I want to share this insightful video that I recently stumbled across from Jean Kilbourne. Wouldn't the world would be better served if we raised our daughters with the strength of heart to challenge the stereotypes that our society seems intent on force-feeding upon us? Let us teach them that we must first know who we really are at the core of our existence in order to see beyond the illusion of external circumstances and opinions, and acknowledge that true beauty is simply a reflection of the inward condition of our heart and the peace of mind that comes from knowing we're a divine reflection of the One that created us. Let us teach our daughters well by living within this truth ourselves. And what a wonderful world this would be if the message would be taught to our sons as well ... but that's a whole other post!
I think this poem says it all:
The Beauty of a Woman
The beauty of a woman
isn't the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries,
or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman
must be seen from her eyes;
Because that's the doorway to her heart
the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman
isn't in a facial mole;
But true beauty in a woman
is reflected in her soul.
It's the caring that she cares to give,
the passion that she shows:
And the beauty of a woman
with the passing years only grows.
(Authorship has been variously attributed to either
Maya Angelou, Ralph Fenger, Audrey Hepburn &
Sam Levenson)
Ciao for now!
xoxox
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