What Makes You Feel Beautiful?

What makes you feel beautiful?

Is a question too demanding 

to be left unanswered, 

In a world where everyone 

is very sure of your thoughts; 

its important to draw boundaries.

Am I beautiful? I ask myself

No, is the immediate answer, 

How can I be, when I do not fit

in a classic definition of beauty. 

Skinny is everything nowadays, 

clear skin, beautiful smile and 

having that youthful radiance 

for eternity. 

And I don't have that.

I want to believe that 

Beauty is a state of mind,

As the old adage says:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

And that beholder is me.

Whatever makes me feel beautiful,

I will go ahead and do it;

eat chocolate 'til I smile,

curl up on the sofa with a great book,

and accept that compliment

from a complete stranger!

Fashion is self-expression.

I will dress myself up to fit 

the curves adorned to me,

It makes me feel more beautiful 

than trying to attain a certain "acceptable" size.

I promise me, that every once in a while,

I will wear that beautiful,

short, black dress in my closet.

As if I have a date, even when I don't.

I want to date myself, 

Go out and find out who is the 

person inside of me, what are my likes, 

my dislikes, not what or who I am supposed to be.

I think I lost myself somewhere in time. 

So I am going to schedule some "me" time.

To pamper the beautiful woman in me!

So I may recapture the beauty of loving me.

I want time, I need time to:

Read; to inspire my beautiful mind.

Volunteer, to be of service to others,

Laugh; to invigorate my soul with the art of laughing.

Sleep, to keep my brain, heart and body healthy

I want to be around people who 

help make me feel more beautiful

and appreciate the little things in my life.

I want to bring out my inner beauty

and discover my deep passion in life

What makes me feel beautiful? 

It is my dream to live, laugh and love — beautifully.

and I want it to come out at every pore of my being.