Inner Beauty Accents

Christina Aguilera’s confidence building anthem for all women, “I Am Beautiful,” is one of my favorite songs – its message, “I am beautiful no matter what they say” is a shining example of the type of self esteem help I strive to share with women all around the world.

But as I was singing along just a little bit too loudly in the car yesterday, I had an epiphany.  The lyric says, “no matter what they say.”  But in reality, doesn’t the problem more often lie with what we say about ourselves?  Isn’t it our own inner voice – rather than the voices of our friends and family — that tells us we’re too fat, we’re having a bad hair day or our skin looks terrible? 

Verbal abuse from a partner or anyone else us unacceptable – and a topic for another blog.  But as women, we sometimes tend to be guilty of heaping abuse on ourselves.  Luckily, there is a simple and proven way to quiet that nasty inner voice, and allow the true voices of our souls to shine through.  They’re called “affirmations,” and they are especially helpful in building self esteem.

What is an affirmation?  According to the dictionary, it’s defined as “a declaration that something is true.”  It can be as simple and straightforward as “the sky is blue.” Or, in the words of Ms. Aguilera, “I am beautiful.”

Affirmations are used to create and strengthen belief.  Because if you say something enough times, your subconscious mind will start to accept it as fact and believe that it is true.  Often the bad things we believe about ourselves come from negative affirmations – those cruel things that awful little voice inside of us says over and over until our subconscious mind believes them.   Well, it’s time to replace those negative words with positive ones, to look in the mirror and say “I am beautiful,” and to say it every day. 

Because you deserve it.  And you are.

Embarking on a journey toward spiritual growth is an exciting, enriching experience.  But leaving the old ways of viewing ourselves and our self worth behind can, at times, be confusing.  Especially when it comes to the idea of making physical changes.  When we’re building self esteem, the desire to look our best – to boldly radiate the beauty we feel when we’re living through our hearts and souls – is powerful.  Yet at the same time, it can almost feel like “cheating” to focus on mundane issues like how we look on the outside when we are trying to connect with the beauty we all have on the inside.  Are we leaving our higher selves behind when we look in the mirror and see aspects of our physical selves that we’d like to change? 

The answer is simple.  Your outside isn’t you.   It isn’t your heart.  It isn’t your soul.  It’s simply a package that contains your true beauty – your inner beauty.

However, there’s nothing wrong with wanting that package to reflect the way you feel inside. 

The amazing thing is, the closer you get to living in harmony with your heart and soul, the more outwardly beautiful you become.  It almost works like magic.  Not only do you radiate beauty as you build confidence in yourself and your unique gifts, but loving yourself unconditionally has the added benefit of inspiring you to make physical changes.

That means nourishing your body with the right, healthful foods not because you’re “on a diet”
 and therefore punishing yourself for not looking a certain way, but because you want to make sure you have the energy you need to accomplish everything your soul has planned for you. 

That means exercising not because you need to “fix” your body, but because you want to celebrate your body and keep it strong for the journey ahead.

That means applying makeup not to mask your flaws, but to accentuate the uniquely beautiful Goddess you are.

Remember, it’s your divine right to feel beautiful both inside and out.  So listen to your heart and soul – and trust that, on this journey, there is no “cheating.”  There is only following the path our souls have set for us.

Most of the time we struggle to make things happen and unfortunately when we do this we actually create a natural resistance to it’s flowing, easily and gracefully into our lives.  The secret is in releasing what isn’t working, and in letting go and allowing the Universe to make what we desire to happen on our behalf.  What is truly meant for us cannot go past us, if we will trust, have faith and surrender the process to the invisible power available to us.

• The Magnetic Power of Releasing:  In situations where your are not sure of how to proceed yet you know the desired result, the best thing to do is to let go and allow the universe to magically show you the way.  You do not have to know “how”, all you need to do is figure out the “what” of your soul’s joy and purpose.  This is equally effective in situations with otherswhere you may be experiencing problems; let the situation go and allow the healing power of the Universe to work through to reslove in the highest way for all concerned.
• Release Completely: It is important to not only release physically, but to also release mentally and emotionally.  This is especially true of money, projects, jobs, people and our material things. I clean house, so to speak, every year and graciously give away that which I don’t use or wear at all levels of my being, feeling the enjoyment of knowing that someone else will benefit from what is no longer useful to me.  Because I have released on all levels I always experience ways where what was given away was replaced magically by the universe. Let go with love, it works every time.

