My hair hung forward as I blew it with the dryer, and in this position my eyes focused on my feet - and this thought came into my mind "I guess they're not so ugly. They do have kind of a nice shape."
Now this thought had a very long history. Growing up I received a lot of negativity, and my opinion of myself developed around that. Included in that was my view of my feet - long and narrow, tough to find shoes to fit, they seemed to outsize my tiny frame, and I tried to hide them as much as possible. Even these days I've been known as "monkey feet" because I can pick things up with my toes (obviously I'm less worried about it now 😏).
But way back in my teenage days, someone said something to me that has stayed with me all these years. There was a friend's mother, welcoming and warm and full of fun, that we kids liked to visit. She would fill us up with deliciousness like pavlova with passionfruit and berries and cream, she'd made. And one day, out of the blue, she said "You have such beautifully shaped feet!" Of course, I tucked that thought away in disbelief. I'd already decided otherwise. But the thought stayed with me - and now here it was, showing itself again all these years later!
So I guess my point is this - If you notice something about someone that is beautiful or of value - if there is any way you can offer someone the smallest kindness, do it! You never know what impact you might have on that person's life. You may be the one who changes their perspective so they can see beauty there.
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