 25, 2010 at 8:35 PM

    I feel beautiful when I have a true friend that loves me, flaws and all. She knows the painful truth about my past, she sits and listens to my crazy present, and she shares the greatest hopes for our future. She lets me sloth on her couch when needed. And she leaves me to my thoughts when I need to be alone in my depression. My true friend in you is what makes me feel beautiful. Love You my sabbatical friend! xoxo

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