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March 20, 2013

NO ONE AS BAD AS YOU ;)

As I was looking for cool art today, I got sucked into the amazing world of Roy Lichtenstein. But before I caption this piece, I’m going to give you insight into my routine for selecting content :)

My process in selecting material for the website is a process ha! I often have a concept in mind and look for the perfect image to portray it…or I have nothing in mind and search images for inspiration. Today fell into the latter category. While searching, I usually have music playing in the background…

And just as I was studying the featured piece by Roy (Girl In Mirror), I was listening to Bad Habits by Maxwell. My brain caught fire when he started singing, “Girl there’s no one as bad, no one as bad as you” around the 2:07 mark of the song. So naturally, I had to go with this image! ;) Now for my caption:

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I love the image of starting your morning by grabbing a mirror and saying into it, “There’s no one as bad as YOU!” ha! I love it :) Some may view this as narcissism, but I see it as self-love. (The fine line here is not taking that self-confidence and turning it into feelings of superiority. Once you believe you are better than others, you are lost. Understanding that you can love yourself and appreciate the beauty in others is key. No one is better or worse than anyone else…we are all unique and wonderful emanations of the Creator :)

If you don’t love yourself, who will? (If you don’t love yourself, you won’t even believe that love from others is real or true!) Loving yourself as you are and being content with what you have is so critical for happiness.

If you always defer your self-acceptance until something changes [e.g. I’ll love my body when I lose 10 pounds], you will never be satisfied. When you reach that goal, you’ll find a new one [e.g. I’ll love my body when my face clears or after I have that enhancement surgery]. This is the Ego at work…and it’s happiest when you’re constantly chasing new goals instead of having an appreciation for where you are and what you have.

Things will always change. Being grounded in the now and loving yourself as you are right now is all that you need to work on building your self-confidence and self-love. And honestly, there’s no one as bad as you! ;)

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March 19, 2013

NO WORRIES

If you can solve your problem, why worry? If you cannot solve it, why worry? So, no worries ;) (I was overdue for a Stevie track on the site! I appreciate the pictures of him through the years on this video…plus this song always makes me smile :)

March 16, 2013

YANNI: THE RAIN MUST FALL

Yanni (1954-present) is a Greek pianist, keyboardist, and world renowned composer and music producer. His songs are magical, but “The Rain Must Fall” (from his performance Live at the Acropolis) will always hold a special place in my heart because of the out-of-this-world solo violinist performance by Karen Briggs (goose bumps start at 4:07 mark!). I will always remember – Read More –

March 16, 2013

CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE

You don’t have to let what others say affect you negatively. Others may say the words, but you choose your attitude. Affirmation to say out loud: The only power that criticism has is the power I give it; therefore, I choose to ignore the critics. What others say about me is none of my business. – Read More –

March 13, 2013

SEEK THAT WHICH IS

Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot Seek the path that demands your whole being. Leave that which is not, but appears to be Seek that which is, but is not apparent. –Rumi Born Jalaludin Mohamad (1207-1273) in Persia, Rumi is perhaps the best known Sufi poet. His beautiful poetry has inspired many throughout – Read More –

March 12, 2013

AUDREY HEPBURN

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was most known for her legendary beauty onscreen and wonderful humanitarian efforts (as a Global Ambassador for UNICEF) offscreen. But more than that, Audrey always seemed to exude joy to me! Growing up, I watched so many of her movies (thanks, Mom ;) and always appreciated her grace and charm. I considered her – Read More –

March 11, 2013

DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE

“Do not think that you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life energy toward the light. Without the discipline to practice them, you will tumble constantly into darkness.”    – Lao-tzu Knowledge can never become wisdom without practice. Masters become masters – Read More –

March 9, 2013

WHAT IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT?

“What do you really want to do? DO THAT…forget the money. If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You will be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living…that is to go on doing things you don’t like – Read More –

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