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I Am Beautiful Because ... I Am Creative
By Betsy Smeltzer Duffy
AuthorHouse
Copyright © 2013 Betsy Smeltzer Duffy
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ISBN: 978-1-4817-0618-6
Chapter One
Did you ever have a day when you felt you just weren't good at anything?
I felt like that today. I didn't get a basket in gym class, my friend Annie beat me in the race at lunch, and my milk spilled all over my desk at snack time.
When I came home from school, my Mom said, "Why the gloomy face?" I said, "I'm just not good at anything!" She walked over to our refrigerator and said, "Do you see what I see here?" I thought she might be joking.
"I see magnets, papers, and a food shopping list," I replied. She pointed to some of my drawings and paintings and said, "I see master pieces by someone who is very creative!"
"Creative?" I said, "those are just pictures I made". "Yes, exactly," she said. "These are your ideas and imagination at work, and they are some of the best I've ever seen!"
Well, I had to agree with her that the elephant I drew was fantastic and the fairy with the purple wings was one of my favorites.
(Continues...)
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