What I like about me

I have thought long and hard about this post ever since I thought about how I see myself. Up until I started writing this entry I want even sure what I was really thinking and wasn't even sure if I was going to write it all down and share it. When I read a blog about how we are all beautiful, well it was actually called I am woman hear me roar, it wasn't something that I ever thought about. It got me thinking about how we are all beautiful in our own way, but how we rarely realise it. I used to think that I knew I was beautiful even if no one told me however the last few weeks has really shown me that maybe I wasn't right. Not that I don't think that in my own way I am beautiful, but more that I don't know how or why. 

So I started a list of all the things that made me beautiful. Then I got upset because it was so small, insignificant and somewhat shallow. Once I got past that I started again, this time forgetting that beauty isn't only on the outside and really thinking about what I liked about me. At the end of the day it is the things that we like about ourselves that make us who we are and who we are makes us beautiful. So here goes..... This is my list. Maybe in future I will be able to use this as a reminder on those days that seem just too hard. 

My eyes - They are not quite blue, nor grey, nor green, but a nice mix and they change shade depending on the day. When I am happy the sparkle, when I am sad they are expressive. I may need to wear glasses am the time (or contacts if I have them) but my eyes really are one of my favourite things about me. When I first started wearing glasses in school I hated them, but as I have gotten older and wiser I like wearing them more than I don't. I have frames that match me and that make me look different and I love them. 

My lips - They are not perfectly straight and rarely need colour but they never change. Well other than from matte to glossy. They compliment me and are in proportion with my face.

My hair - Sure it is going grey, but that can always be fixed. That feeling after being at a hairdresser and having your hair cut and coloured makes me feel brand new and revitalised. So what that the colour is not my own. It suits me and my mood and makes me feel beautiful. 

The rest of my body I will freeing admit doesn't make my list. It is not that I don't like it..... Well maybe a little bit of it is,  but the most of it is that I have long since accepted that this is me. I may not love my curves, bumps, lumps and imperfections everyday however I know that they are a part of me.

My brain - I have always worked hard to learn new things and for the most part my brain has allowed that. It also helps me be creative, express myself and think outside of the box. Together we have our moments, but I really like that about me. 

My heart - I love wholly. My heart is big and I share my love to all those around me. 

My spirit - I am free even when I am not. My soul,  my spirit allows this and I love this about myself. I make my own thoughts and I have my own feelings.

Oh I just had a thought..... I was wrong about only having 3 things physically that I liked about myself. I found 1 more. 

My shoulders - Not because they are pretty or look amazing but for the comfort they bring to those around me when they need it. This makes me..... Well me. I laugh, I cry and I comfort. My shoulders allow that and my arm too when others need a hug.

We all have a right to be special and be beautiful. It starts inside first. Beauty is not just a physical thing, but a mental one too. I am slowly starting to see that I am beautiful even when I think that I am not.