I Feel Pretty, Oh So Pretty

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Global warming has somewhat fouled up our internal seasonal clock, but we do know that since Spring is here, Summer will soon be around the corner. This is about the time we start getting more self-conscious about how we plan to look in those new pair of $200 jeans we bought a few months ago as an 'incentive', and are still working off those Thanksgiving through New Year's feasts to have them fit like a glove.

We all want to -- and dare I say need to --- feel attractive. I personally believe it is a human right to feel attractive. That's what great hair cuts and cool sunglasses are for.

Feeling attractive is integral to our sense of greater esteem, and adds to our greater sense of life. With so many media and celebrity images that suggest the perfect face, the perfect body, etc. it's hard for some of us to ever feel that we'll ever look as attractive as the face on a magazine. So what to do? First of all, stop looking at those magazines! Most of those images are doctored up anyway to make nearly perfectly looking models look impossibly perfect. So, put the magazine down, and back away.

Look, attractiveness is more than about feeling 'physically' attractive to your species. It's about the whole package -- feeling good about who you are, your values, your goals, your achievements, your potential. Some of the less than physically ideal people I know are some of the more attractive people I've ever met simply because they beam with confidence and assuredness about themselves -- their inner beauty literally shines through.

Attractiveness is not about perfection. It's about feeling good about the best of who you are now.

Start feeling attractive NOW. Stop waiting for those extra pounds to drop, or to have your teeth whitened 10 shades, or whatever. Stop waiting to finally be 'perfect' enough to feel attractive.

You're more attractive than you think.