thank you to love beauty and planet for
sponsoring today's video as an actress
woman and person who looks at Instagram
for five hours a day I have spent a lot
of time contemplating what exactly is
beauty I mean is it the golden ratio of
one space are admirable inner qualities
or is it the level of your compassion
how do we measure the beauty of
ourselves when we're constantly
bombarded with the conventions of
unrealistic beauty in everyday life Oh
too bad it's not vegan actually it is no
actually it sustainably minded what look
some of us care about being both
aesthetically appealing and ethically
conscious okay I can be both a handsome
devil and an advocate for the
environment
I can make women beautiful on the
outside while still appreciating that
it's what's on the inside that counts
don't put talk in a corner cool okay
also I have terrible news I think that
there are three ingredients to being the
most beautiful you the first is of
course energy do me a favor and just
close your eyes go ahead I'll wait
seriously just close your eyes okay now
imagine that you are your best self
you're radiating you're glowing you're
beautiful what does that look like
is it the traits that you embody maybe
you're more fearless are you more
creative do you care less about the
validation of others and thus are more
free are you pursuing a dream that you
once thought improbable take some time
here to really figure out who this
person is and then become them by
cultivating the values that this person
has taking courageous creative risks in
your life and embodying the kind of
human being that you respect admire and
love and then of course out of beauty
something that is highly underrated is
making exercise sleep and nutrition a
priority I know I know I'm always
talking about that in therapy but you
know what just feeling good on the
inside we'll have you radiating beauty
on the
like a mother I cannot stress enough how
these daily little habits go a long way
towards a healthier stronger and that's
more beautiful view and without ur
beauty also comes like our look right
how we present ourselves to the world
finding an aesthetic that feels
authentic to who you are is so important
and just feeling beautiful especially
when you emphasize your strengths for me
that's having hella good hair I mean I'm
a Leo I'm really into astrology
so obviously I'm incredibly proud of my
mane finally the third ingredient of
beauty is adjacent beauty so we have
inner outer and adjacent and adjacent
Beauty means being intentional about the
external factors that surround you
whether that's supportive friends
fulfilling work or nurturing your home
and workspace so that it feels inspiring
and empowering and makes you really
excited to be where you are and if where
you are as planet Earth that also
includes being conscious about your
impact on the environment by making
micro lifestyle changes that have a
macro effect adjacent Beauty is about
creating the kind of life that you don't
want to escape from and making an effort
to change whatever it is that you don't
like I think it's so easy for us to get
stagnant and misery or negativity
instead of making an effort to change
and I get it the simplest solutions are
not always the easiest to implement but
the alternative is to move through your
temporary life feeling miserable
hopeless unfulfilled and not having
great hair
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I'm Anna Akana and thank you so much to
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