Beautiful

I was listening to a song this morning called beautiful and thought “man that needs to be said more often.”  It was saying “You’re beautiful.”
It seems so often people highlight the worst in me.  It is the talking point and the measure of who I am.  But I know it is not.  People for sure look at the outside of me and they may assume that is me.  But so often I want to be different.  My actions may reflect what I am, but not reflect what I want to be.
Sometimes it seems the opinion of others are just putting the boot in.  My opinion of myself is so low, others just tell me what I already think.  It may be I have been told from a young age I am no good and a loser.
The good news is it is not true but put down is the only voice I am hearing.  It is self-perpetuating.  I am told I am a loser and I do loser things, and the circle of people telling me I am a loser grows ever wider.
Someone telling me I am different stops me in my tracks.  I have spent time with someone who did loser things.  Yet I knew their heart aspired to better.  It was not the actions I was concentrating on, but the aspiration.
It is amazing the effect someone believing in me can have.  I respond to better.  I want to leave the loser stuff behind.  I want to be who I always felt I could be despite all the messages I received to the contrary.
Yet I know I need help to be who I am meant to be.  I do not pretend to be a perfect being in an imperfect world.  I am an imperfect being in an imperfect world.  But it seems I am not alone.  I look around and I have seen no perfect created person.  If they were out there, I reckon I would be made aware of it.
I know I need to be careful where I source my ideas of my self-image from.  I am big on final outcomes.  Where does an idea lead?  To me it is not how something begins, it is how it ends.
There are many voices.  Many are accusing.  Many may be true, but they are not the whole truth.  There are other voices.  It is my choice as to which ones I am going to go with. 
I’m beautiful.  That is not narcissistic.  I know I am flawed and need help.  A diamond in the rough.