How do you define beauty? What is beautiful to you?
Beauty is what we find pleasing to our senses or our heart. Beauty can be many different things and it is certainly subjective and ever-changing. Beauty may simultaneously calm us down and make our spirits soar. Beauty often makes us pause to take in the view, the sound, the smell, and so on.
Years ago, I took a trip to Italy with my husband. There were amazing landscapes, art, architecture, music, flavors, smells, and people. However, I was surprised to find the beauty I found in doors. There were giant wooden doors with ornate knockers and ancient hinges, colorful doors opening into stately courtyards, and garden gates growing over with vines and flowers.
There was a beauty in those doors that whispered to me, telling me stories of the centuries they’d seen.
If you are looking for it, you can find beauty even in the simple everyday world around you. Here are a few beautiful things that recently caused me to pause.
I also hope you find beauty in your own reflection.
Have you ever seen a baby with a mirror? They are fascinated by their image. They smile and coo at themselves. It pleases them to see their reflection.
I gave this mirror to my five-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. She was thrilled! I hope she will always see the beauty in herself.
When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? I hope you do! You don’t need a magic mirror to tell you that you are beautiful or make you feel good. Find a mirror, look at yourself, and smile – at unique, beautiful you! Every wrinkle, scar, freckle, or skin tone is just a small part of who you are and the journey you are on. I believe there is something beautiful in all of us. So, look into your eyes and see all the beauty inside of you too.
You are beautiful, you can find beauty all around you, and you can make the world a more beautiful place in simple but profound ways.
So, go – be beautiful!
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