Thursday, November 6, 2008

Real Beauty

Tonight I spent the evening in awe of about three dozen women. They were this year's honorees at the Link Leading Lady banquet.

Thanks to generous sponsors like Cambria Estate Winery (www.cambriawine.com)
we were able to celebrate an inspirational group of women and girls who have found ways to make our corner of the world a little bit more beautiful.

Beauty isn’t just about Angelina’s lips , J-Lo’s hips or the girl who was picked for the cover of this month’s Maxim Magazine. It’s not just a label for the newest Jimmy Choo shoes or the big hair trend…. though I do like the big hair trend.

To me beauty is a trio a little girls who spent their free time painting fans to sell, using the money they earned to help orphans in other countries. There’s something beautiful about a woman who writes a grant and uses the funding to reach out to kids who've been in trouble to help them learn about making better choices. When a woman finds it in her heart to rescue abused and neglected animals, that’s beautiful. When faced with illness or the death of a loved one, a woman who finds the strength to turn her heartache into hope, is just stunningly beautiful. Using your time, talents and resources to help our troops, to help the jobless find employment, to educate, to empower, to guide, to nourish, to nurture, to uplift, to break the glass ceiling. That is true beauty!

The Leading Ladies are living proof that you don’t necessarily have to win an election to bring about positive change. I proudly toasted all of them last night... with a glass of Cambria wine of course.

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