Inner Beauty Accents

My partner and I are going to write about our journey together in a separate blog to be revealed very soon.  In the meantime this blog stays dedicated to the boldly beautiful women in the world and the women seeking to live their lives in the biggest fashion possible.

I am starting a new set of posts to reflect the contintuing growth and evolvement of my soul, for your understanding and inspiration and also guidance as you need it.

This past week has been a real new beginning for my daughter and I. I have launched my new membership site and website at www.boldlybeautiful.com and my new radio show called Boldly Beautiful Radio on Voice America’s 7th Wave Network.

I have also surrendered my fears in committing my heart once again, knowing that as I do I also allow for the opportunity to be truly loved by another, unconditionally. This is an experience that is very new to me and yet, it is time. Looking back over the past year now, I can see how the events that took place all led up to this moment in time where these new beginnings reflect the dedication, commitment and passion I have maintained in spite of the odds against me.

I have ultimately grown so much over the past year as I developed Boldly Beautiful for its launch yesterday.  It was my initial intention that I guide others to heal from their pasts and become their inner goddess personified but I did not realize that in the process of doing so I would have so much healing yet to do myself.

The beautiful thing is that now I can honestly say that everything is possible; every dream is achievable, and real love, real beauty, real happiness and peace is attainable. And it is my pleasure to help you create this for yourself, one step at a time, one day at a time, through an interactive membership community designed for you and for this purpose.

Until next week,

I wish you a beautiful & magical journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beauty, goddess, love, peace

This week I have closed the final chapter on the old book of my life and I am starting the first chapter of a very new, very bold, very beauitful book that will speak of success, unconditional love and healthy, loving, nurturing partnerships.

This book is being written by two people this time for several reasons.  First of all, it is the desire of both of us to leave a legacy for our children that speaks of the potential to have happy and healthy marriages, that is an example of that and also an example of the unlimited and abundant outcomes from developing your inner beauty and allowing yourself to boldly express that in the world.

We will be adding to this book each week and I am going to allow my co-author, my friend, and my partner in every sense of the word to write to you and introduce himself in the next couple of days.

One of goals with Boldly Beautiful is to transform the lives of women into ones that are truly beautiful & magical and it has become clear to me that men desire the same thing.  And so this my way of including men also in the mission of Boldly Beautiful and they can take what they learn to use for themselves and to honor the inner beauty of the women that they love so dearly in an authentic and very real way.

I am looking forward to this new journey together and all of the blessings it will bring!

Wishing you, as always, a beautful & magical journey in your life!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beauty, bold, inner beauty, magic, new book

This week’s journey is all about the heart.  How do we approach our life circumstances with an open heart, trusting in the divine order of the universe at all times?  During the good times this is easy enough to do but when there is confusion and challenges in our lives it takes a greater spiritual strength to draw on the power of an open heart.

While my daughter and I are starting our new life’s journey at this time, it is filled with the promise of all that is beauitful, lasting and real.  This is ultimately the goal I have been reaching for all year and I am constantly filled witht the wonder of how magically the universe will open the right doors whe  we have the courage to close the wrong ones.  I am very grateful for my lessons in the past year as they have challenged me to grow beyond levels that I did not know that I was capable of.

There are still many details of closing various chapters in my life left outstanding and this brings me to this weeks lesson.

Lesson:  To be at peace with uncertainty and in the process to allow the continual unfoldment of my beautiful life to manifest itself.  In doing so with an open heart I know that I am allowing for miracles to happen, moment to moment and day by day.  The power in this lies in the fact that all that I do manifest at this time, with a wise and loving heart will stand the test of time, and will be expressed very boldly in its highest expression.  Truly an outcome to strive for.

We all have the cepacity to grow and change with love and dignity and I invite you to continue on this journey with me and to allow me to guide you to your boldly beauitful life.

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beautfiul life, divine guidance, heart, peace

It seems very long since my last post but I have been very busy moving and getting settled with my daughter.  My lessons this week have been immense.  We are grateful for our new beginnings, for having a nice home to live in and for the peace and freedom that we are experiencing at this time in our lives.

Yet I have been filled with emotions that I never knew existed; not all of which are positive in nature.

Our situation is one where we are actually camping in our home, with no furniture to speak of at this time, not even forks and knives etc. to eat with.  I have also been busy getting ready for my radio show and the launch of membership site and have had to make some hard decisions regarding the direction of each and who I was going to ultimately align myslef with in the process.

Half of the appliances in the house do not work and so that has also been a challenge given that it is a relatively new home.

My biggest lesson for the week:  Honour my feelings and don’t be so afraid to express them.  Also to honour what the company needs and values and to ask for those involved to align themselves with the same goals and values.

It is much easier to succeed and to make things happen when everyone is on the same page, whether it be personally or professionally.  I have made my ex aware of what I thought were his responsibilities to handle regarding the house deficiencies. 

