“She was beautiful,
but not like those girls in the magazines.
She was beautiful for the way she thought.
She was beautiful for the sparkle in her eyes
when she talked about something she loved.
She was beautiful for her ability to make other people smile
even if she was sad.
No, she wasn’t beautiful for something as temporary as her looks.
She was beautiful deep down to her soul.
She is beautiful.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Let’s teach this to our daughters
and granddaughters
and sisters
and friends.
And….
let’s teach this to
ourselves.
#BestGiftEver #LoveYourself
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Oh, I love this so much Jodi.
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Thanks Sylvia. I just loved this quote too!
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Also, your art is absolutely stunning. That would make a great large print.
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awh! Thanks 🙂
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Love, love, love!!!! ❤
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Thanks C! I love this quote too! 🙂
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aww! I love this! I hope you don’t mind – I shared! lol, Merry Christmas
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Mind? I am flattered! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Jodi for the good thoughts. (K)
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you are welcome. Thanks to Mr. Fitzgerald 🙂
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Love that quote!
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me too 🙂
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You are beautiful, Jodi! This beautiful post shows that you are truly beautiful!
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thanks PJ! 🙂
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I am printing this off to send to granddaughters and nieces and the daughters of dear friends… Thanks, Jodi!
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Awesome! 🙂
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Thank you Jodi!
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Very nice Jodi – thank you for sharing. 🙂
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thanks T!
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Lovely!
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thanks Lynn!
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Lovely post Jodi, the best gift is the gift of self-love, self-confidence, with it we women can conquer the world.
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very true! 🙂
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So lovely Jodi!
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thanks Lynn!
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❤ Love, Love this post and your words! Tears literally in my eyes, absolutely beautiful, Jodi!
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Awh! I’m so glad it touched you Margaret! YOU are beautiful!
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Awww! ❤ and of course you know that you are too, right? 😉
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well – ok – I will agree because I should – LOL! 🙂 ❤
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Love the painting & your thoughts! So needed today! 🎄 Christine
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I’m glad it served you well today Christine! YOU are beautiful!
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Love how you painted and put the quote in the middle! Did you use photoshop for the words? Thanks for spreading such positivity!! 💖😄👍
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Thanks Jill! No – I actually stamped the sentiment on watercolor paper and then embossed it. I the watercolored over top 🙂
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Wow! YOU are so clever!! ❤️😍❤️
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Lol.
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And to all every night.
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Amen Jodi! ❤
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I just bought my youngest grandaughter a poster that reads,
I am not beautiful like you,
I’m beautiful like me.
Great thoughts here, Jodi. Thank you.
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So lovely! 👍😊
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Thanks for the reminder, Jodi! You are so right: true beauty comes from within, and it shows in how we treat other people.
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The real kind of beauty. 😊
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Lovely piece by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Your painting you matched with it is gorgeous as well!
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One of my favourite quotations from my all time favourite writer, Nobody says it better than Fitzgerald .
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