Am I Beautiful?

Am I beautiful? Am I enough? Am I captivating? Am I worthy of love? Ironic isn’t it. Part of my job is to speak on what authentic beauty is and yet, I grapple with it and ask myself these questions. For as long as I could remember I placed my identity, my perception of beauty,…

Can I be beautiful? Thoughts on modesty…

I was walking towards the school in my embroidered jean dress, platform sandals, and straightened hair. NOTHING could stop me. I kept thinking: Is this what it’s like? Is this what it’s like to feel beautiful? I was 13 years old entering the 8th grade. For years I felt so inadequate with my appearance. I…

Finding Worth In Your Weakness

Throughout most of my life, I put all my worth in the things I could do, the way I looked, or the relationships I had. I had to look perfect and be the perfect athlete, student, friend, sister, daughter, you name it – I had to be perfect at it in order to have any…