I HAVE DISCOVERED A LOT LATELY ABOUT WHAT BEAUTY MEANS TO ME AND WHAT I FIND BEAUTIFUL IN MY LIFE. THIS PHRASE MADE ME THINK A LOT ABOUT HOW MEDIA HAS PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN INFLUENCING OUR GENERATION ABOUT WHAT IS AND ISNT BEAUTIFUL. IT’S SHOCKING TO THINK HOW MEDIA HAS PERSUADED OUR OPINIONS WHEN IT’S REALLY UP TO US TO DETERMINE WHAT BEAUTY MEANS IN OUR LIVES. OUR VIEW OF BEAUTY SHOULDN’T BE ESTABLISHED BASED ON WHAT WE SEE ON TV BUT INSTEAD, OF WHAT CAPTURES OUR EYE AND BRINGS JOY TO OUR HEARTS. THERE SHOULD BE NO SET MEANING OF BEAUTY, FOR IT WOULD DILLUTE OUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE ENTIRELY.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS QUOTE IS THAT IT REMINDS US THAT EVERYONE INTERPRETS BEAUTY IN THEIR OWN WAY AND THAT WE SHOULD STEP DOWN FROM BEING SO ABSORBED IN WHATS TRENDING AND FOCUS MORE ON WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO US. MEDIA HAS BRAINWASHED OUR CULTURE INTO THINKING THAT IF YOU DON’T LOOK OR ACT A CERTAIN WAY, IT ISNT CONSIDERED BEAUTIFUL…AND THAT’S JUST WRONG! BEING ABLE TO FIND WHATS BEAUTIFUL TO US WILL MAKE US LOOK DIFFERENTLY AT LIFE..MAKE US APPRECIATE OUR OWN LIFE MORE, INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE WISHING IT WERE OUR OWN. DISCOVERING WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO OURSELVES WILL INSPIRE US TO LIVE A MORE FULFILLING LIFE, INCREASE OUR POSITIVITY AND DEEPEN OUR SENSE OF EXISTENCE!
WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO SHARE A FEW RANDOM THINGS THAT I FIND BEAUTIFUL IN MY LIFE…THINGS THAT MAKE ME APPRECIATE MY LIFE IN THIS EVERCHANGING CRAZY WORLD.
I FIND SAILBOATS BEAUTIFUL. TO ME, THEY REPRESENT FREEDOM, STRENGTH AND GRACE. I LOVE THE IDEA BEHIND SAILBOATS: THEY CARRY ON WITH THE WIND GLIDING ACROSS THE WATER, GOING IN NO PARTICULAR DIRECTION WITH NO DESTINATION…UNTIL THE WIND CHANGES. THEN THE SAILS ADJUST TO THE WIND AND TURN IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION BUT PRESS ON AND COAST ACROSS THE WATER ONCE AGAIN. ITS LIKE IN LIFE HOW WE HAVE TROUBLES AND SET BACKS BUT BY FACING THEM AND ADJUSTING TO THE SITUATION, WE CAN CARRY ON WITH OUR LIFE PEACEFULLY..WITH A SENSE OF CALMNESS. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO ME. SEEING SAILBOATS IN THE WATER AND HAVING A DEEPER SENSE OF WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN TO ME.
Flowers! I find flowers beautiful. ..The array of bold colors, The different shapes and forms, how some are open and other are closed, the delicate details of each petal Not only are they physically beautiful to me but when I smell them I feel magical inside. Their smell is soft, comforting, safe.
I also find beauty in character. In order to find beauty in character, you have to be open to talk to people, find out what makes them tick. You’d be amazed at what you find when you actually take an interest in what someone is saying…actually listening, rather than just hearing. You can find lots of beauty in people by looking deep into their soul. You might surprise yourself :) also, by finding beauty in others, you learn a lot about yourself..people can influence you in many ways and make you think differently about the life you have.
Most of what I find beautiful in life provokes a certain emotion in me. I try not to let media distort my view of beauty because it’s my view of beauty that determines how I feel about my life. Its what gives me a deep soul and appreciate the little things.
That is all :)
