Yes..this rose is beautiful...
it is seemingly perfect...
Why is "perfect" the seeming definition
of beautiful?
Or is it just my definition...??
Beautiful is far more
than the exterior...!
Beautiful is the courage it takes
to live with oneself
AS WE ARE...
Accepting one self
for the Gift of
Who We Are.
I have been following the story
of a young woman,
who..in order to halt
a deadly flesh eating bacteria
in her body..
has lost a leg,
and is facing the loss
of both hands and
a foot..
Her response, when told of the
pending loss of limbs,
in order to save her life...
"Lets do this"!!!
The Courage and Beauty
of this young woman
is speaking loudly to me...
For too long our culture
has had a very narrow
understanding of beauty....
and I have been guilty of the same...
All to quickly labels
of disabled, different, strange..handicapped,
mentally challenged...
overshadow and mute..
One's Beauty...Wholeness...Courage..
Creativity..Strength and Love...
To all Beings
whose Beauty has been overshadowed
by labels..I say to you today...
You are Beautiful...and I see your beauty.
I honor you...for Who you are...As you are...
I Thank you...for expanding my focus
and understanding
of the true meaning of Beauty.
I love you...for you
and
The Gift you are..
to Our One Family.
