I had an awakening of sorts about myself that is a bit on the personal side. I care about how people perceive me. Not that I think I stand alone in this mindset, but I think that the grip this trait has on me is a bit tight. I like myself and I want others to like me, too, and to consider me valuable. I value others, take an honest look at them, realize we have all been crafted uniquely to serve in the Kingdom of God. Most people appear very pretty to me. But when I take apart my physical appearance, I sometimes struggle with how the years are beginning to show and how those ten pounds I do not want hanging around, continue to stay an unwelcome guest.
I admire thick hair. Always have. Mine is quite the opposite but I have managed to accept it and sometimes even appreciate it.
One particular day in the classroom when I had not had time to "set" my hair in the morning, a little princess with beautiful thick hair looked at me, smiled and said, "Ms. Diehm, you have Barbie hair."
Beauty shall continue to live on in the eyes of the beholder.
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