Some years ago, I stumbled upon these impeccable words of Nikita Gill, the British-Indian poet, playwright, writer, and illustrator from England born this day in 1987. So inspired was I by her BEAUTIFUL mindset, that I had ten copies printed for not just me and my Mona Lisa, but some of her friends, as well. My original social media post about it created so much infectious positivity that I ended up printing fifty more copies to mail out to all my friends with daughters and granddaughters. Then, I carried the extras around with me everywhere I’d go to give to as many random strangers “with girls” as possible.
I have mine pinned just above the light switch in my closet, such that it’s the last thing I see every time I walk out it “beautiful”, and I read the words to myself every day. Gia’s is also in her closet, nestled between pictures of both her dads … the one who’s still here, and the one on The Brighter Side Of Grey … so that she, too, remembers to NOT be “beautiful”.
Tonight, as I left my closet and headed towards the bed, I caught a glimpse of myself in the bathroom mirror. After having finally put this Diary entry together today, the words were fresh in my mind, and I was reminded that although I do believe that Gia and I are “beautiful”, it’s the internally beautiful Light that shines from within us both that has been amongst our saving grace in this grief journey. This is especially true given that Zack was the man who never let a day pass that he failed to remind us that although we’re beautiful on the outside, it was our Light that was HIS saving grace for the decade we got to have him.
You’re beautiful, that’s all that I can say. Unforgettable … I’m caught in every way. Don’t every let the mirror tell you lies. Just look at your reflection through my eyes. You’re beautiful!
Those are the BEAUTIFUL words to a song Zack used to sing to us. But you see, these days when I hear it playing (and I listen to it all the time), I pretend it’s GOD singing it to me … because He is! So, with that … don’t be “beautiful” …
… be BEAUTIFUL …
(… and never forget to SHINE!)
The Diary Of My Perfection 
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