To The Girl Who Can Give A Compliment But Can't Take One
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To The Girl Who Can Give A Compliment But Can't Take One

You ARE Beautiful

Megan Aaron
May 29, 2018
Troy University
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To The Girl Who Can Give A Compliment But Can't Take One
Megan Aaron

You've always been my hype man. About everything. And not cause I need one, but because you genuinely enjoy supporting and encouraging your best friends. I'll walk in the room asking you for outfit approval and/or suggestions and you'll reply, "YASSS QUEEN" or "you are seriously so pretty what the heck".

I'll post something on my photography page about a new website I'm designing and you'll blow up my DM's with "YES YES YES PROUD UGH WOW GO BEST FRIEND". You take snapchats of me and videos of me and post them, showing off me, your best friend.

But how come when I tell you you look pretty, you don't believe it? Or how come when I tell you how happy and proud of you I am, you think I'm joking. Or what about when I want to take a picture and you hide your face or demand I take a couple more because the first one "wasn't good enough".

Don't you know I find you stunning? When I roll over in the morning after a late movie night and sleepover and your freckles are out because you have absolutely no makeup on - don't you know I think you're adorable? Don't you believe me and trust me? Don't you know when I tell you that I'm proud of you, my heart is genuinely bursting with happiness? Won't you let me show you off to the world as you are? Happy, real, and free?

How come compliments out of your own mouth carry more weight than the ones entering your ears?

You ARE beautiful. Not only because I say so and believe it, but because the One who created you intrinsically designed you and He never fails to create something beautiful. You ARE capable and you ARE doing a good job. Give yourself some credit where it's due.

Stop being so hard on yourself. Let people appreciate you and congratulate you. Everyone's in the same race together. So let's share the love but let's also receive the love. Humbling, gratefully, and wholeheartedly.

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