When I began contemplating the idea that we all have a little bit of each of the powerful archetypes that make up every human being, I was first excited about one in particular. I don’t know why but the idea that I could work on this particular one, my lesser power of beauty and attractiveness intrigued me.
Makeovers
I imagined myself learning how to apply makeup and dress better. I thought even the most hideous looking person could spend time and energy and make themselves more attractive. You know, you’ve seen the makeovers. I am not ashamed that that is where my mind went first. It may say more about our culture than my inner vanity.
Inner Beauty is Attractive
Soon my thoughts wandered to the power of inner beauty. How the people that I know whose beauty is truly on the inside are also very attractive on the outside. If it is possible to improve your beauty on the outside, is it also possible to improve your beauty and attractiveness on the inside? With the right amount of time and energy tearing down some of the walls I have built up to protect my fragile heart or pride or ego, if I wasn’t afraid of hurt, I think even I could plant the seeds to see my inner beauty and attractiveness grow.
We are all born with beauty on the inside. With the right amount of time and energy to care and feed it, we can help it wake up inside us. We don’t create inner beauty we reveal it.
The Power of Inner Beauty
Improving my inner powers of beauty could have even greater repercussions than the possibility of making me more attractive on the outside. Waking up a greater beauty and attractiveness on the inside may empower other lesser powers like nurturing and compassion to wake up, too. The same walls that protect my fragile ego from the possibility of getting hurt also guide the heart’s defenses of giving away too much of what may have been lacking in my life. Leaving powers like nurturing, compassion, even attractiveness cowering in dark places behind the walls.
The Greatest Cost is Discovery
This quest for inner beauty may prove to be an very interesting journey. The greatest cost will be discovering exactly what is behind the walls that enshrine my heart and the darkest places of my mind. But the thing about beauty is that it can not be enjoyed until the veil is lifted. You attract nothing if you’re hiding behind a wall.