The irony is that he has been so adamant at getting the deficencies at the new house looked after, to the point of obsession,  when he was willing to let me move into this house without any regard for the same.  I think this a classic expamle of projection.

Still, unless I say something and stand my gorund with him, it will be left for me to deal with.  Not the most empowering way for me to go.

The good news is that my daughter and I look forward to being settled soon enough and in the meantime we just count our lucky stars to be safe and together.

Wishing you a beautiful & magical journey, as always!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: empowerment, expression, values

This part of my journey is bringing another chapter to a close in my life.  My daughter and I are moving this week to our new home and are getting the peace and freedom we have been seeking for the past seven months, finally. We went to mediation and an agreement was reached.

I have been going through our stuff and preparing what needs to be packed, what is his, etc.  It has been a very emotional time for me. Combined with the full moon, and a few games that were played, I found my emotions to very raw and volatile.

This past weekend was Thanksgiving for us in Canada and on Sunday morning, as I was going through what I could take/not take with my ex, my daughter came up to us and said “It’s Thanksgiving, can’t you give this a rest for the day?”  She was right. And so I did.

And then I offered to share a glass of champagne with my ex, to celebrate all that we had to be grateful for from our union together, even though it was ending and also it was an opportunity for me to bring closure to what were very brutal divorce proceedings. I apologized for things that I felt the need to apologize for and by the end of our five hour conversation, I felt complete.

With the ending of a marriage, even when it is totally necessary, you still at some point have to grieve the dreams that you shared together, that are now lost. That has been my recent process as I started to pack everything up.

I am looking forward to setting up a safe, peaceful environment for my daughter and me in our new home and in spending some time with her creating new dreams, new routines and new experiences.

Most of all I am looking forward to being able to relax and breathe again, very deeply, for the first time in five years.

Lesson:  What I learned this Thanksgiving is even in the worst of circumstances, you can be thankful for the relationships in your life. My relationship with my ex guided me to, and inspired me to act on, my life purpose. For that I am forever grateful to him. Through apologizing to him I was able to let go of my guilt and start my own process of self-forgiveness and through having a conversation with him, where we both talked and listened and did not fight, I was able to let go with a clearer understanding and a certainty that we were doing the right thing. I felt at peace with the ending of our marriage.

I was also able to see him in a different light that allowed me to suspend some judgements I was holding against him and find acceptance for who he is and why he does the things he does. I may not agree with it but I accept that for him, it is his only way.  And there is much freedom from within when you let go of judgements, any sense of righteousness and all grudges against another.

For the first time in over fifteen months my heart no longer hurts. I feel clear of all the pain and confusion around my ex and I look forward to opening my heart to loving again, from a clear space this time and with a using the combination of a loving mind and wise heart in the process.

“When you affirm your own rightness in the universe, then you co-operate with others easily and automatically as part of your own nature.  You, being yourself, help others be themselves.

Because you recognize your own uniqueness you will not need to dominate others, nor cringe before them.”

                                             JANE ROBERTS, The Nature of Personal Reality.

Wishing you a beautiful & magical journey, always and in all ways.

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: forgiveness, gratitude, new beginnings, peace

As I prepare to move to my new home with my daughter next week I am finding myself reflecting on all of the lessons I have learned over the past two years.

My biggest lesson was: EMPOWERMENT.  Staying in my power and standing up for my truth; meaning the truth of my heart and soul, even in the face of the worst crticisms and rejections imaginable. In the process I was able to model empowerment for my daughter as she witnessed my strength and courage to speak up, all of the time - on her behalf and mine.

So now as I am creating a new life for her and I, I am considering how, in the future, I can bi in a significant relationship and still be fully empowered at the same time.  I am still growing and evolving, as  a soul and with my business.  I know that where I will be in one year from now will look completely different from where I am today and so I must hold the awareness that as I continue to step into my power, I am fully supported by all of the people in my life. At least if I want them to remain in my life, anyways.

Another lesson: It takes twice as much energy to defend who you are and your soul’s path as it does to align yourself with truly loving and supportive people.

It is my goal, as my daughter and I move forward, to do just that.

This is a time of brand new beginnings and I feel very passionate about all that I will be manifesting as a wholly empowered woman.

I wish you a beautiful & magical journey to becoming empowered in your life as well.

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: empowerment, new beginnings, soul

This week’s journey has me reflecting on the difference between freedom and inner peace vs. winning.  I have reached a time in the divorce proceedings where I have submitted a counter offer that ultimately will leave my ex as the winner in this divorce process but will on the other hand provide me with the freedom and peace for my daughter and I to move forward.

Although I have enough information to turn the tables in the other way I have ultimately decided to take the higher road and not allow my unconscious drives to win and “be right” to prevent a conclusion that has more meaning in its fairness and peaceful qualities. The divorce began because of that need and desire and it seems to be ending with that as my main motivation.

