“Taking joy in life is the best cosmetic.”
– Rosalind Russell
Week 13 let’s incorporate lighter, hydrating skincare products to suit the changing weather. Switch to pastel makeup shades and lighter fragrances that reflect the freshness of spring. For haircare, consider a trim or a new style to rejuvenate your look. Organize your beauty products and tools, discarding expired items and making space for new, seasonal additions. Implement a consistent personal hygiene routine, focusing on cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection. Embrace newness by trying out DIY beauty treatments using natural, seasonal ingredients. This week is about planning and organizing your beauty and hygiene routines to align with the vibrant energy of spring.
What we love
Love is not merely an emotion. It may just be the origin of knowledge. A way of knowing. The human experience forces each of us to grapple with the labels wisdom and knowledge in so…
Just ask
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Keystone Becoming more confident, proactive, and open to collaboration.…
Curiosity and the bad habit
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl Who knew mindful curiosity could have…
Chooser
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”Theodore Roosevelt Analysis Paralysis…
Tough enough
Tough times never last, but tough people do.– Robert H. Schuller Keystone Tough times are a part of life, but the resilience within us defines our lasting strength. Challenges may feel overwhelming, but they are extended…
What is precious
Our mind is a brilliant instrument. It categorizes, analyzes, compares, and concludes. But our mind focuses on what is useful, what is logical, what is safe, what is efficient. The heart finds what is precious.…
Mothering ourselves
Mothering myself has become a way of listening to my deepest needs, and of responding to them while I respond to my inner child.- Melinda Burns Setting our hearts on being a loving mother to…
Antidotes to anger
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” – Unknown Anger held over time creates an illusion of action. It feels like doing something, like maintaining a stance, keeping…
Mightier still
“Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”- Lao Tzu, Chapter 33 of the Tao Te Ching Living a life that requires an enormous amount…
Finding peace
“You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them with courage and compassion.” Running from difficulty does not bring peace, facing it does. People instinctively want to escape pain…
Obstacles as the path
“The obstacle to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 5, Chapter 20. I find this idea remarkably durable. It has been revisited again and again…
Adversity introductions
“Adversity introduces a person to themselves.” – Unknown I am navigating a genuinely demanding life. Maybe you are too. This life is both beautiful and a sustained, compounding adversity in the most human sense. What…
Resting heart
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means…
Blessings
What is a blessing? At its core, a blessing is an intentional act of invoking good. It is a conscious direction of positive energy, divine favor, or heartfelt goodwill toward a person, place, object, or…
Shopping smart – the well curated wardrobe
We’ve all been there. Standing stunned in front of a packed closet claiming we have “nothing to wear,” or discovering tags still attached to impulse purchases from months ago. Shopping for clothing can feel overwhelming,…
Lipstick ideals
Everything you need to know to make your lips look good. Lipstick is a transformative beauty product that we can own and wear every day. A single swipe can take us from casual to polished,…
I Walk with Dragons
republished from 8/18/2024. I Walk with Dragons In the depths of gravely grasps, where demons tend to bay, My dragons guard and circle, turning old wounds to decay. With scales of ancient wisdom, my eyes…
Does 10% happier compound year over year?
Can you love yourself just a little bit better without self-indulgence? Ted Talk – A guide to self-love for skeptics — Dan Harris Dan Harris, the ABC News anchor and bestselling author of 10% Happier,…
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