Project Inner Beauty

Have you discovered your authentic self yet?

From what I've observed of women, I've learned that we all have something in common:  We all want to be happy.  We want to be able to do what we want without scrutiny and judgement.  We just want to follow our bliss.

Now that I've reached my mid-30's, I'm starting to feel more comfortable in my own skin.  I've basically reached the point where I'm fully aware that I always have a choice.  I can choose how I let other people's opinions and feelings affect me.  I can either take their opinions personally or I can just brush it off and forgive them for feeling any resentment towards me.

So what does being authentic mean?

For me, being authentic means honoring the real me.  The real me is a caring and forgiving person.  The real me is on a mission to create more positive vibes in this world.  Most of all, being authentic means being free to live your own life.

Most women play different roles in their lives.  We are career women, wives, sisters, aunts, God-mothers... In these roles there are certain expectations bestowed upon us.  We're supposed to "behave" in certain ways and when we don't live up to those expectations, we disappoint people.  However, sometimes those expectations are in conflict with our own values and desires.  This causes a great deal of emotional upheaval in our lives - a.k.a. "drama"!

And speaking of emotions, in this video, author Melissa Van Rossum reveals the secret to discovering your authentic self...

Check out Melissa Van Rossum's book: All You've Ever Known

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The show that Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks put together,"True Beauty", premiered last night.  There's only one word to describe it:  Funny.

I'm not one to judge people, but I still find it amazing that there are people out there who are really full of themselves!

In case you don't know, "True Beauty" is a show that puts contestants together who think they're on the show to compete to be the most beautiful person.  Little do they know that the judges are actually judging them on their inner beauty vs. their outer beauty.  They're put through a series of "tests" to see how they'll act - all the while the judges are watching them through hidden cameras.

The winner of this contest gets $100K plus a spread in People Magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People".

So, who will be the finalists for the show?  Well, based on first impressions, these are my top 3 picks:

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Jennifer Aniston has been through so much the past five years or so. Now normally, I don't really like to delve into celebrity people's lives and speculate about the who, why, or what. We definitely get enough of that in the media and gossip magazines. However, I watched the show, The View, this morning in which Jennifer Aniston was a guest. I took a look at her and I was so awed by her inner beauty - not awed in that Oh-I-want-her type of way. (Just for the record, I don't swing that way!) I was just very inspired by how she has carried herself throughout the years despite the divorce with Brad Pitt and all that gossip.

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When I was a little girl, I loved playing with Barbies.  I had about four or five Barbies that I played with everyday.  Whenever we went to the toy store, I would head to the Barbie section to look for new clothes for my Barbies.  No, I wasn't a Barbie fanatic, but I sure did like to dress up the dolls! 

Not once did I think that Barbie's body was the "ideal" size and that I should aspire to look like her.   I guess to some degree perhaps I subconsciously thought that Barbie had the "perfect" body.  However, I didn't become obsessed with wanting to be skinny or to have this curvy, busty body. Perhaps I'm the exception.

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