Ugly Butterflies

Have you ever seen an ugly butterfly? Most likely you have not. They are unique creatures with unique colors and shapes. They are adored for being different.  Why can't we adore ourselves for that same concept?

Uniqueness and being different are one in the same. If you are different, you are considered unique, eccentric. If you are unique, you are different; out of the box. We like to believe that differences are accepted and welcomed, but through our actions and words we portray otherwise.

Let's picture ourselves walking down the street. Do you see the No crossing sign? Well it's there! ..so stop! Please stop! Even in this imaginary world I wouldn't want u getting hurt!  So we stopped and there is someone next to us. This person is young. Let's say a female. This woman is about 25 years old and has a very nice figure. So nice, you start to envy her body...just a tad. We then look at her face.  Oh no! You have a sudden reaction to turn away but you can't, like some you just stare. Half of her face is disfigured. You don't know how exactly. The light turns green and she walks away.

What happened there? She was different, unique in her physical form. At that moment some of us would have felt sorry for her and others would have stared and walked away; scared to come in contact with someone who is unlike them, not "normal".

See, I hate that we do this to others and ourselves. We don't appreciate our different colors and shapes. Unlike the beauty we find in butterflies our differences can at times be considered ugly.

I am guilty of this. I judge myself every day. What can be considered beauty quickly becomes something ugly: hair, nails, weight, etc. I no longer want to do this. I want to see my uniqueness as beauty and so should you, so should all of us.

We are different, unique and beautiful no matter what shape or color we are. So next time you cross the street and see the 25 year old woman don't stare, instead smile or even say hello. Look beyond what is considered ugly and different. And then flutter your wings and fly away, waving your "ugly" for all to see.