Writing Prompt #1

Detail five things you find beautiful about yourself.

    1.  Hair – My hair is quite long, and fairly healthy. Other than coloring about once a year, I rarely put anything beyond shampoo or conditioner in it, and I almost never blow dry or heat-treat it. It carries a gentle wave easily, if I braid it or wrap it in a bun. It is my one true vanity, and I like to play it up for the benefit of those who like redheads, long hair, and fine, silky strands in thick handsfuls.

    2.  Skin – I like my whiter-than-white pale skin. I’ve been told pallor isn’t healthy, but along my arms, for example, I have a tan consisting of darker skin and many many freckles. Granted, beside anyone else, I wouldn’t pass for tan in the least! Also, I’m very soft and smooth, generally all over, and I think gentle cleansing and sometimes use of soothing lotions help encourage touch on my skin all over. Humans don’t like to touch each other nearly enough, so I like to help it along a bit for myself.

    3. Voice – I used to have problems with how I sound when I speak, or sing, but much as repetitious insults can make you believe them, repetitious compliments from a vast network of unrelated, un-ulterior-motivated people can sink in and make you feel good about yourself. Other people like to listen to me speak, and it gives me pleasure to spark those good feelings. And that makes me feel beautiful.

    4. Calves – Despite being heavier than average from a very young age, my lower legs have always been trim and shapely. My ankles are narrow, and the line of muscle as it bows outward to each side of tibia has never been marred by excessive fatty tissue. I’ve always been able to look downward, or glance in a mirror at my calves and think to myself, those look good.

   5. Heart – Obviously not in the literal sense, but I believe one of my greatest strengths (though it can also weaken me) is my depth of caring for others. I don’t believe in half-assing feelings. If I am angry, I am PISSED. If I am happy, I try to revel in it. If I love, I just do it. And despite my logical/rational position, I find that truly accepting and living inside emotion is a beautiful thing.