Skinny And Beautiful Are Not Synonymous

“Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.” -Rosalind Russell

Bulletin: A person can be beautiful (handsome) and NOT be thin and thin is NOT necessarily beautiful. This is not a “Big Is Beautiful” endorsement because that isn’t true either. I’d love it if nobody had an extra pound, but beauty is much more complicated that weight or age or even genetics. If you are waiting until you reach some magical thin place to feel beautiful you miss the mark.

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.” Mahatma Gandhi

Beauty really is in the eye on the beholder, not because they are biased but because one who truly loves you sees you more like God does. It’s not that the beholder can’t see our blemishes, but that the beauty is so much grander and more obvious. That is why some people become more attractive to us the more we know them. The more we strive to reach our potential the more of us there is to behold.

Cover girl beauty with all the make up and beautiful clothes is forgettable because it isn’t real. No one looks like that – not even the model. It is manufactured beauty and manufactured beauty is forgettable because it all begins to look the same. At the gym, and especially in my fitness classes, I watch people with all kinds of different bodies in their workout clothes and sweating, but they are beautiful and sexy (except the men prefer handsome and sexy). The human body is always beautiful – especially in motion – but there is something exceptional about people who are mentally and physically strong regardless of their weight.

Confidence, kindness, integrity, happiness, a love of God and man, simply creates an attractive aura. This kind of a person is always trying to be the best they can be. They take care of their body, improve their minds, make time for the spiritual and serve others. We love to be in the company of these people!

Now a note to men. You already know that the woman you love is gorgeous but did you know you have the power to make her even more beautiful. We are what we believe ourselves to be and you have the power to make her believe she is beautiful by the things you say and the way you treat her. Women can do the same for the men.

It is important for our health and confidence and even our appearance to get rid of that extra weight but let’s remember that beauty is far more complicated than a number on the scale.