Beauty

Yesterday I went to a nail salon to have my eyebrows waxed. For a couple days I had made comments about how my eyebrows were taking over my face and how badly I needed to have them cleaned up. But as I lay on the little waxing table I began to wonder; when did putting hot wax on your skin and ripping it off become "beautiful"? Who came up with the wonderful idea of ripping out hair on gorgeous womens bodies just to make them look better?

I suppose I do feel better about myself when I'm cleaned up, but I'm not entirely sure why. I'm not sure who told me that having hairy brows was bad. I look back at pictures of myself with my heavy eyebrows and cringe a little, but why? Years ago that wouldn't have even bothered me! Waxing eyebrows isn't the worse of it though...There are women who wax much more sensative areas, women who spend hours shaving, applying make-up and getting their hair done. We spend hundreds of dollars on clothing and beauty products. I miss the days when I could go out in jeans and hoodie, my hair a mess and not a speck of make-up on my face without a second thought.

So what is beauty? How did this current definition of beauty come to be? A complicated question for another day. In the meantime, try to find something beautiful about yourself each day. Be like THIS young girl and start each day with love and positivity! Look in the mirror as you get ready and tell yourself everything you love about yourself and your life, instead of just focusing on the bad and trying to cover it up.