Questionable opinion?

"What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me" - Helen Keller

I'm not expecting a high rank in this contest but the concept of it intrigued me right off the bat. Now I am not going to speak negatively or against skincare and health and beauty products as they for some are the exact root of the thing I am going to speak on. But one of the most important things for health and beauty is actual intangible, it isn't something you can hold or even give to others or order on amazon or even wander into a store and pick out from an aisle. The thing I am talking about is a thing that magazines and media constantly attempt to strip away from you. It is one word, and that word is CONFIDENCE.

When you get past the grit and grind of what the end goal is when it comes to health and beauty it is boiled down to one freeing feeling and that's confidence. I am a firm believer that nothing makes someone glow more or smile wider than confidence. It is something that gets worn down through our own view of ourselves or social media or interactions or a whole plethora of roots whatever it is the result is the same and that's insecurities. Standards of beauty set an almost unachievable baseline where unless you are born with a perfect jawline and high cheekbones and a perfectly symmetrical smile that you do not adhere to what beauty is. But in my opinion and what I believe plenty of others would agree on is that our imperfections are what makes us unique, and perfect in the eyes of so many. Instead of focusing on our flaws and trying so hard to grasp this bar dangling over our heads at all times, if we could appreciate the things we do have we would be able to tone down the critique on ourselves and in some cases towards others then we would be able to accept that sure we may not look like the newest actor or actress or model on the runway but what makes us truly beautiful is something we can't buy at a makeup store or a fashion boutique, it is inside us. It is something that we develop through life and practice learning to love yourself for who you are and taking that into your life and applying it, when you walk around with a confident smile you can't help but radiate a certain aura that people universally love and are attracted to. At the end of the day if gaining confidence is as a result of your skincare routine or the way your makeup looks on a certain day, more power to you whatever helps you achieve that truly wholesome feeling of confidence is exactly what you should be after.

One of the hardest things in my personal experience is accepting compliments, sometimes our insecurities control how we react to compliments or sometimes outright just don't believe them. The truth of the matter is that we are all beautiful in our own respect, the things that make us different is exactly what beauty is to me I find that anything that is truly unique is in fact of the highest beauty even the word "imperfections" is an ironic wording as on one hand it is called imperfection or a blemish and on another hand, it is referred to as a beauty mark. I believe that if we learned how to embrace these beauty marks for what they are, whether it be birthmarks or smile lines we should stop labelling these as imperfections as they are what makes humans human the laugh lines on our cheeks the wrinkles we develop around our eyes all of these things should be embraced as they come with one of the most important things and that is history. instead of evading the inevitable embrace it, do what you can to stay youthful but no matter how you look try you hardest to learn to love yourself as when you interact with other people I promise it is a contagious feeling when you radiate a certain glow people will be inspired to live with that same freedom and even though you can't physically hand another human confidence you can most definitely influence it in others. I love you all and remember you are all gorgeous the way that you are, do whatever you please in order to feel that same way about yourself but don't lose yourself in the process. Confidence is beauty.