Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...

Remember the rest of the saying: "Who is the fairest of them all?"

But who cares?! Well, we do! Just look at the sheer amount of time, $, and energy we spend trying to enhance our appearance and become more attractive and beautiful. We want to be the fairest of them all! Whether it's beauty salons, beauty magazines, beauty tv programs, or gym memberships, diet plans, and plastic surgeries we are a people driven by a desire for beauty.

But how are all of those "beauty aids" working out for us? Do all of the cosmetics and accessories make us feel truly beautiful? If so, then why are so many women so depressed and dejected about their appearance? Why do so many women hurt themselves, starve themselves and literally tear themselves apart over how unattractive they feel they are? If so, then why are so many guys so insecure about themselves, hiding behind the weight bench or the designer clothes trying to convince others, and maybe themselves, that they are attractive and desirable?
If all of those beauty aids satisfy our desire for beauty, they why do most of us feel so ugly?

And yet, we still ask the question, "Who is the fairest of the them all?"

And it really comes down to this: Whose voice will I listen to when it comes to answering this question? Whose opinion will I value and whom will I seek out to affirm or reject my beauty?
Those in the entertainment industry? Those who twist and alter reality? Those who change the way a woman looks with an airbrush and a computer program? Or how about people like Ralph Lauren or Michael Haney (Editor of G.Q. magazine)? Or how about a boyfriend or girlfriend?
Since when did they become the ultimate authority on beauty? What makes them know any
more about beauty than anyone else for that matter?!

Whether it's all of the things that I can slap on, smear in, inject, or digest, or the fickle opinion of others who are just as desperate and thirsty for beauty as I am, there has to be another way. There has to be a better way to taste and know and become beauty.