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So, this morning I ran my last long run before I leave for Vancouver on Friday.\u00a0 I got in a solid 10 miler and I felt great.\u00a0Everything about my run was perfect.\u00a0The weather was exactly what I\u2019m hoping for in Canada next Sunday.\u00a0 50+ degrees and overcast.\u00a0 I could do without the chilly wind that was blowing this morning, but as long as it\u2019s at my back on at least the second half of the course, I\u2019ll be happy.\u00a0 While I was running today, it felt so easy that I wasn\u2019t really focused on running.\u00a0 I did keep thinking about that Dove video.\u00a0 For those of you who haven\u2019t watched it yet, despite my attempt to make it easy for you by providing the link, I\u2019ll summarize.\u00a0 A woman walks in and sits on one side of a curtain; a man with a drafting board is on the other side.\u00a0 He asks her to describe her physical features.\u00a0He is a forensic artist\u00a0so he proceeds to draw her description.\u00a0 When she leaves, another person, who she had just met, comes in and describes her.\u00a0 At the end she is presented with two drawings to depict how differently the world sees her from how she sees herself.\u00a0 It provides this message for women, we typically don\u2019t see all the beauty that the rest of the world sees in each of us.\u00a0 Oh my\u2026do I do this?\u00a0 Probably.<\/p>\n
While I was running today, I started thinking about how I would describe myself to someone in that situation.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what I came up with\u2026<\/p>\n
I have sort of medium length, very straight, blond hair.\u00a0 My curly haired daughter always complains that she wishes she had gotten my straight hair.\u00a0 The grass is always greener, right?\u00a0 If you happen to catch me on a day that my hair is down, it\u2019s likely the rare occasion that I have washed it.\u00a0 Usually I\u2019ve got it in braids, a pony, or a big mess on top of my head.\u00a0 Frequently there is a visor involved.<\/p>\n
I have blue eyes. \u00a0Not huge, not squinty, just average.\u00a0 But I like that they\u2019re blue, from my dad.<\/p>\n
I guess I have kind of a heart shaped jaw line\u2026whatever that means.\u00a0 And I think my chin sticks out a little.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never particularly liked my nose, but I scrunch it up when I get nervous. \u00a0I never realized I did this until Faith pointed it out a while back. And I have a few freckles on my nose too.<\/p>\n
People have always told me I have a great smile, just like my mom\u2019s. \u00a0I think that\u2019s right.\u00a0 Even though\u00a0I have a couple crooked teeth because\u00a0 I was really bad about wearing my bottom retainer after I got my braces off in high school.\u00a0 And it\u2019s barely visible, but I have a small chip in my top right big tooth.\u00a0 It\u2019s a story from college that we\u2019ll save for another day.\u00a0 Sometimes I bite my bottom lip when I\u2019m focused.<\/p>\n
I have a lot of lines on my face.\u00a0 The lines on my forehead show that that I\u2019ve lived a lot in my years.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve had my share of trials.\u00a0 The lines around my eyes crease when I smile, which is often.\u00a0 And I have\u00a0plenty of laugh lines around my mouth because, I think anyone who knows me will agree, I do love to laugh.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s about it.\u00a0 That\u2019s my face.<\/p>\n
So, then I started wondering, what do other people see when they look at me?\u00a0 I know what I want people to see.\u00a0 I want people to see more than just my face.\u00a0 I want people to see my heart. Because that\u2019s where my beauty is.\u00a0 I\u2019m a writer, not an artist, so don\u2019t make fun of me, but here\u2019s a sketch as I see me\u2026<\/p>\n
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