Inner Beauty

My mother has taught me many things in life but to me the most important lesson she taught me was inner beauty. I was not a skinny or popular girl growing up. One bright summer day we were going to a public pool. I did not want to put my bathing suit on, since I did not look like the other girls. My mom sat me down and told me something that I will remember for the rest of my life, I hope to share it with my child some day...

"You have a soul which loves, cares and respects you

You are someone who won’t hesitate for a second to be with someone in need

You are someone who knows how to appreciate a compliment and assistance

You are a person who does not just look for a pretty face but a beautiful heart

You are a person who respects and appreciates someone not for what they are on the outside, but for what they are inside

You don’t need to have a pretty smile, curvy figure, or anything that conforms to society’s definition of beauty

You have a beautiful soul

A beautiful soul is more important than a pretty face

Your looks don’t define you

Your thoughts, your actions, your ideas, your deeds are what make you, you

It is okay if people don’t find your looks attractive because people who become attracted to just the outer beauty fleeting

Try to make your soul and heart beautiful, not your face or body

Realize that there’s more to you than how you look

You are beautiful in your own way

Love yourself for who you are, for I always will

I hope you find yourself beautiful now because you truly are"