If you find that the road to your dreams is still not being shown to you, even after having letting go at all levels of your being, have faith that it is because the Universe has something even grander in plan for you and try to open up to what that might be.  Ask to be shown what it is and you will be. Pay attention to clues and signs and don’t discount anything as being potentially true for you.  Sometimes the lesson is to grow in our unlimited capacity and we need to be open to all that this entails, letting go and letting God all the way.

Wishing you a beautiful & magical & prosperous journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: dreams, magical, Prosper, release

Have you ever heard of the saying that nature, and the universe abhors a vacuum?  It is the truth, especially where prosperity is concerned. This law is very powerful, if not the most powerful of the prosperity laws and it requires tremendous faith, boldness, a real sense of adventure and positive expectations. This law asks that get rid of all that you don’t want in your life in order to make room for what you do want. Clean house, literally!

• Let go of all that isn’t working in your life- by doing this your greater good has an opportunity to come to you. This includes, things, people and situations.  Projects that are incomplete - choose to finish them or lose them.  They clutter your mind and energy field for further creative inspiration to come through.
• Create space for good health - our mind and emotions have a powerful affect on the body. What attitudes or feelings do you need to let go of in order to create the space for excellent health?
• Forgive - Forgiveness is miraculous; it means to “give for” yourself, your freedom.  This process makes a substantial vacuum allowing for the good to come into your life.  Without it, you are full past emotional baggage; whether it subconscious or conscious.  One way to determine if you have truly forgiven yourself and/ or others is to ask yourself if you are truly happy, do you truly feel blessed?  Are you patient, tolerant and compassionate? Are you kind, even when others aren’t?  Or, do you react to subconscious triggers without any awareness of doing so?   Do others complain that you are angry, harsh and critical?  Do you hold on to past grievances and use them against others to make yourself feel better? Are you threatened by open and honest communications?  Your answers to these will indicate your levels of forgiveness to be done or that have been done. Free yourself from the prison that unforgiveness places you in; you deserve it.  A book that I  recommend is Radical Forgiveness by Colin Tipping; it works!    

Wishing you a beautiful & magical journey to creating the space for expansion, miracles and all the prosperity you desire!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: forgiveness, miracles, prosperity

As we head in to the New Year I am finding myself being advised of a mass consciousness cause and effect situation happening globally. It seems that we are being warned of a Great Depression on the horizon and while I can’t argue with statistics “out there” I can offer some secrets that you may use to change your consciousness around this situation and prosper regardless of outside appearances.

1. Your point of power lies within your mind: There is nothing we cannot change on the outside when we change our mind about it.  The outer forms we see in our lives are a direct result of  the unformed thoughts and beliefs we cherish consciously and unconsciously.  Most of our thoughts are habitual and without closer observation and an over-haul of those that are simply leading us to the same outer appearances, nothing will change. As you become more conscious of what goes on in your mind, you have the power to change it and your life. It is very simple and easy to transform your life and be prosperous when you consistently and deliberately focus your attention on positive thoughts, feelings and expectancies.
2. Become a deliberate creator of your own wealth: when you deliberately radiate goodness and deliberately entertain wealthy thoughts you create an unlimited pathway to riches and prosperity.  when you don’t, all you get are limitations, obstacles and less than desirable outcomes. It is important to not look to others and their lives as an indication of this law working for them; it is imperative that you focus on yourself, very intently, and allow this law to work its magic in your own life - you will be assured more than just financial abundance but also an abundance of health, love, goodwill and time.
3. Believe that you are a money magnet: Make this your daily mantra! You cannot force success and abundance in your life.  As a magnet you have a developed state of mind that expects all good things for yourself and others. As someone who tries to force things you are constantly bombraded with you own thoughts that are critical, anxious, depressed, unforgiving and possessive and all this serves to do is to keep you from receiving the good that you desire and deserve. Choose to radiate mentally, emotionally and constantly to become a magnet for all that is good for yourself and your loved ones (and all of humanity).

