In today’s 21^st Century, we have what society defines as “pretty” flashed at us countless times each and every day. Our culture often implies that our worth can be directly correlated with the price tag on our clothes, the amount of matches we get on Tinder and the type of car we drive. We live in a culture that promotes outwardly perfection and inwardly deflection… We care more about looking “pretty” on the outside then being pretty on the inside. Today’s society has so effortlessly told us what we have to look like, buy, act like and accomplish to be accepted… We are conditioned to believe if we don’t meet all these absurd, meaningless standards we ultimately failed…

So this is an open letter to the girl who just wants to be pretty…

I challenge you to be pretty intelligent.

I challenge you to be pretty quick to own up to your mistakes

I challenge you to be pretty creative.

I challenge you to be pretty talented, pretty cultured and pretty expressive.

I challenge you to be pretty comfortable in your own skin.

I challenge you to be pretty fulfilled.

I challenge you to be pretty adventures, pretty hardworking and pretty kind.

I challenge you to be pretty quick to stand up for what’s right.

I challenge you to be pretty strong.

I challenge you to be pretty accepting.

I challenge you to be pretty genuine, pretty forgiving and pretty selfless.

I challenge you to be pretty eager to try new things.

I challenge you to be pretty resilient when it comes to lives unexpected challenges.

I challenge you to be pretty unique and pretty confident in the fact that no matter what society tells you, you are boundless to anything five insignificant letters tell you that you are.

To the girl who continuously stares in the mirror desperately wanting to be seen as “pretty”, I challenge you to strive to be so much more…