Giving beauty room to breathe.

Today's 5 Minute Fridays prompt is: Beautiful.

Could we be more carefree and love our body's signature shade of beauty?

No more insecurities for make-up free days, real skin color, real hair color, curly hair or straight hair.

I mean seriously do our eyelashes have to touch the sky, our hair color always come out of a box, and our skin be ever so flawless? Can't we just relax our standards a little bit?

I have nearly invisible short eyelashes, crooked teeth, dishwater blonde hair, sometimes frizzy, always curly hair. I don't live up to the ideals. 

 So am I still beautiful? Am I still lovable?

These questions can haunt each one of us as we buy into the lie of a one size fits all beauty standard. As we buy into the lie of beauty must be controlled. Or the big lie we must be perfect to be loved.

Let's give beauty some truth and just let beauty be. 

I have sun-kissed freckles, clear blue eyes, a smile that lights up a room, soft hair that is my own color, smooth pale skin, and somehow that's plenty good. This beauty is mine to share.

{Readers, how do you get comfortable in your own skin? We'd love your lessons here.}