What is Beautiful?

Something beautiful is happening on Friday, April 22, 2011.

Four years ago, Gracie Flanagan came up with the idea for True Beauty Day her freshman year of high school. Her friend joked about how she really didn't want wear makeup to school tomorrow, so she and Gracie decided for the next week at school, they wouldn't wear makeup and would let their "true beauty" show. This was the beginning of the idea.

What Gracie realized is, "society has such a screwed up definition of beauty," and "every women, girl, and child is beautiful both inside and out; yet today’s society makes finding outer beauty harder and harder for millions around the world."

So Gracie decided to do something about it. She created a day where females could show their true beauty by not wearing designer clothes and wearing little or no makeup. The purpose of this was to show that "the makeup you're wearing and the brands you're wearing don't make you who you are," she says. "It's what's on the inside and what Jesus gave us that's important."

So go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153413924681752, and hit attending if you're going to participate in True Beauty Day 2011. Then come back here and comment on this post and tell us if you are attending. But before you comment, watch these encouraging clips and quotes on true beauty:



"With all the media hype on physical perfection, many of us are left craving to be someone or something better than what we see in our reflection. We hope to encourage girls and guys to understand that they are not alone in feeling that way, and also we're hopeful they'll join us in redefining the meaning of beauty. Each of us are unique, not meant to be in a mold."
-Sarah Ross of Everlife


(I know this campaign ended over 2 years ago, but the video is good!)
"Fat talk is transcending….  It affects your reality and damages you professionally, personally, and physically."
- Jillian Michaels

More Beautiful You

I love this song by Jonny Diaz and thought I'd share it with you. Here's a copy of the lyrics as well.

Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine
Says she wants to look that way
But her hair isn't straight her body isn't fake
And she's always felt overweight

Well little girl fourteen I wish that you could see
That beauty is within your heart
And you were made with such care your skin your body and your hair
Are perfect just the way they are

[Chorus]There could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

Little girl twenty-one the things that you've already done
Anything to get ahead
And you say you've got a man but he's got another plan
Only wants what you will do instead

Well little girl twenty-one you never thought that this would come
You starve yourself to play the part
But I can promise you there's a man whose love is true
And he'll treat you like the jewel you are

[Chorus]

So turn around you're not too far
To back away be who you are
To change your path go another way
It's not too late you can be saved
If you feel depressed with past regrets
The shameful nights hope to forget
Can disappear they can all be washed away
By the one who's strong can right your wrongs
Can rid your fears dry all your tears
And change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
And with His light He will show you truth
And again you'll see through the eyes of a little girl

[Chorus]

There could never be a more beautiful YOU!

rachel

Guest Blogger: Flawed by EmilyisSmiling

Thanks to our bloggy friend Emily from EmilyisSmiling for writing this song for us! Listen to the lyrics and let it change the rest of your day!



For more from Emily, go to her daily blog, http://www.emilytheperson.com/ or check out the latest book she's writing at http://www.inkpop.com/profile/433be4b3-d7f5-4c27-be7c-3784526d3227/emilyissmiling/

Just the Way You Are

I love this new song by Bruno Mars. He talks about the natural beauty in this girl he likes and he says that she doesn't realize that she's beautiful and I think that us girls can relate to being the girl who doesn't realize she's pretty. Every time someone gives us a compliment we take it but we don't believe it. But in the song Bruno Mars is telling this girl over and over again how wonderful she is and he never stops reminding her. He "tells her she's beautiful" and "amazing just the way she [is]." And I was thinking to myself after hearing this song, man I wish I had a guy who would say all those things to me and then I remembered:

God says just that. He tells us we're beautiful, in Genesis God says He created us in His image in Psalms 139:13-14 God tells us we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalms 45:11 says the King is enthralled by you're beauty. Ladies we have had someone who has been telling us these things before the day we were born. God made us "amazing just the way we are". So next time you wish you had someone to tell you your beautiful pick up your Bible because God is telling you how wonderful you are all through out it.

Don't you know you're beautiful?

I absolutely love this song by Kellie Pickler called "Don't you know you're beautiful". It's probably the ultimate girl song! Every time I hear it, it makes me feel so good on the inside! I think it's because what the lyrics say are so right on to what we girls need to know. We need to know WE ARE BEAUTIFUL! I think as girls we often forget how beautiful we are truly are. We always feel like we have to do certain things to measure up or to be accepted. For example some of the lyrics say "You’re wishing that you had designer jeans like the ones you see in magazines. Now I know you’d give anything just to fit in but your worth ain't on a price tag, it comes from within." I love this line so much because it's so true! Everything we are worth comes from within. It comes from our relationship with Christ, our character, our lifestyle, and even being modest. All those things determine our worth; not what we have or don't have. So when you girls listen to this song make the lyrics fit so that they are directly for you. This may sound corny but sing "Don't I know I'm beautiful just the way I am" and let that really sink in cause every single one of you girls are beautiful! And yes even you, the one whose thinking "no I'm not" in your head...you are BEAUTIFUL!

you are beautiful!(I hope ya'll got my point)

Be Crazy Beautiful

This is literally one of my favorite songs.

The inside has to be beautiful before anything else, darlings.

Cultivate your wonderful talents and abilities and brilliant minds first and foremost.

You are beautiful. Exactly as you are.