healthy & happy.

fitvillains:

Take a moment and read this as truth:

You look pretty today.

Stop, read it again. Imagine I’m standing in front of you, with every inflection of sincerity.

You look pretty today.

Only four words, but to a woman they hold an awful lot of power. They can add a bounce in your step that you may not otherwise be able to give yourself or can crush your self-esteem when you feel you don’t hear them often enough.

You look pretty today.

They are also the words we use to compliment each other, or boost a friend when we notice they’re feeling down. I love your hair! Great outfit. You’ve lost weight! Almost everyone has told a friend she looked pretty, even when we don’t really think so. We do this, because those words are the quickest way to generate a smile. You know that it’s something she wants to hear. Even if met with modesty, you know that she’s going to walk with her head a little higher that day.

You know this because you would too.

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