Diamonds

A brave woman by the name of Marianne Williamson once wrote in her book entitled, Return to Love, this quote, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"

Ever since starting Students for Real Beauty I have used this quote as a source of inspirational wisdom. You may be asking yourself, " What is she talking about? I always feel inadequate..."

The truth is, human being are like diamonds, yes, diamonds. We have all of these different facets, each giving off their own spectra of color. We are found by someone in the rough, cut, polished, and eventually end up shining brighter than any other star in the night sky. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to show you just how truly beautiful you are. That is why this movement is so essential, to show people that the person they see in the mirror DOES shine bright and has the potential to do great things; to change things, to move people.