"I’m convinced we have each been endowed with a beautiful heart. We may not always see it. We may not even believe it. But it’s a gift that came with birth and, every time we act selflessly, it grows a little.” ~ Steve Goodier

I'm convinced, too. Are you?

I'm convinced that beauty sparkles in you and me, like a brilliant amethyst sparkles within what appears to be an ordinary rock.

It seems to me that the dazzling facets of inner beauty are compassion, strength, courage, joy, love, reverence, and faith. There's wisdom too. And hope. Hope sparkles brilliantly with beauty. And hope is always present in us. It may seem dimmed at times when we don't feel hopeful. But it is there, ready to guide like a night light. Ready to shine like the sun.

Let's believe in beauty and all its facets and look to see beauty in ourselves and one another. Maybe it's more a matter of feeling and sensing beauty rather than seeing. 

As Mandy Hale said, "Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.” 

May our hearts recognize the beauty in others, as we reveal our own. 

With kind, brave, and honest deeds,
Charlene

THE SECOND GIFT IS BEAUTY: May your deeds reflect its depth. - from The Twelve Gifts of Birth