Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
I Was a Ten in Milwaukee and an Eight in LA
Attractiveness is subjective.
“Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.”
― David Hume, Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays
A Story That Struck Home
My fellow writer, Amy Sea, recently wrote a piece that spoke directly to me. In the piece, Amy contemplates the difference in body size perception between Chicago and Malibu.
She is perceived as thin in Chicago, but in Malibu, that same body is not thin. I understand exactly what Amy is alluding to. I feel her.
In the 2000s, I moved from St. Louis, Missouri, to Los Angeles, California, then relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for work. When I moved to LA from St. Louis, I was a lower-level manager trying to climb the ladder of success. At my new California company, there was a definite expectation around my looks that was not there in Missouri. To meet those expectations, I adjusted my care routines.
· I worked out with cardio five days a week at a 5 a.m. exercise boot camp to keep my body fit.
