Reverb11 – Day 4 – Beauty :)

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Here we are at the fourth day and I’m almost caught up! Phew, cranking these out one after the other does take its toll. Right then, let’s tackle that day’s task for Reverb11.

4. Beauty
How have your standards of beauty shifted in the past year?

For quite some time now, I’ve thought that the fairest beauty lies within us. Sure there are gorgeous people everywhere, but their personalities aren’t always as nice and that just decreases their attractiveness as far as I’m concerned. So I can’t really say my standards of beauty have shifted, but I can say they’ve been reinforced through personal experience.

Some of the most fabulous women in my circle aren’t just conventionally luscious, their auras gleam with inner beauty and draw everyone in with the brightness of their glow. I’m totally in love with each and every one of them because they’re living proof that beautiful souls always shine.

Beauty means colour, warmth, laughter, companionship, love; it’s not about how we look but how we behave as we live and dance on this wonderful planet called Earth. :)

Equal Measures

It takes a strong man to handle a strong woman.

Wait. Before you roll your eyes and mutter “So what else is new?”, think about it. Why is it that some men have to compensate for their inferiority complexes by maltreating their partners? One husband gives his beautiful wife reason to doubt her looks and appeal to other men. Some boyfriend picks at his girlfriend’s self-esteem and does his best to whittle away her independence. Yet another dude habitually pummels his significant other then begs for forgiveness later (or not, depends). Why? Why??

Simple. They don’t belong together. He’s out of her league. After all, if you don’t feel threatened by someone, why would you attack that person at any and every chance you get? If you’re compelled to maintain the upper hand in order to feel secure in your relationship, obviously you’ve got problems and they ain’t with your partner.

Anyway, I was just thinking. Equal measures. Strong and weak do not go well together. Not healthy at all.

It takes two equals to make a good match, and that’s the honest truth. So if you do not measure up, improve yourself. Making the other person pay for your deficiency is just petty, wrong,  even juvenile. So grow and get your act right.