sometimes life is not what it seems.

you kind of have to face each day with a new sense of mind and direction and see where it takes you. in the past seventeen years of my life, i have found that decisions made in the evening times are not half as wise as the decisions made first thing in the morning. my mind never fails to amaze me with different thoughts and ideas every day.

as for my physical appearance - i am not always happy with the way i look. being surrounded by beautiful european beauties i am lucky enough to call my friends is disheartening at times. your personality and attitude is (in all seriousness) what matters. a person can be externally beautiful, but once you see their personality, everything is revealed. the vulnerability of a person is something i will never understand. perhaps it is better to never understand - a bit of ambiguity never hurt anyone.
so i have learned that dressing up is merely a way of making yourself look like who you want to become in a mirror, but it does not reflect how others perceive you at all. what really makes you a beautiful person is who you are as a human being.

perhaps what love tells us is not that we are ‘loved’ or ‘admired’ - but that someone who loves you appreciates who you are as a person. that’s the real reason why you should love yourself - you should appreciate who you are as a person, and the beautiful ways in which you contribute to the world. whether it be through a talent you have, or a quirky trait - maybe it’s just your sense of openness and perhaps you’ve got a way of being prompt for everything - somewhere, someone is appreciating you.

thank you for this!

hearths hips hands #29