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“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” ~Kahlil Gibran
When I was in high school, I had a friend who was not beautiful or even particularly pretty, but she was very popular.
Both girls and guys liked her, she had a steady boyfriend, and she was always hanging out with the most popular crowd. And she was genuinely nice to everyone.
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
There’s nothing like good old-fashioned failure to send your self-confidence into a nose dive.
I’m not talking about the little flubs and foibles of life.
I’m talking big, fat, fall-on-your-face failure.
Failure like . . .
Do you ever catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror as you’re coming out of the shower or getting dressed — and your eyes zero in on “that part?” You know the one that’s shape-shifting and so obediently obeying the laws of gravity?
That wasn’t there last week was it? Or last year? You KNOW it wasn’t there five years ago. ARGHHHHH!!! What’s happening here?