My wish for you all is the msot prosperous New Year you have ever had the pleasure to experience.  I will continue to post more on secrets and laws of prosperity to assist you with your journey on this.

Until then, I wish you a beautiful, magical and Happy New Year!

In love and light,

Dawn

www.boldlybeautiful.com

Tags: joy, love, power, prosperity, success

There are many laws to prosperity and within each are keys to adhering to each law so that prosperity is a given.  I would like to share some essential keys that fall into the basic law of prosperity.

“Through his thoughts, man holds the key to every situation and contains within himself that transforming and regenerative agency by which he may make himself what he wills.”  James Allen, As A Man Thinketh

• You Cannot Get Something For Nothing:  Also known as the Law of Compensation.  We cannot access the channel of infinite abundance through God and the Universe without first giving and/or sowing that which we desire to reap. Hand-outs are a poverty mind-set and do nothing to foster prosperity for anyone.  It ids essential to make an effort and act on that inner guidance so that you can reap all that you do sow; you can receive, in good conscience, all that you do give.
• You Can Always Give Something:  Regardless of your current financial situation, there is always something you can give in order to receive the abundance and prosperity that you desire.  What do you have in your home, garden, list of talents, heart and soul, that you can give first, with the faith that as you do you will just as surely receive back? Give first and in doing so God will be the master of supply through you.
• Radiate and You will Attract:  Dare to think bold, radiant, expansive and loving thoughts instead of self-defeating, limiting and selfish thoughts. Take responsibility for your thoughts and feelings and direct them to all that is prosperous and successful. This is Law of Radiation and Attraction.

I look forward to sharing more laws and keys with you over the next several weeks; until then I wish you a beautiful & magical and prosperous journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: law of attraction, prosperity, success

Our thoughts and attitudes affect our supply and our prosperity to such a large degree and yet we still sometimes get caught up in the ideas and thoughts and opinions of mass consciousness.  As I share some further prosperity secrets with you I encourage you to consider that your circumstances are not what they appear to be; meaning that attitude alone can help you rise above any adverse situation and circumstance.

• your supply essentially comes from God, or your higher power, however you identify with that and yet your supply also comes from within you as talents, abilities and ideas that are seeking bold expression. Your mind is the link between what’s available on the inside and what’s available universally. Your attitudes, mental concepts, beliefs and paradigms have to be in alignment with achieving your goals and meeting your needs at all times in order for the creative inspiration to be born within you. God can only do for  you that which he can do through you.
• the power of prosperous thinking comes down to this: People places, conditions and events cannot keep your prosperity from you.  Once you commit to thinking prosperously at all times the things, people, circumstances and events will either start to work for you or the will fade away, making room for new conditions and people to come in to help you achieve all that you desire.
• remember that God is your source of infinite wealth and supply and look to him for guidance as to how to best utilize your talents and fulfill your dreams. Remember also that it is right, not wrong, to be prosperous.

Wishing you a beautiful, magical & prosperous journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: bold expression, prosperity, success, wealth

We are all certainly feeling the pressures of the economic downturn and looming uncertainty about our futures.  Even with the reality of this facing us we do have the power to affect positive change in our lives, one belief at a time.  I would like to share some additional beliefs that can help you to transform your consciousness into one that can thrive even in these times…

• We can all learn to be in control of our possessions rather than be possessed by them.  When we can look at our possessions as being gifts from God and temporary at best, we can allow ourselves the freedom of attachment to what we have or don’t have and place more value on what is lasting; our love for ourselves and our our love for others. Relationships are truly what matter and in focusing on the love that you share vs. what you have have compared to others you will find the peace in being, not having.
• When you are faced with dire financial needs repeat this prayer often “Be still, and know that I am God”; (Psalms 46:10) What this means is Be Still And Know That I Am God And I am Working on This Situation Right Now for Your Higest Good. Spend a few minutes meditiating on the meaning of this; you will feel a sense of peace wash over you and feel enough faith to move forward towards your goals and dreams. This prayer actually works in any situation where you find yourself without answers or solutions in the immediate moment.
• Allow your needs to come to you in various forms, do not try to prescribe the way.  If we can surrender how things should be we allow for things to be as God would have them be.  This essentially means that all will work out according to Divine Plan and everything according to Divine Plan is lasting, loving and for your soul’s highest evolution and good. Believe in a prosperous universe and create the space for the universe to bring you all that you need and more, in very miraculous ways; ways that you could not begin to imagine.

