"Inner beauty outlasts outer beauty.

And so inner beauty is what we should also enhance."

--- A line from Miriam Quiambao-Roberto's Foreword for the book "Ikaw na ang Maganda!" by Malu Tiongson-Ortiz.

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How to be beautiful? That's the every question a woman asks. Is it all about how one looks, or it comes from within? Either way, enhancing both beauties will make you, us, a better being.

How does one define beauty? It depends. What may seem beautiful to one person may not be to another. Simply, there are no rules in appreciating one's beauty. Today, beauty is an asset. It helps one person to find a better job, or attract someone. For women, beauty will give them confidence. Most are willing to spend money to buy beauty products. But what if, you don't have the luxury to buy those? Does that mean that you can't be beautiful? This is what this book will teach us: That there is more to physical beauty. It's the inner beauty that make each woman beautiful. Just like what 1 Peter 3:3-4 says, "Beauty does not come from outward adornment, clothes, jewelry, hair, or makeup. There is something more to being beautiful on the outside, something that in the eyes of God, is even more valuable."

In this world we live in, we are surrounded by many people yet we still feel being lonesome. Each one of us has an emotional tendency to feel loved. When we felt it, we get to reach our maximum potentials. However, if we didn't, it is as if we are living just to exist.

In order to love and to be loved, one must know what love language is to be used. It is dependent of what personality does an individual has.

I just read a book of Gary Chapman entitled, The Five Love Languages. This will be a sort of a book review, but I will be only giving a brief discussion about the love languages.

What is the right language?

Of course, we can speak any love language that we want. Naturally, we speak of a love language that will make us feel loved. But the problem with this is that, even if we speak of a certain language that we prefer, if it is not the love language of the person we are expressing it to, then the thought would not mean the same as what it meant for us.

This is when frustration comes in. That is why it is important to learn not only our personal love language, but also someone's primary language in order to feel loved.

The Five Love Languages

Learning to speak of a language that you and others would understand is that best way to develop and succeed in any human relationships.

The five love languages are as follows:

Aside from singing, I am fond of listening to christian music. It feels like my day would be incomplete without listening to, even one, christian music. From Don Moen to Hillsong United, I sing their songs. They strengthen my spirit when I am weak. They put a smile on my  face when I am sad. They give me hope when I'm losing it. They light my way when I'm alone in the dark.