I just LOVE seeing more and more magazines 'getting real' about capturing 'Beauty'. The Verily magazine featured by Upworth here has the following policy about Photoshop "we firmly believe that the unique features of women ~ be it crows feet, freckles or a less than rock hard body ~ contribute to their beauty and therefore should not be removed or changed".
I struggled for so many years defining beauty and my own self worth from what I saw in magazines, in the media and by the appearance of the most popular girls in high-school, college and my career ... plagued by challenging skin conditions that affected my outer self I had over time convinced myself I could not attain 'beauty' and as a result I gave up on having any sense of self image or style and hide behind frumpy clothes, no make up and no sense of self ~ until recently when I found the joy of self reflection and empowered myself with healing from the inside out and changed my way of thinking and defining 'beauty' .... I AM BEAUTIFUL!
I know now in hindsight I always have been, the people who loved me as a child, a youth and a young women have always seen it even when I myself could not ~ I thought they humored me because they 'had to' but the reality is they saw in me what I could not at the time see in myself ~ the power of my inner beauty shining out!
Beauty starts from within and no amount of 'Photoshop' can help that ~ when you start by empowering and loving your inner Diva than she can easily shine and highlight your beautiful outer Diva in all her glory ... love yourself first and foremost and that love builds and overflows into your love for others who will see your beauty as a result!
Yours in beauty
Margaret
