beauty - by Elaine - manners & mystery
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the fine line between inspiration and envy
Frida Kahlo, Autorretrato con Traje de Terciopelo, 1926 I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best. — Frida Kahlo One of the reasons I don’t share more on social media is because I have this paralyzing fear of appearing self-absorbed. Millennials are cursed with the reputation of vanity. I say cursed because it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy: when your generation is given this label, you can’t help but wonder how you come across to other people, which makes you even more preoccupied with yourself. Being “self-centered” has a negative connotation.…
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