{ A Little Bit of Leah }

Beauty: (n) a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. Thank you google. The world convinces us that beauty is based upon the clothing we wear, the makeup that covers our face, our dress size, how toned our arms/legs are, the color of our skin, and so much more. It is evident in the commercials, magazines, videos, music, social media, and more that we are bombarded with daily. Beauty, in the world's mind, is comparison. Think about it. You are not beautiful unless you are thinner than your friend on Facebook. You are not beautiful unless your lips are fuller/redder/smoother than the model in the magazine. You are not beautiful unless your clothes are more expensive/ your hair is more voluminous/ your legs are longer/ blah blah blah. Stahp! Stop comparing. Beauty is not comparison. Beauty is the individual decision to see yourself from a different perspective; it is not based upon outer appearance but ...

Society convinces you that you must "find yourself."  Many spend years trying to piece together a person who they think they are. Others travel to discover the person they have always been.  The remaining population simply moves away from home, starts a business, goes to school, finds a religion, gets married, or begins a new hobby all in hopes that they can somehow discover the person that they "truly are"; so they can "find" or "discover themselves". Guess what? Its not that hard.  In fact, you already know. You are a Child of a Heavenly Father that loves you . One of (granted, there are many) my favorite chapters in all of scripture is Romans 8. Verse 16 states, " The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. "  Our spirits know that we are children of a Heavenly Father. Our mortal minds (the veil) are the roadblock that prevents us from that knowledge. Our purpose here on earth is to redi...