“Just because you don’t have a lot of money doesn't mean you can't look good.”
The first time I felt like a beautiful woman, I was somewhere between 13 and 15. I was walking down the street with my backpack on, [after] getting off the school bus, headed home, and these guys were hanging out the windows whistling at me, “Mamacita!” I was like, Oh, wait, I’m cute! I’m a grown-ass woman. That was my first time realizing I might be sexy. I might have something going here., every day people would say to me, “You look unique. Something about you.
I always look in the mirror anyway because I’m trying to study my face: When I cry, I look like this. When I laugh, I look like that. But this book was saying, just look into your eyeballs and tell yourself that you love and approve of yourself. The first time I did it, I cried really hard because I don’t think I really did love or approve of myself. And as I took on this practice and did it on a regular basis, it was like my life started to slowly change into what I thought I wanted.
So yes, my energy is beautiful. And I love my smile. I sucked my thumb for 18 years, [but] I think my smile looks pretty beautiful. My grandma used to always say, “Any real woman knows how to make herself presentable.” You always keep your hair back, always keep your nails done, always be clean. You don’t have to always wear makeup, but make sure your lips and face aren’t ashy. And that’s beauty.
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