Learning to love yourself

The beauty inside you! 

At the end of the day you will not remember the person with the most beautiful face but you will remember the person with the most beautiful heart and soul.

I wanted to write something to encourage women (and men). To encourage them that loving yourself is beautiful. That what you have inside you can and should be what people see 1^st. That as they get to know you they continue to see that inner beauty shine through and enjoy being in your presence.

I recently did a beach/water shoot with my friend who takes pictures of beautiful women all the time. His subjects are brave, sexy and adventurous…..all the things I am not when it comes to pictures of myself. So I decided to try!

Doing this shoot was a big step for me, I wanted to show that size and a ton of make up doesn't determine beauty, however after seeing the body shoots I felt mortified. I have always been tough on myself...."not good enough" “too chunky” syndrome. After posting a few “test shots” someone sent me this msg...."I'm honestly in love with your face. that's never happened to me. I know it sounds crazy .....Your face definitely shows your heart. that's one of the reasons I love it. I know it's beautiful too." It was then I realized  I have REAL beauty in me and  it shows on my outer. No one man or woman are perfect.....No matter how hard they try to be, what "procedure" they get done....it doesn't change the heart....the most beautiful thing a person can have.

If someone can’t see past what is on the outside, then why should I care if they are in my life or not. I have been “not good enough”, “not enough” for too many people that don’t matter. Learning to matter to yourself isn’t easy when you have never allowed yourself matter. And stepping up and doing so is a BIG leap of faith for that person. It’s important to surround yourself with people who will uplift you, support you, encourage you and let you know when your wrong! All the fuzzy stuff won’t help without the tough love as well.

It’s hard to look at ones self and be fully appreciative of what you see on the outside and that is human nature, however don’t hate what you see, instead find one good thing and focus on that…..but always….ALWAYS work on your heart, because it’s something that will always show your true beauty or your ugly beast. 

~T~

When a guy tells you that you're hot; he is looking at your body. When a guy tells you that you're pretty; he is looking at your face. When a guy tells you that you're beautiful; he is looking at your heart.

- Unknown