In the mornings, I like indulge myself with talk radio. I know it's not good for me but I enjoy listening to other people ramble about their opinions except when the topic becomes really shallow, then I change to the station with no commercials and no talking. The other day, a topic came up that I couldn't really listen to, it actually made me kind of sad that people need to justify themselves with the opinion.
I might come off judgmental saying this, however, the topic was whether you get upset when you take the time to make yourself look good and no one compliments you. In all reality, who cares?!?! Beauty comes from the inside. I have learned over the years that if I exude confidence and I know that I am beautiful then others will notice. As a matter of fact, growing up, my younger sister always made it a competition to have all the boys like her. I was very awkward and insecure from middle to high school. She was always the pretty, thin one, popular one (in my eyes). But one day, something happened... someone liked me over her. Blasphemy! Honestly, I was kind of shocked and surprised but that doesn't matter.
In time I learned that the same guys who like me aren't going to like her and vice versa. I only say that because we are two different people. We have different likes, we look very different, and have very different personalities. I am okay with that. I love nerds (which is very apparent if you were ever to meet the Comedian, he does IT for a living). Some people used to ask me whether it bothered me if I was overlooked and I used to tell them,
"No one likes the same flavor of ice cream. They just might not like my flavor."
Topics like the one mentioned on the radio the other just shows how insecure people might be. They justify it with making it a big deal that they might spend 2 hours getting ready for whatever event they might be going to. That's great! Spend that time getting ready if it makes YOU feel beautiful. At the end of the day, you are responsible for you so take care of yourself. Make yourself look the way you feel. There's a saying that goes,
"Dress for the job you want."
That also goes for every day life. You deserve to feel beautiful inside and out regardless of the opinions are others. Remember, opinions are like ummmm (trying not to curse) mouths, everyone has one. :-)