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The beautiful Ugly<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Behold the beauty around you.<\/div>\n
Do not let it pass you on by<\/div>\n
As you<\/div>\n
            Flutter around frantic<\/div>\n
As you<\/div>\n
Fret<\/div>\n
As you<\/div>\n
            Grieve<\/div>\n
As you mess up. And again mess up. And can\u2019t seem to get it right.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Lift your head up so you can see.<\/div>\n
Open your eyes so you can engage.<\/div>\n
Let your heart flood your being and pour into your mouth so you can truly acknowledge:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The beauty. Everywhere.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The beauty is there. Find it.<\/div>\n
Find it so that<\/div>\n
Cancer isn\u2019t center stage \u2013 <\/div>\n
            Living is<\/div>\n
Find it so that<\/div>\n
Children know they are so deeply loved and in that confidence they can change the world \u2013 starting today<\/div>\n
Find it so that<\/div>\n
            You fling open the doors of every opportunity you\u2019ve wanted to explore.<\/div>\n
Find it so that<\/div>\n
You slow down the hurricane that rages in the frantic, full, frenzied lives of our our society<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Find your humanity, your humanness, because it is a broad canvas for the beauty I speak of.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
And seek out love.<\/div>\n
The fuel of love is the ONLY way to wage war in the fight for beauty.  <\/div>\n
Do not be deceived, we have to FIGHT for it!<\/div>\n
Lies abound.<\/div>\n
Our enemy Satan starts lies in our heads, he continues them into our society propagating them into peoples\u2019 lives at every opportunity <\/div>\n
Fight with me.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I fight:<\/div>\n
I fight to see beauty.<\/div>\n
I cling to the unfailing love of God. <\/div>\n
It fuels me. <\/div>\n
To keep seeing beauty.<\/div>\n
To keep fighting to see the beauty.  <\/div>\n
To declare:<\/div>\n
\u201cLove never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.\u201d (I Cor. 13:7)<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
And I fight against these for myself and for others:<\/div>\n
Lies of inadequacy<\/div>\n
Lies of worthlessness starting with my dreams <\/div>\n
(My children, never<\/u> stop dreaming, trying out your dreams, and living your dreams.)<\/div>\n
Lies of shame<\/div>\n
Lies of powerlessness<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I claim this truth instead:<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

I am so valuable. I am so loved. I have so much value to pour into others. Everyday. Every. Day. <\/div>\n
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