That’s right I said it. Girl next door cute.
Like the type of girl that is probably a hopeless romantic on the inside but tries to act calm and collected on the outside. The type that doesn’t care to wear a lot of makeup and her main hairstyle is a natural look. She believes the less effort the better. Or better yet, the type of girl that Lauren Akins seems to be. I don’t know her personally (I sure wish I did!) but she seems like the most down to earth lady.
Those were the type of ladies I would admire growing up. They had a stunning way of being effortlessly beautiful. But as I got older, went to college, and recently graduated, it seemed like those weren’t the type getting all the attention. I slowly found myself striving to be more like those girls that were getting attention. The ones that could do winged eyeliner, always had perfect shiny hair, and had the fashion sense of a celebrity.
To be honest, for the longest time I thought I wanted to be one of those girls that were all dolled up, had their hair and makeup done, and always looks so perfect. For a while I tried to be that and it was so stressful. Because it wasn’t me. I realized that I was actually stressing myself out over trying to be something I wasn’t. I have wavy hair that gets frizzy when it’s too humid. I have freckles all over. And sometimes I look back at picture and wonder “What in the world was I wearing?”
Today, through a friend of a friend I was told that I am girl next door cute. I was able to take it as a compliment, but even just a few months ago, I would have been offended because my heart was in a different place. Now that I’ve been learning to be content with who I really am and who God made me to be I am able to look in the mirror and be okay with what I see. And honestly, that’s probably one the best compliments I’ve gotten in a really long time.
So be true to yourself, friends, and others will begin to recognize beauty in you that you may not have seen before.
Stay Adventurous
