So Many Beautiful Things...Gloria Estefan

"There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and I've always looked at life that way; I've always tried to put on a smile and a brave front, not just for my kids but in my own life and all the difficulties that I've gone through."

--Gloria Estefan

Now That's Beauty...Lupita Nyong'o

“You can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty inflames the heart and enchants the soul.”

—Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong'o 

Instagram, 2/12/19

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is currently starring in Academy award winning director Jordan Peele's latest horror film, "Us" , with Winston Duke (Black Panther), Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex. Check out the movie trailer below and get your tickets here. "Us" movie opens today, 3/22.

I Am Marvelous!

I praise you

because of

the wonderful way

you created me.

Everything you do is marvelous!

Of this I have no doubt.

You Are Courageous. You Are Great!...Sheri Dew

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"Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are and who you have always been. And understanding it can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way."

--Sheri L. Dew

After all the disappontments, all the mistakes, and bricks that were thrown at you, the fact that you are still here and you continue to get up everyday and do what you got to do is courageous and amazing. You could have given up. So many want you to. But you decided you would not take the easy way out. 

No matter what the negative voices say, tell yourself: 

• I am a great person and I'm getting better. 
• I am worthy of happiness and love.
• I will not let fear take hold of me and direct my life.
• I am confident.
• I deserve respect.
• I am beautiful.

Beautiful!

A beautiful thing is never perfect. --Unknown

Your Perspective Can Determine What You Really See...Camille Pissarro

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”

Camille Pissarro, Neo-Impressionist Painter

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"Know This: You're Beautiful!"...Thich Nhat Hanh

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” 

--Thich Nhat Hanh

A Beautiful Woman...Minna Antrim

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

--Minna Antrim 

Real Beauty...Markus Zusak

“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” 

― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

"Beauty Pageant For Breast Cancer Survivors"
2012 Race For The Cure, Washington, D.C.