Beauty

Who or what defines beauty? How have we allowed the world to put a label on beauty? These days, beauty seems to lie in a $30 bottle of spray tan, an $8 tube of lip plumper, in the tracks of  $200 long blonde hair extensions, and don't forget boys, to be likable you must have the most amazing body on the face of earth! What ever happened to inner beauty? Inner beauty is the most beautiful and sacred type of beauty that more and more people seem to forget exists each and every day. Girls are pouring chemicals in their hair to have the perfect hair color while guys are pumping unsafe hormones into their helpless bodies. We all feel the pressures to be what the world and media now defines as "beautiful". A "perfect" body does not make you beautiful. Bleach blonde hair does not make you beautiful. Extremely defined abs do not make you beautiful. Fatal attraction is taking a whole new meaning. 10 million women, men, and children suffer from eating disorders each year. Five to ten percent of those suffering will die from effects of the eating disorder.Being attractive on the outside is something we worry about each and everyday because people(we, all of us!) do not take the time to look into someone's heart and get to know who they really, truly are. We should set aside more time out of our crazy schedules to learn more about others on the inside and realize what makes them honestly beautiful. By doing this inner beauty will radiate through us all. Please, I want to hear your comments, concerns, personal experiences (you or someone you know). Let's help each other out and be activist for inner beauty!
Peace and Love.