Beauty (Five Minute Friday)

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I have never considered myself beautiful before. No one ever told me I was, in fact, it was quite the opposite in middle school (bullying boys!). In spite of how I view myself, I have always considered my kids much better looking than either their father or I.

Maybe beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I have always considered my daughter beautiful. She doesn’t think she is, but she has this beauty that shines through because she is really a beautiful person from the inside out. When I heard the song, “What Makes You Beautiful”, by One Direction it just seemed like they were talking about my beautiful daughter. Not that I ever want her to think so highly of herself and her beauty that she gets a big head, but someday I hope she realizes the fact that she is a wonderfully made child of God. She sees all the blemishes and that she has curves and so many curls, but those things all work together in her favor. It is the whole package, she is more than the sum of her parts. My prayer for her is that someday she will be still and realize that she needs God in her life. Maybe after she surrenders to Him, she will be able to see the woman we see when we look at her.

For those who may not be familiar with the song, please see the lyrics and video included below. As for me, I will always think of this as Robin’s song. Always know that you ARE beautiful and you ARE loved.

"What Makes You Beautiful"

[Verse 1]
[Liam]
You're insecure,
Don't know what for,
You're turning heads when you walk through the door,
Don't need make-up,
To cover up,
Being the way that you are is enough,

[Bridge]
[Harry]
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,

[Chorus]
[All]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh, oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
If only you saw what I can see,
You'd understand why I want you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh, oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh, oh,
That's what makes you beautiful

[Verse 2]
[Zayn]
So c-come on.
You got it wrong.
To prove I'm right
I put it in a song.
I don't know why
You're being shy,
And turn away when I look into your eye-eye-eyes,

[Bridge]
[Harry]
Everyone else in the room can see it,
Everyone else but you,

[Chorus]
[All]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,

[Harry]
That's what makes you beautiful

Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na [x2]

[Harry]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,

[All]
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,

[Chorus]
[All]
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed,
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful (Oh),
If only you saw what I can see,
You'll understand why I want you so desperately ([Harry:] desperately),
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe,
You don't know,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,
You don't know you're beautiful,
Oh oh,

[Harry]
That's what makes you beautiful
Source URL: 
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onedirection/whatmakesyoubeautiful.html

To see my beautiful daughter, watch this 55-second video clip, she is the one on the right of the trio working together.

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: Beauty
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.

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