Because Woman of Substance is with me always and of course people important to my life know this, my son suggested I watch this video.
It is by the Dove Campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=litXW91UauE
How many times are each of us whether we are male or female, young or old, been unable to describe our own beauty?
A while back, I followed a lesson about our face from one of those small pocket books: How to Read Faces. (cr) 1999, by Globe Communications Corp. 5401 N.W. Broken Sound Blvd. Boca Raton, Fl 33487
The lesson was:
“Left side/right side:
Take a piece of paper and cover the right side of your face. Now do the same to the left. Do it yet again with a photograph, and you can clearly see that the two sides are different.
As an experiment, photocopy a picture of yourself. Now cut it in half and separate it. Chances are one side will look happy and the other will look sad. You look like two different people, don’t you?
The reason is that the right side of your face reflects how the world has treated you–success at work, at marriage, your general state of health, as well as the stress and pressure you experience. This side often has a negative appearance, even when smiling. It may tend to droop a little.
The left side shows your spiritual growth. This is the real you–the true inner person–the emotional you. In the photo that you separated, you probably look happier, more relaxed, more positive.” (p16)
I have completed this experiment years ago. I think it might be time to do it again. It is hard to find a photograph when you are looking directly at the camera though.
As an author I am always looking at ways to describe my character as well and if a small tip like this will help then whoopee! I will be cutting up photos.
Here I am whole
Right side, how the world has treated me.
The True me.
Can you see a difference?
Perhaps I am harder on myself than the world is?
To me I look happier in the right side.
Perhaps I have more spiritual and emotional growth coming my way.
And isn’t this what the video says, we are harder on ourselves. Wow!
Good luck and let me know if you do this and what you discover.