Beautiful

When the sperm and egg came together to make us we were made perfect and unique.

This is a hard concept for us to grasp, in our culture “perfect” generally indicates relationship to an ideal, while “unique” implies deviation from the ideal.

How can we be perfect and unique?

One of my favorite moments in the Mountain Experience is the closing ceremony where we look around at each other and recognize the deep beauty radiating out of each person.  This is the most poignant reminder that our beauty is not in relationship to an ideal of beauty but comes from the uniqueness in each of us.

The only explanation I can have for this transformation is that true beauty is a function of uniqueness and authenticity.  The more authentically we are able to inhabit ourselves, the more beautiful we become.

What aspects of your uniqueness do you still have to inhabit?