Definition Of Beauty

Beauty, is said to be in the eye of the beholder, or at least that’s what we were told as children. There would be times someone would say I am beautiful, yet I would look them in the eyes and question what they meant. I did not feel beautiful, but I did not want to come off as rude so I replied with a simple smile and a thank you. How could I accept a compliment I did not understand for myself? A statement I do not believe in because the definition of Beauty I lived by meant: Having a thin waist, a noticeable thigh gap, beautiful hair, expensive clothing and makeup. What I interpreted is that beauty is something you can only find in the mirror, I am not beautiful.

I'm not the only one who thought this. What we view on magazine covers, our phones and TV screens, the world around us are making us perceive this as our only ideal. We feel that no one will love us just by how we present ourselves. We live in a world where we judge on a scale of 1 to 10 by looks, If you
What does it mean to have beauty?

At my school, there was a girl who lived a hard life at home, who read thousands of books to learn and still discovered countless reasons to smile everyday. A boy, he was quiet but showed ambition in basketball and could write endless, descriptive pages of his thoughts and emotions. They are beautiful. I started to wear clothing to express myself, cut my hair short and began to read more, I even take part in things that make me happy.

The perception of beauty has no real dictionary definition, everyone has a certain concept of what beauty is in their own way that makes them unique. YOU are the definition. You are beautiful in so many ways from your intelligence to outer flaws, there are people out there who love you're smile, laugh and creativity. We need to break out from our cage of doubts and insecurities to finally see who we really