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Change Your Attitude

I see a beautiful face on the street my first instinct is to tell them how lovely they are but when I look in the mirror my first instinct is to point out all of my flaws.
My goal in giving compliments is to make people view themselves in a different light
A light filled with beauty and confidence
But how is it that I expect to spread light and beauty in the world when the only thing I know in the small shell I live in is darkness
Darkness filled with insecurity and ugliness
The mirror rather than being a familiar face, a lifetime friend, has now become an enemy. I avoid it at all costs so I don’t have to bear the imperfections I see
When I witness someone who appears to have everything all I want to do is compare them to me, to know what I’m missing in my life so I can be complete
But the thing is I’m not missing anything this was how I was intended to be
The thought of me missing something is only a concept I created by setting standards from images I perceive of what I think I need to be
The thing is, I am perfect
I’m perfect with everything I blind myself to when I look at my flaws
I’m perfect with the way my eyes light up when I talk about something I love
The little quirks we have make all of our perfect imperfections and without them I wouldnt be me, you wouldn’t be you, we wouldn’t be we
So the next time you pass a mirror and our eager to point out defects of your ourward appearance, look inwardly at strengths in your character
At your talents, the things you love, what you are and what you want to become
Because sometimes you can’t change how you look on the outside but you can control your outlook from the inside
You can become pretty, you can be beautiful and handsome by simply thinking positively at what used to be negative attributes
Just change your attitude
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