I make a concerted effort each day to allow myself to feel beautiful. I *think* that is the best way to put it. I don't feel beautiful in every situation or every single day, but I'm able to convince myself of it more than half of the time. I have never had the unfortunate experience of having a significant other degrade me, verbally abuse me or put me down. I'm very sorry some of you had such experiences.

I certainly don't judge myself or others around me by some "Hollywood standard". I see beauty in everyone around me. Beauty is not a mathematical equation for symmetry nor is it even something definite, but rather it is infinite and increases daily.

I have only thought about it this way since leaving the high school environment - I thought I should add that.