True beauty is a combination of both internal and external factors. According to Martin Seligman, director of the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, you can learn how to bring forth your beautiful qualities by focusing on positive emotions. Truly beautiful people rely on their internal positive messages to take care of their physical body through a healthy diet and exercise. They smile more as well, one of the hallmarks of beauty in human beings.
Step 1
Take up a meditative practice such as yoga or Qi Gong. According to the Mayo Clinic, stress is one of the major causes of mental and physical diseases. Stress shows on your face in the form of frown lines and wrinkles, stealing your beauty. Meditation can help you feel good inside, radiate health and avoid beauty-zapping diseases such as diabetes, drug addiction, depression and fatigue.
Step 2
Eat a healthy diet packed with fresh fruits and vegetables. According to the Weight-information Control Network, or WIN, good eating habits developed when you're young can help you retain your youthful beauty and provide feelings of general well-being. A healthy breakfast ensures you will feel and look good throughout the day. Whole grains, low-fat dairy and protein cooked in healthy ways help you stay fit so you can fit into beautiful fashions and feel good about yourself.
Step 3
Maintain a positive attitude about you and your body. According to psychiatrist Eva Ritva in a September 2009 article in Psychology Today, because people tend to be self-critical, they undervalue their appearance, which wears on their self-esteem and ultimately becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Tell yourself that you are beautiful when you look in the mirror. Ritva says most people are 20 percent more beautiful than they think they are.
Step 4
Take care of your outer layer of skin to project a healthy, beautiful glow. Wear sunscreen every day to avoid the ultraviolet rays of the sun that damage skin. Exfoliate or get a cosmetic treatment such as a laser peel to bring out fresh new skin.
Step 5
Use a professional to cut and style your hair, give you a manicure and whiten your teeth. By spending time and money on your appearance, you not only get the benefit of professional beauty enhancement, you also feed the notion that you are beautiful and worth the effort.
Tips and Warnings
- Watch for beauty around you. Ritva reports that when you see beauty in the environment and in other people, you also build up your own sense of being beautiful. You'll smile more and loosen the inner beauty that translates into outer beauty.
- Beware of becoming overly obsessed with your own beauty. Be careful not to cross the line between healthy self-esteem and narcissism. A narcissist person is overly concerned with her own looks, preferences, needs and desires. According to Psych Central, extreme narcissism leads to isolation and mental illness. Keep in mind that beauty is subjective, so don't judge your beauty based on media images of what and who are considered beautiful.
Things You'll Need
- Meditative practice
- Healthy diet
- Sunscreen
- Hair stylist
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