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Many of us do not take the time to
notice and acknowledge how beautiful we are as humans. We may be great
lovers of beauty, seeing it in the people, places, and things around us,
while completely missing it in ourselves. Some of us feel that it is vain
to consider our appearance too much, or we may find that when we look at
ourselves — all we see are imperfections. Often we come to the mirror
with expectations and preconceived notions about beauty that blind us
from seeing ourselves clearly. As a result, we miss the beauty that is
closest to us — the beauty we are. Sometimes we see our beauty in a
shallow way, noticing how well we are conforming to social norms, but we
fail to see the deeper beauty that shines out from within and that will
continue to shine regardless of how we measure up to society’s ideal.
If we can cut through all these
obstacles and simply appreciate how beautiful we are, we free up so much
energy. We also become less dependent upon the opinions and feedback of
others since we become our own greatest admirers. Many of us know that
after a great yoga practice or a long, deep meditation, we are more able
to see how beautiful we are. This is because we have released some of our
baggage, thus unburdening ourselves and summoning forth the spirit that
dwells within us. It is the heady combination of the divine spirit and
the human body that conveys beauty more accurately than anything else.
To keep ourselves in touch with our own
beauty, we can surround ourselves with images that reflect our beauty
back to us — photos of a relative or child who has our eyes, images of
teachers who embody spirit, or self-portraits that capture our essence in
a way that allows us to see ourselves anew. The best way to keep
ourselves in touch with our own beauty is to keep looking deeply into our
own souls and opening our eyes to the human being we see in the mirror
every day.
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