When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.

What a short work week I have had. Its so nice to have only worked 3 days and then off for 2. I am sure it has been a short work week for many people due to the past holiday weekend. I am looking forward to relaxing this weekend from a busy holiday. Its nice to actually take a break from life. And just sit at home and enjoy your family time. So, I have been thinking alot about beauty and beautiful people lately. I can't really help but think about this because I am surrounded by beautiful people on a daily basis. I am consistently around ladies from the pageant system (I call it a pageant sorority because you don't have to know all the ladies but you still feel close to them), and even when I am at work and just going out into the world beautiful people are everywhere. To be brutally honest the kind of beauty I am speaking of is outward beauty. Now I am a firm believer in the fact that true beauty truly comes from within (have you read the title of my blog). But what is is about these people that makes my eye go to them? Now of course that is such an easy question to answer, because they are beautiful duh! But some of the people that I classify as beautiful are actually pretty average looking. But maybe that is just my opinion. But some people, maybe if they wouldn't dress quite as nicely or if they didn't spend as much time on their hair, wouldn't have even caught my attention. So why am I so stuck on this? Truthfully I don't even know. I consider myself one of those average people. I feel that if I didn't take that extra little bit of time in the morning I could go by my day completely unnoticed. It wasn't until very recently that I really grasped the concept of confidence being like an accessory that you have to put on everyday to complete your outfit. Confidence can get you just as much attention as say a well fitting pair of jeans. For example, when I am wearing a dress that I feel really killer in, then I know that someone is going to say something to me. Whether that someone be a girl saying she liked my dress or a guy trying to flirt with me, I know I will get noticed. And I know part of that is from the way I feel in that dress, my attitude while I am wearing it. So learning how to carry this attitude with me while I am wearing jeans and a t-shirt is key. And I do say learning because for many people this attitude doesn't come naturally. I know for me it doesn't. So I guess this really goes back to the fact that some beauty comes from within. Beauty is as much an attitude as it is physical. Now I will be the first to admit that there are many people who are beautiful physically, so much so that they don't even need that attitude. There are so many women that I know could fall out of bed into a potato sack and run out of the house barefoot without running a comb through their hair and they would get attention for looking so beautiful. Why is attention so valuable to some people? I will admit that I am one of those people that likes to be noticed. I enjoy going to appearances with my crown and sash on because I know I will stand out in a way. So is this a good or bad attitude to have? I feel it is a very normal attitude because people like approval. So you might be asking yourself at this point where am I going with this. In all honesty I have not the foggiest idea. But in conclusion attitude is such a factor in beauty as with many other things in life. Although taking care of yourself and caring enough about yourself to go that extra little bit to present yourself makes a difference too. But doesn't wanting to go that little extra also stem from attitude and the way you perceive yourself? Ha! I finally actually made some kind of point