real beauty

Have you seen the new Dove campaign? It's been posted for two days on youtube and already has 3.5 million views, so obviously it must resonate with people. My sister in law posted it on Facebook yesterday and I had to share. Seeing this makes me wonder why we're so hard on ourselves...

Powerful, isn't it? Even if you don't define "beauty" as how you look on the outside, it still makes you think. I know if I was sitting in that chair describing myself I would be describing my insecurities just like the women in the video, but how amazing other people (strangers even!) view them in an entirely different way. The strangers in the video see the beauty in these women where the women see things that aren't "right" or "perfect" about their own appearance. I think it's a great reminder to embrace our individual beauty, and trust that we are beautiful because of who we are and not the shape of our face or the angle of our chin. We are all more beautiful than we let ourselves believe, don't you think?

XO

what will you create that will make the world awesome?

Do you need a pep talk this morning? Jordan apparently thought I did and sent me this. Who is this kid?? He is my hero. I seriously can't decide what my favourite line is, so you need to watch it. 

"The world needs you to stop being boring. Yah, you. Boring is easy! But you're gooder than that"

Not cool, Robert Frost! 

wishing i was here...

Isn't January feeling long? Today I'm wishing this was my view. Dias Beach on the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but when you stand on the beach you are surrounded by high cliffs and the waves are so massive and powerful as they crash towards you that you have to yell to be heard. It is breathtakingly beautiful and one of the few places I've been that truly made my heart sing.