Courtney Hope Instagram – 🍁Gratitude shapes the lens through which you view your world. It can be so easy to get caught up in what we don’t have or what we’re trying to achieve, that sometimes we forget to take note of all that we already have surrounding us and within us. Thankful for the months ahead dedicated to gratefulness, love and joy 🥰! My goal is to expand my peace and joy daily by focusing on the good and all I have🙏🏼. Side note: A couple of women (and one teenager) recently mentioned my laugh lines around my eyes and my mouth (unsolicited 🫣), and wondered why I don’t want to get rid of them and if I ever would as I age. I can’t speak to the future, but this blew my mind because I thought, “Why would I want to get rid of or hide the proof of a lifetime of laughter and happy memories?”.. To each their own, truly, and I believe people should do whatever they feel to make themselves happy and confident – but to have someone suggest I take them away for beauty sake, especially without me prompting, it really hurt my heart for some reason ❤️ . And not because they said something critical (which unfortunately I’m used to these days, especially online), but because they were asking me to get rid of things that represent my favorite parts about myself and what I feel like this world needs more of, joy and laughter. All because the lines are not “pretty”.. Laugh lines are some of my favorite parts about people in general and I want to know what brings people joy. I’m grateful for every laugh and happy memory and I don’t want to hide that light from the world 🫶🏼, and I hope you never hide your light either 💡🤍, especially because of what someone else believes.