When Beauty Hurts

It’s a tricky thing, beauty.

We chase it.

We praise it.

We protect, nurture and tend it with such precision and care.

The world loves a thing of beauty.

To look at you brings such joy to my heart.

Pride inexplicable.

Fear undeniable.

The beauty within you is stunning. A sight to behold.

Not just beauty of skin; face; hair; smile – for those you possess in excess. But beauty of heart; character; compassion.

Please, Time, slow down. Pause. Breathe.

I fear my heart cannot take it if you become more beautiful than you are this very minute.

I’m linking up with Time Warp Wife, Growing Home, Women Living Well, Raising Homemakers