F-Style Chicago Magazine Issue 7 7 | Page 19

She then understood that as long as she kept giving herself away to others that they would continue to take thus leaving her with nothing to give herself. And so she decided that day to give herself the love she sought from others and accept the woman that she was on the inside. She knew that she was worth more to herself whole than to someone else broken. She stood in the mirror and finally opened her eyes. When she looked at her own reflection, the image that she saw standing before her was that of pure beauty; a priceless masterpiece. She believed in her own reflection that day. She believed that she reflected a woman of virtue filled with self love. 19/F-STYLE CHICAGO