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Beauty

I was talking to an old friend of mine today and she remarked in jest, “pretty is as pretty does.” This immediately struck me. It probably had something to do with the familiarity of its structure, (I’m thinking… Forrest Gump!) but I think it also struck me because it just feels so true. Perhaps it even is true!
I thought some more about this out loud with her (at her suggestion) and I have now decided to blog some of the things I came up with.

“Pretty” does…
1. ..as much as possible to make good food and drink consumption choices.
The things you put into your body are what your body has to work with in making you beautiful. So, to be beautiful you’d need to be selective about what you eat and drink, making sure there are few uglies going in, and plenty of water to wash out any uglies your body makes once things are in there.
Drinking the right amount of water helps flush out body wastes, which is important if you want to minimize body smells, skin issues, hair issues, etc etc. To look less like an impurity yourself, it just makes sense to wash out as much of the impurities yor body ingests and/or makes.
2. ..work to maintain the machine.
Exercise, exercise, exercise. We hear it all the time, and it is pretty much a given if you want to be healthy. Once your healthy you’ll probably look a little better too. However, there is more to maintenence than making sure the machine runs well. You also need proper hygeine too, y’know. These are pretty obvious things. You tune and wash your car. Same goes for the person. Most of us know this.
3. ..the “networking” needed for support.
Support is important and not just for women’s needs. You’ve got to have good friends of both sexes that care about you and support you through difficult times. Family counts here too if they lift you up and support you well. Knowing you have support builds and maintains confidence. Confidence is something “pretty” has. The imprtant thing to remember here is diversification. Don’t get all your support from just one, two or even three sources. Branch out and get support from a good half dozen or so. To continue the car analogy, this is like knowing and having your own crew of mechanics in a big way. They help you out when you’ve got a problem, warn you when they think you might have one soon, and cheer you on when you don’t have one and you’re doing well.
4. ..the love thing.
Love is usually a give and take thing, but it is always best to initiate the giving and then to give and give and give. Recieving love is something “pretty” did before she ever was beautiful. You can tell when something is loved, because it becomes beautiful through loving care.
5. ..something enough to be really good at it, and then keeps on doing it.
Ability is beautiful. Abilities are often valuable too. Having special skills makes “pretty” unique and accomplished. It makes “pretty” interesting too. Develop yourself and you’ll eventually be developed. Once your there realize that developed could almost be a synonym for complete or… “pretty.”
6. ..a great job at managing resources.
Resource management is essential to all of this, I’ve decided. If you can manage your resources well (like your time, your money, your clothing, and your other stuff (intangibles?)) than you can make the most of yourself too. Women often look at other women in magazines and see that they are eye catching in some way. Well, it needs to be realized that those women have tons of resources going into their looks to get the look that the magazine wants. If a girl does a lot with just a few outfits, a little bit of make-up, and only a marginal amount of time she is using her resources well. This is an important ability for everyone and it really helps out in life — not just in beauty.

Posted by David under Reflections |