Everyone wants to be called it. But I don’t.

Sure, the word beautiful can be used to describe an attractive woman, it can be used to describe an attractive guy as well. It’s used to describe nature, a blossoming flower, a sunset, the beach. It’s used to describe children, food, babies, houses, animals, clothing, shoes, and everything in between. It’s used to describe just about anything. There’s nothing wrong with it, and I am not fully against it. It’s just that everything is trulybeautiful in this world and we have heard it so many times. It’s redundant. We sometimes hear it way too often and it’s lost its charm to me. And I do not mean it in a bad way and still enjoy the self-esteem boost when someone tells me that I am beautiful. Every girl does. Simply put, I want to be beyond beautiful. I want to be unique.

I love and cherish genuine compliments. You know, ones that people put thought into and recognize your true qualities rather than just your appearance. “Beautiful” is basically the equivalent to “cool” or “nice” in my book, and is only acknowledging the appearance. A person is worth so much more than just their appearance, and I believe that society makes us solely focus on that whenever we meet a person. Women especially in our society feel the need to emphasize our looks so that we can get these superficial compliments to make ourselves feel good for a couple minutes.

I came up some of the best compliments and adjectives that I would much rather hear than just simply "beautiful."

Resilient

When you’re resilient, it means that you can overcome the setbacks, disappointments, and failures that life throws at you. Sometimes life gets difficult, but I can always believe in myself and my capabilities to overcome it. I will never let adversity define myself. Along with being able to support and uplift myself, I want to be known for my support, and be able to encourage others to become resilient as well in tough times.

Scholarly

Being called a genius, smart, intelligent, bright, and resourceful are all good compliments and along the same lines as scholarly. I was called scholarly by a couple of my professors and never have felt so proud of myself before. Truly a wonderful feeling. I want to be noticed for my intellectual capabilities and have my devotion to school be appreciated. I want to be creative, clever, and bold.

Strong

Along the same lines as being resilient, I want to be seen as strong physically and emotionally. I want to be courageous and be able to always face anything with confidence that life sends my way. I am a woman who protects my own peace and joy, strong enough to leave situations and relationships where there is no benefit, and can overcome adversity. Strong enough to never settle for less than I deserve. I want to be fiercely, profoundly, and unapologetically myself and never let someone influence me to be anything. I also would much rather be called strong than skinny any day of the week.

Compassionate

Love and compassion trumps all. I want to be known for my big heart and for showing my feelings towards everyone, including the ones I love the most. It’s just natural for me to be kind and give my full effort, energy, and love into everyone I meet and everything I do. Maybe I love and care a little too much a times, but what’s life without caring and giving it your all? I always want to be seen as kind and compassionate, I think it is certainly a strength to care for others who deserve it, and the ones who don’t. I hope that people that I encounter every day recognize my full heart and my ability to care and love usually no matter the circumstance.

Vibrant

I was told before that my smile can light up a room and I have a warm, vibrant personality. I hope to always be bright, energetic, and passionate in everything I do. I never want my sparkle to be dull. Energy, enthusiasm, vibrancy, and joy will always be appreciated in all aspects of life, and will be contagious to others. A vibrant girl will never be boring.

Wise

I’ve had many people tell me that I am wise beyond my years, and it always makes me feel great. I can say that I have experienced a lot in my short life time that has made me grow up quicker than I had thought, but it makes me into the person I am today. This I guess can go along with the word scholarly, but I consider it a little different. I didn’t become wise from going to school and college, I became wise because of all of the tough lessons overcame and learned from throughout my past.