Short spoken reflection by Misty Tripoli arguing that beauty is an inner essence rather than external attributes. She emphasizes cultivating inner life—self-care, kindness to oneself, confidence, and posture—over relying on makeup, clothes, or idealized body/age/skin standards.
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A lot of us think that beauty is what we look like and that, you know, if we have the perfect hair and the perfect body and the perfect face, then we are beautiful. And I want you to think about this, because it really boils down to my belief, in which I firmly believe, is that beauty is not a size. It is not a shape. It is not a color. It is not an age. It is an essence. And it is something that you exude, that you are, that you become, that you're. You exude beauty because it's coming from inside of you. And you don't get it from makeup and hair and fancy clothes and all of those things. It's what you get by cultivating the inner world, your inner beauty, taking care of yourself, being nice to yourself, being kind to yourself, exuding confidence, walking tall, standing tall, and feeling good about yourself.