Comments on: A Better Relationship Means Loving Their Flaws

By: Wendi Kelly~Life's Little Inspirations

Wendi Kelly~Life's Little Inspirations — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:29:29 +0000

I am saddened when people can only see the surface for beauty. Saddened for them. They are walking through the world blind to an amazing place filled with incredible bright light and beautiful people with such generous hearts, giving natures, and creative gifts to share. We are all beautiful. It is the way we are created. Only some hide their beauty out of fear of being hurt and don’t show it to the world, or they do not see it in themselves and do not share it openly.

My wish for the world in 2010 is that we all open our eyes a little wider to view the spirit in everyone,including ourselves, and in doing so, I believe we will see a glimpse of paradise.

By: Chris Owen

Chris Owen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:55:02 +0000

Hi Janice
Thanks for dropping by.
Twenty five years is a pretty mammoth effort too! I remember celebrating our silver anniversary and the space we were in then is very different from the one we’re in now. Even though our empty nest has been “graced” with returning Gen Xers “saving”,our relationship is very different as we look forward to retirement and a whole new life together.
Can definitely recommend Empty Nesting! Keep encouraging them!
And keep up the great lessons that 25 years have taught you.

By: janice

janice — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:57:29 +0000

Thirty five years!! Sounds to me like you’ve discovered all kinds of beauty in each other.. and still are. Power to you. If my husband and I reach thirty five years together (in ten years time) the kids will probably have left home and we’ll be in a whole new phase of rediscovering time alone together, one worth looking forward to. Thanks, Chris.

By: Chris Owen

Chris Owen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:13:58 +0000

Anne
I suspect it’s an understatement to say we give ourselves a hard time! But boy do we ever!
I know people with many beautiful qualities who cannot see their own good.
I have to confess that your affirmation of beauty in me brought me undone very quickly, but with a dose of “family crisis” happening today it’s no wonder. But i want you to know I felt that warm hug of appreciation from you and am returning it right back! {{{{{{{{{SQUEEZE}}}}}}}}}}}

By: Chris Owen

Chris Owen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:09:49 +0000

Smoph/Sophie
Thanks so much for your prompt and insightful response to the article.
I must admit I felt a bit like I was naked and out in the open after I’d pushed ’send’ with this article. I’d exposed a little more than I realised. But as is always the case, one person’s vulnerability often resonates with another. And so it seems with you.
I love that description “a treasure of the highest measure” and I too will continue my work to accept beauty in myself and see more of it in others and around me.
BTW SweetP will be delighted to see Monty Python quoted! LOL!

By: Anne Maybus

Anne Maybus — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:30:19 +0000

Chris, that is a lovely piece. I think many of us can relate to your feelings about our own beauty or lack of it! We give ourselves a really hard time, don’t we?

By the way, I think you are beautiful and SweetP is a lucky man.

By: Smoph

Smoph — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:05:57 +0000

I hear you very much on this post Chris. I might only be 25 and still youthful, but I’ve had a hard time believing when a partner or friend tells me I am beautiful. I’ve been working hard the last couple of years to begin to believe it, to try and see myself through their eyes. And it helps (though I feel I still have quite some way to go).

I can only encourage everyone to try and see the beauty in themselves. We are all beautiful, so unique and interesting, a treasure of the highest measure. To quote Monty Python:

So remember, when you’re feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth