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Brilliant, confident, passionate, courageous: These are just a handful of complimentary words to describe someone. Oftentimes, a word like “pretty” is the go-to adjective when it comes to praising women. We’ve spent our whole lives with that “P” word chipping away at us. It starts when we’re girls and is an ideal that follows us throughout life. I’ll admit I’ve been guilty of this too, calling little girls “cute,” “adorable” or “pretty” before anything else. The truth is girls are brave and curious and creative and strong. Let’s not forget to acknowledge and encourage those attributes in the females around us, no matter their age. Today, let’s hand out positivity beyond pretty. The post Amanda de Cadenet: She’s Embracing the Messy Life appeared first on On The Dot Woman.