Pretty Is as Pretty Does

My dad always used to say this phrase to me growing up and I hated it because I didn't quite know what it fully meant.

I just read an article in Ode magazine about Audrey Hepburn which finally has brought this annoyingly ambiguous phrase to life.

As a child Hepburn nearly died of hunger after her country was devastated by World War II. Later in life when she became an obsession of beauty for many she was asked about her beauty secrets. Here is how she responded:

"For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day."

"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed. Never throw out anybody. The beauty of a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows."

Happy Thanksgiving!