Dooley Noted: 7/11/2015
I may not be a beautiful woman in traditional terms.
I’m big and loud and red-headed and freckled.
I don’t make men get rotational whiplash as they turn to check me out.
This does not make me sad.
This has been a tremendous gift!
When I teach, people aren’t distracted by an initial perception of beauty.
They can listen.
They are allowed to open their minds to connect to an education.
This happened today in Raleigh, NC.
I made sure I wore zero makeup and my NKT uniform.
And what happened was a beautiful collaboration of learning, laughter, and openness.
None of us were putting on airs. No one cared how the others looked.
We wanted to learn and grow, to give and to take from each other in a collegial setting.
This experience verified for me today how little extrinsic beauty means if no intrinsic beauty can be shared through it.
I hope you don’t feel the need to pick your looks apart.
I hope you learn to share everything about you that makes you beautiful.
I hope you share the knowledge, laughter, and hope you have obtained.
It really does shine right through to the eye of the beholder.
As always, it’s your call..
– Dr. Kathy Dooley
