beautifully flawed

everything in this world is flawed. it's the part of life that can't be contained, manipulated or destroyed. that's why it's so incredible. but leave it to us to want to change the inevitable. if we had our way, all of the above would prevail and we'd all be the same single being walking around. are we on our way? the land of perfectly ordinary, dull and powdery clean beings with their 7-series Beemers, starbucks sippy-cups and plumped lips. the land where no defining characteristics or quirks can stick out in one's mind when trying to remember your name. that will be a sad sad day. flaws are such amazing things. flaws are the traits that make us charming… so why do we try so hard to hide the beauty of our idiosyncrasies?

a true individual is an endangered species in this world.

flaws are what help define who we are, what makes us unique. the cliche is so true and being in LA I can honestly say that it has been my deafening observation. being different has always been somewhat of an insecurity for me growing up like it is for most people.  we never quiet look, feel or see the world like others in our minds. always internally awkward.  my thoughts wandered differently than my classmates and friends- i thought.  i'm not sure why really, just always felt an inner angst that i still to this day can't define or describe. maybe it was having odd situations occurring in my life that people couldn't fully grasp or never feeling 100% comfortable with simply being.

my own skin was an uncomfortable place growing up. 

but since adolescence, i'm realizing that being unlike anyone else is a rare act to follow and one to be commended. our flaws are what make us human, beautiful and memorable. each of our friends has a one-in-a-million quality that made us take notice to begin with. i smile at the sound of their radiant features, warm laughter, energetic ways of sharing stories…. each so completely special from the other. not better than the other, merely different and refreshing. flaws are forever, so why is it we try so hard to cover them up? we go to exhausting lengths to adapt and alleviate our traits that others are so desperately searching for. mindless shows illustrate how we try to destroy the evidence of ourselves, deny the remains of the flaws that lie in each of us. surgeries alter our external while other outlets try and change how we think, what we believe and how we see ourselves.

flaws are forever, so why is it we try so hard to cover them up?