Ignite your Beauty

"The western women will save the world"- The Dalai Lama

I wanted to start off my blog with that quote. Basically what it is saying, is that because of our freedom we do not having anything standing in our way such as; government, and other religions that do not allow us as much freedom and right to stand up for what is right. It is up to us beautiful women to change the way we view beautiful, and how we can allow ourselves to feel beautiful all the time.

I recently went to a convention about Igniting your Beauty. I was invited by a friend who thought I should come because she saw how happy I was with myself in the picture of my husband and I with my hair off. The truth is, I am not as comfortable within my skin than most people think. There are so many things that just allow me to be brave, and strong enough to overcome my trouble to find beauty within myself. The first thing, is my lovely husband who never lets a day go by without telling me how beautiful I am with and without hair. Now, do I always believe him, no! There are days I feel horrible, and that I just can't stand to look at myself, and I can say confidently that I know I am not the only woman who goes through this occasionally.

It is time to....

Star in your own life

If you could live your life feeling more beautiful, and more confident about that one area on your body what would it change?

would you have the unshakable confidence to take your movie, and your story to the big screen? After all, we all have a story to tell so that that one person who was meant to hear it can then learn and grow.

These are all things we were asked to think about at the convention. I had the pleasure of listening to amazing women who were able to reach that time in their lives where they said they had enough. They were done not being enough for their husbands, and more importantly for themselves.

I am pretty sure I was the youngest woman there, and I was first worried that nothing would pertain to me, but I had my Break through, and Ah Ha moments so many times throughout the time I was with the ladies.

There were so many times I was actually really proud of myself for not bursting out in tears, though it would not have mattered, I could just feel the pain a lot of those ladies were going through, but how strong they were becoming.

I had the honor of listening to so many great speakers, but one in particular stood out to me. She is a make up artist, and a very successful one who has worked with many talented stars. She talked about make up and how it can either Mask or Magnify, enslave or serve, hide or heighten, and crutch or crown.

She went on to share that we as women cover ourselves without even using make up. We do a mental block of ourselves, and don't allow others to see truly who we are. It can start with a broken heart, by holding a grudge and never letting it go, becoming greedy, becoming dirty in our thoughts, and eventually our face begins to fade and not even you can recognize yourself when you look in the mirror.

I could truly write so much more but I will focus on one last thing..

After hours and hours of listening to so many empowering women, and witnessing so many break through moments for myself, and other women, and learning how to open up, we did the "Angel walk". I had never experienced this before until that night. It started with us making a U-shape with one person standing in front of the other so it formed a path. There was this soft, and beautiful music. Each woman would have to close their eyes, and trust that the "angels" in the line would guide them through the U-shaped walk. Not only did we do that, but each and every single one of us would whisper into their ear what they were. When it came to be my turn, I broke down, it started with tears, but it was in my heart that I felt so amazing. Many would whisper, "you are beautiful" "you are joyous, and divine", and that "I have done good in this world". What I imagined as I was walking, I visioned myself walking through Heaven and having the angels of my Heavenly Father telling me that I had made it, that I accomplished what I was sent to this earth to do, and that I was on my way to meet God, and His son Jesus Christ. It was such an amazing feeling, and I hope we get to experience something similar to that when we do make it to Heaven.

I became a different woman at the end of that convention, it was only one day, and only one time that I have gone, but I met so many wonderful and expiring people who will always be in my heart.

There can never be a more beautiful you.