I have been able to develop a deep sense of compassion for my ex. and I truly understanding his drive to win, to punish me and ultimately to come out ahead financially. He has done all of the above extremely well and so in many ways, on the level of the ego (which is the level to which he operates) - HE WON!

We go to mediation later this week, although at this time, it seems highly unnecessary and just an added expense but perhaps it is a chance for him to gloat at his success in a room full of highly qualified lawyers and me.

Lesson:  I am learning to let go, with the need to win an unnecessary part of my divine plan.  I choose instead, to go in peace, compassion and respect for what we both have been through together and since our divorce began last spring. It has been a brutal time for everyone concerned and I am just grateful that we are at the end of this particular road.

I wish my ex-husband nothing but the best and I hope he finds the qualities in another love that he could not find with me, qualities that speak to his heart and soul.

I don’t wish the ending of a marriage on anyone and I am actually an advocate in helping couples to find healthy, loving ways to stay together.  My experiences have, if nothing else, taught me how to man the mine field that exists within all relationships, at one time or another, with grace and compassion. And yet, there are situations where, as souls, your purpose together no longer serves any great purpose and this is when you need to muster up the courage to let go.  It is at this time when it serves no one by staying together.

When this is the case you can still choose to part in ways that are in alignment with your basic integrity, even if the other party doesn’t. We are only responsible for the choices that we make and I hope that my journeys so far, have helped to inspire you to choose what is best for yourself, your soul, at all times.

Wishing you a beautiful and magical journey in all of your relationships!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beautiful, compassion, inner peace, letting go, soul purpose

Today brings me much sadness, if only because a man care very deeply about has become someone that I am “just dating” for now.  While this may be really good given my complications at home, I do have to admit that it was wonderful to think I had the support to get through it, other than on my own. I was hoping that surviving the challenges of the negative energy, the emotional ups and downs from me, and the frustrations of it all would bond us together closer somehow. 

Lesson: Have no expectations of others, only the best for the situation.

What seems like a mess can actually be an opportunity.  The opportunity to get through it together is gone, so now I will create a new opportunity to fly through it on my own, dating others and having as much fun as I can in the process.  I never dated much when I was married because my ex wasn’t into it and I really miss it. So now I have something to look forward to.

I look forward to a successful business partnership with Dave and a growing friendship, what else lays ahead for us only the universe knows at this point. And I am OK to just let go and let God. One thing I know for sure about this great man, is that I do love him unconditionally. I don’t think I’ve ever loved that deeply before, except for my children.

Relationships are truly our greatest opportunities for growth. I wish you a beautiful & magical experience in all of yours.

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: dating, growth, love, relationships

This past week has been very challenging for me.

It is difficult to move forward when there is an ex still living in the same house as you.  I came home from my trip to an extreme amount of aggressive energies from him with it culminating Saturday night with him disregarding my boundaries and then provoking a fight with me.

Lesson: As much as it is important to stand up for yourself, sometimes it takes more strength and wisdom to walk away from the provocations.  The last time he orvoked me like that he hit me and Iwas not willing to go there again, with him or anyone e;se.  Fortunately I found the strength and wisdom to walk away and was not physically hurt as a result.

To some degree I feel that this was my ultimate lesson with him - to learn to walk away when he wants to fight and bully me. I felt very empowered as a result.

The fall solstice is upon us today and this is my favourite time of year, bar none.  I love to see the leaves turning colour and I love the feel in the air as the warm temepratures change to milder ones.  Traditionally spring is cosidered a time of new beginnings but for me fall has always represented that.  Summer of 2008 is now over and is a time that I will never have to experience again. Thank goodness!

Wishing you a beautful and magical fall season!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beautiful, Dawn, empowered, new beginnings

Today my journey takes me into the concept of surrender.  Surrendering our existence, ulitmately, to God and the universe is necessary if we are going to free ourselves from our ego and become more conscious people.

Part of surrendering involves letting go of judgement of people and understanding that all beings are perfect and equal. The discerment lies in the level of consciouness, or uncousciousness, of the people involved. Sometimes through our awakening we can effectively wake others at the same time.  And in the rare cases where others are simply not open to change, growth and transformation we just have to bless them and continue to turn inwards to our own evolution of consciousness.

Lesson: Turning inward is the answer here.  There comes a time when we can no longer look to our outer circumstances and the people involved for the answers that only reside within our higher minds. This is our responsibility to acknowledge and do if we are going to create beautiful lives.

I am looking at my own circumstances and instead of worrying about them I am looking within to see what part of me is being reflected in it. At this point I can accept this part of myself, love this part of myself, and release this part of myself to higher, more life affirming, beliefs and attitudes.  By going within to learn my part in all of this I am allowing myself to become a more conscious being; this is where the divine guidance rests and is always readily available. This is the beginning of the end of suffering and instead creating a deep sense of inner peace that is sustainable through all circumstances.

This is a place that I desire to be and I wish for you to join me in being.

Wishing you a beautiful & magical journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beautiful, consciousness, Dawn, discernment, love, peace