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Be Beautiful because you can!

Be Beautiful because you can!

Date: 2013-09-27
"Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical." ~Sophia Loren

Would you like to know what makes us beautiful? If you've done any of the following lately, you are absolutely beautiful:

  1. Smile.As the quote goes, "I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful."
  2. Be there for someone who needs youeven if there's nothing in it for you give without expectations.
  3. Make a sacrificefor someone you love.
  4. Admit a mistake, even if it's hard to say you're wrong, and work to make amends.
  5. Share your struggles, putting your ego aside, to make someone else feel less alone.
  6. Create something that helps people. A song, a blog, a support group, a non-profit anything that inspires.
  7. Help a child feel goodabout him or herself.
  8. Tell someone what you appreciate about them, even if you feel vulnerable.
  9. Forgive someonewithout needing to hear the words, "I'm sorry."
  10. Create positive energyaround you by thinking positive thoughts and acting with positive intentions.
  11. Sit with realitywithout judging anyone or anything.
  12. Accept someone for who they areinstead of trying to change them to who you want them to be.
  13. Treat peopleastheywant to be treated.
  14. Notice something simple but beautifulin the world around you.
  15. Acknowledge the beauty in othersinstead of feeling threatened orcompeting with other people.
  16. Be the change you want to see in the world,as per Gandhi's suggestion.
  17. Tap into your personal powerand do something that makes a difference in the world.
  18. Find strength in a challenging moment.It's not easy to do, and you deserve credit for it.
  19. Talk kindly about the world around youinstead of gossiping or complaining.
  20. Forget yourselffor a minuteand do nothing but listen to someone who needs it.
  21. Measure a person by their best moments, not their worst.
  22. Give yourself the same courtesy focus on the good you've done, not the mistakes you've made.
  23. Take the high roadwhensomeone hurts youinstead if being cruel or catty.
  24. Make someone laugh.A smile can literally melt stress and pain away. How beautiful of you to do that for someone else!
  25. Make someone cry tears of joy that is. People want to feel moved, inspired, motivated. Never underestimate the power of touching someone's heart.

Being beautiful doesn't mean adhering to some picture-perfect fantasy, or living every moment that way. It means realizingthis momentis a new opportunity to be who you want to be, and making the effort to seize it. How will you be beautiful today?