I spoke with my mother once about
feeling good in one's own skin
and she opened up to me
about the many times she's brought up
taking care of myself.
For years I thought it was because
I simply wasn't good enough,
that was until she shared with me,
"I want nothing more for you than to help you
create a life where you feel as beautiful as you already are."
I guess it never occurred to me that I was
beautiful.