You, and that's all.

I know we've been discussing a lot of the beauty aspect of this blog lately, and I would like to go over some more health ideals, but today it's one last hurrah of beauty. My apologies!!
There is a particular celebrity out there who, I feel, gets far too much attention. I think that Miss Jolie (that's Angelina, of course) is praised as the "most beautiful woman alive," or whatever people think of her that week. I have to admit, she does strike me as stunning, but my personal tastes disallow me to believe she is any kind of "most beautiful." However, I read an article this morning that really struck me. Angelina did an interview with the UK Daily Mail in 2008, and was quoted as saying:

"Something else comes out of you when you become a parent and, as you get older, you start to see more character in your face. Now, when I look at myself, I just see somebody at peace, and I see a mom, and I see my own relatives in my face -- and that’s a kind of beauty that exists for everybody and doesn't disappear."

While I don't normally like to praise people for discussing their cosmetic attributes so highly, I must say I am very impressed by this quote. Here is a woman who is seen as so intensely beautiful, and she isn't sitting there saying how she has full lips or considers herself soooo sexy. She is saying how beautiful her heritage is, how beautiful being a parent makes her feel. Each thing she has pointed out here is something that every woman can experience... not just physicalities of a famed and fortunate celebrity. I admire the ability to see past the glitz and glamour and see just a woman. A woman whose arms can hold her child. A woman who has her mothers eyes. A woman who is at peace with who she has become.

It's sad how often people are terrified of aging... and it's so refreshing when we can accept that age with open arms and a smile. Becoming the woman you mold yourself to be is a beautiful thing. We may discuss how to accentuate that beauty in this blog, but no amount of make-up, hairspray, or stilettos are going to make up for it if you don't believe in who you've become as a woman. Self-love and confidence create the perfect canvass, for you to paint yourself as you please. Make it extravagant or simple, you are your own masterpiece.

Rather than some picture of a celebrity or make-up to insert here like I normally would; I want you to get out a mirror. Look there and love what you see, flaws and all. Because if I could put a mirror in this blogspot I would... YOU are the picture I want to put here to illustrate my point. Because YOU are beautiful, no matter what.

Much Love,

Lula Mae