THE BEAUTY IN US: WE ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN WE THINK

I was privileged(thanks to my company) to witness an awesome presentation by Dan Hanover(CEO event marketer Magazine). He literally got every attendee glued to various ads and campaigns made by different companies. I practically got myself inspired by one campaign created by a famous company. In the video,


"They asked women to describe themselves to an FBI trained forensic artist Gil Zamora (from behind a mysterious curtain), who drew a portrait of them based on their description. The same women are then described by strangers whom they met the previous day. The sketches are compared, with the stranger's image invariably being both more flattering and more accurate. The differences create strong reactions when shown to the women".



The reality is that people see us to be more beautiful than we think we are. But the problem is that we have allowed the society through the magazines, TV, adverts and social media have defined for us different standards of beauty- that we undervalue the true beauty in ourselves. We feel we need to attain a particular size, height and color to be part of the society. We feel less confident in ourselves when we are not accepted by a particular group of people, when somebody rejects us and makes mockery of our size or weight or our clothes and bags. And we fail to realize how unique we are. We fail to realize what lies inside of us. i guess that;'s why Ralph Waldo said in one of his books that -

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

Our perception of ourselves is far less positive than it should be.  What  we don't know is that feeling beautiful is the first step to living happier, more confident lives. We are unique and wonderfully made. No one is perfect. Each of us have flaws and this one thing that makes us different from the other person. We need to stop idolizing people's lives, we need to stop wishing we were somebody else. The truth is, if you were given a 1 sec chance to be somebody else, i think we would all feel better about ourselves after the experience. That confident person out there who so much love her life and constantly happy have  simply discovered herself, the unique thing about her, her inner beauty. Quoting Aisha Ahmad of WIMBIZ, "We need to discover that one unique thing about us, perfect it and amplify it. Then find our tribe. Find people like you and build it"

We don't need to waste time and resources trying to be part of a particular niche. We are more beautiful than we can imagine. And you know what! there's someone out there who adore and admire what we are. Who wants to be part of our lives. You just need to identify this beauty that lies within us and appreciate. In no time, you will be connected to the right people that is meant to be part of our journey.

A task for you every morning;  After you have dressed up every morning for work, go to the mirror and tell yourself "I AM BEAUTIFUL" and make sure you feel very good about yourself, you will see how that positive vibe will transform your life.