Book Giveaway | The Beauty of Different by Karen Walrond

The most beautiful thing about me...
I strive to be the best ME I can be & don't worry about the little things.
Thanks for the chance to win! I love Karen's blogs!

That's me. Different. I know it. I'm huge on random acts of kindness and it has come back to me many times over. ^j^

I always look for the positive in everything. If you look hard enough, you will find it.

I moved to the US from the Uk 5 years ago and it took me a couple of years to feel ok being me "Different" from the mum around me my way of being a parent is perfect for our children and they are happy and well adjusted. I don't do mega scheduling and am HAPPY being different

Let's see...what's unique! I'm a walking contradiction. I enjoy being alone but crave being around my friends. I'm a procrastinator, but I love deadlines.

I am growing, I am changing, I am accepting that I am not perfect. I am spending more time with my kids, playing with them. This is different of my life just few months ago and I believe it is a beautiful thing.

I am wracking my brains here to think of something different about me...I feel like I am very different from all the people I know. I'm dramatic and loud and tend to always be in the spotlight - without trying. I have some 'magic' with children - I am a teacher and I feel like I am a bit of a "Horse Whisperer" or should I say "Kid Whisperer?" I remember what it was like to be a kid and I can kinda guess what they are thinking. They really respond to me. It's a very good different too be.

The most important loved one in my life told me that one of the reasons he loves me is because the greatest gift I have is to feel compassion for people and understand what they are going through without knowing all the details. That really blessed me so much. I would love to read this book. Thanks, Ali!

I like to dance like no one is watching...it brings a smile to those around me every time!

I am a HUGE believer that people in general do not express their thanks to each other often enough. I make a conscious effort every day to thank people for things that they do for me. Expressions of appreciation have become my special "talent".

I love DebC's comment ... I am God's child, so I'm beautiful. No one is exactly like me, so I'm different.
Perfect!

I don't get my nails done. I don't wear nail polish. I don't dye my hair. I get it cut at a barber shop. I don't wear lipstick or eye shadow or mascara. I keep my makeup minimal. People do comment that my skin looks nice for being 55, and my hair is still mostly brown. I don't think anything I could get out of a bottle could make me look prettier.

I have the ability to see beauty all around me... and create it.

What is different & beautiful about me? The older I get, the more I become ME & care less what people think or expect me to be. I do more in my life for me - because I am of value to those that love me, and my happiness is important to them. (At my very core - I'm still a mom - which involves LOTS of sacrifice. But, I am learning to take time for myself.)

Something different - I have a freckle in one of my eyes
Something beautiful - I love seeing others shine

Beautiful and Different - due to a prescription my mother took during pregnacy I have pinkie fingers which are short. They end at the main knuckle instead of the uppermost knuckle (bet your looking to see where your pinkies end). LOL!! I've never hidden it, but I've scared people numerous times in the winter when I wear gloves. The glove fingers will sometimes bend in odd directions and I'll hear an intake of breath. So I know I need to remove the gloves. It's funny, beautiful and uniquely me.

Different - I have always had really wrinkly hands. It used to bother me a lot as a child and I'm still self-conscious about it but at 35, I've come to accept it :)

Beautiful - I have given birth to two beautiful boys.

I am a strange combination. I love all types of crafts, but only work on them in the winter, since my other love is flyfishing. People find it strange but I find it wonderful that I can pursue passions that don't seem to fit together at all - and that a strong, independent and professional woman might sit by the side of a stream crocheting as she waits for the hatch!

I am shy and not very outgoing which has made me a good listener over the years.

What's different about me?
I have 2 different colored eyes---one is blue and the other is brown!