I hope that these secrets and prayers find you blessed with a new consciousness around money and having all of your needs met even in these financial times.

Wishing you a beautiful, magical and prosperous journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beautiful, faith, peace, prosperity, success

There are certain truths and laws that govern prosperity and are the truth for all of us equally.  As my desire is to be of service and value in these economic times I am going to write a series on prosperity; it’s laws and the truth.

I would like to start with the truth as we can avoid pitfalls and disappointments when we allow the truth to become alive in our consciousness.

The truth is this: It is our divine right to be prosperous!

In his famous lecture “Acres of Diamonds”, Russell H. Cromwell stated:

“I say you ought to be rich; you have no right to be poor.  To live and not be rich is a misfortune and it is doubly a misfortune because you could have been rich just as well as being poor….We ought to get rich if we can by honourable methods, and these are the only methods that sweep us quickly toward the goal of riches.”

Being “rich” simply means that you are living a full, rewarding and abundant life, whatever that means personally to you. How peaceful, joyful and healthy are you? Are you experiencing plenty in your financial affairs or lack? How honourable are you in your pursuit of prosperity? In the honest answers to these questions lies the ability to change your circumstances with ease and grace. Even a small shift in your perception of what being rich means and that you are deserving of it can effect major changes in your outer world of experience.

Some keys to propserity include:

• from a spiritual standpoint, it is essential to truly desire prosperity.
• Poverty is a sin caused by the human lack of awareness that God is our source of unlimited wealth and supply.
• To live fully on the physical, mental and sipiritual planes, you need to be prosperous; it is your divine right.
• By allowing God to guide your affairs, financial or otherwise, you are allowing His Source to pervade your affairs; all but guaranteeing success.

Today you can choose to be properous, with the full knwoledge that it is something that we can all be, and have.  We can actually better serve our loved ones, families, friends and communities to the degree that we are prosperous.

I invite you to join me in my exclusive members community, where prosperity is a given.  It is safe to desire it, and you are encouraged and guided every step of the way. You can join at www.boldlybeautiful.com.

Wishing you a beautiful, magical and prosperous journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beautiful, prosperity, rich, success, truth

Normally I would write about my own personal journey here but with the world heading into an economic crisis I am inclined to focus on issues of prosperity and how to survive these times with beauty, ease, grace and most importantly, profitably.

I was sitting with my partner this morning, enjoying my morning coffee, and listening to him reveal the daily changes in the economic climate. I know from my own experience that in times like these it is helpful to look at what you do have instead of what you don’t have and to consider the princples of prosperity.  I will share with you the various principles over the next several weeks but first I want to share what I did this morning to turn the attention from that of doom and gloom to one of potential and not giving up on your dreams.

I get a magazine regularly that advertises the world’s finest of the finest and it truly is an expensive and luxurious publication.  What I did was show my partner some things in the magazine that spoke to my heart and soul; not because I wanted to but them per se but because they light a fire in me that keeps me positive and gives me the determination to prosper, even in times like these.

Proserity Principle One: “In spite of appearances, I am proserous in all areas of my life”.  Our good comes from God and there is enough money to go around for everyone.  I heard once that every second a million dollars is created to be claimed by us.  That’s a lot of money, ALL of the time.  If certain sectors are not doing so well, there are others ready to take off. 

When you keep your thoughts aligned with the truth about prosperity, from a universal perspective, you understand that you are not a prisoner to what appears to be a crisis economically. As you raise your consciousness in this way, others will be inspired to do the same.  You are not at the mercy of mass consciousness but rather you hold the power to change it altogether.

Wishing you a beautiful, magical & prosperous journey!

In love and light,

Dawn

Tags: beauty, consciousness, power, prosperity