Using Your Emotions to Create the Beauty From Within

Have you ever been in the room with someone who is truly beautiful? Are you entranced by the clothes, their looks, how their hair is done, how they walk, talk or speak? Where does beauty come from?

We have all heard the saying, 'beauty comes from within' which on the days that your hair does what it wants, you have chosen the wrong shoes to go with your outfit or you just don't feel your best, means nothing. Compliments are thrown to the wayside and you are not able to enjoy your accomplishments.

When you are experiencing those dark, ugly moments, what is going on in your head? Stop! Listen and hear what you are saying to yourself. It is true that you create your own beauty and it does come from within. What you say to yourself creates a light-filled beauty or a person from the dark side.

Your Self-Talk

Your self-talk is affecting your emotions, decisions and how beautiful you feel each day. Our thoughts affect our mood, our health and how we live each day. So, if you tell yourself that you are beautiful, guess what, you are. And that beauty will show in how people react to you when you are doing business, with friends or family.

Self-talk is a deeply ingrained, generational habit. It is like having a computer chip downloaded with instructions that you play over and over and believe is your reality.

These habits can even be measured. There is an evolving research field known as positive psychology. Dr. Sonja Lyubormirsky, in her book, The How of Happiness, states that as much as 40 percent of our happiness "is left for the intentional activities that we can choose to engage in . . . the things that we do and think every day of our lives."

By engaging in thoughts of self disapproval we bury our beauty under dark, negative feelings about ourselves. It affects every aspect of our lives and limits our possibilities.

Learn to create your most beautiful self by monitoring how you are feeling. When those dark moments appear, watch them, stop them and search your mind for an alternate, beautiful way of seeing and feeling about yourself.

The following exercise is one of the most powerful I have ever done. You may surprise yourself at how beautiful you are.

1. Write about how you see yourself. Include the dark, negative aspects that you hear yourself saying constantly. Be brutal, this is the ugly, dark side.

2. Write about who you want to be. How beautiful, wonderful, delightful, kind, enjoyable, exciting, loving, great, accomplished . . . etc. You know that person you see when you walk in a room that you want to be around because you feel so great when you are with them. Write about that person, it is you.

When you are done writing these two scenarios, read them. They are two completely different people. You will probably surprise yourself seeing how wonderful you are. Keep the one about your beauty close and read it often. This is the person you are and can become with practice.

Some other suggestions:

Be aware of what you are thinking

Shoot down those negative thoughts with positive ones

Find some books or CDs on positive self talk

Use them daily

Envision a world of beauty with you in it

Work at saying only positive statements

As you are creating your own beauty make sure that you spend time each day noticing the beauty around you. When you appreciate this beautiful world your beauty becomes a part of it and you will carry it with you everywhere.

Find your beauty, carry it with you and give it to others. Your beauty is needed in this world.

Tana Dean is an ecopreneur, author and speaker. Her book, available on her website, Your Money, Your Power: 10 Ideas for Mindful Spending to Create a Healthy Green Planet coaches us on how to create a more healthy, peaceful planet using our daily financial decisions and actions. She designed and developed her internet eco business website TanaDean.com with articles, products and resources. She also offers her favorite products, Certified Organic Skin, Home and Nutrition. Her site focuses on Abundant Lifestyle, Green Living and Healthy Bodies. She is a Reiki Master in the Usui Shiki Ryoho tradition.

What You Need To Know For Long Lasting Flowers

The biggest complaint of many flower lovers is that their bouquets and floral arrangements just don't seem to last very long. But what many don't know is that there a few things you can do to insure that the flowers you get from the florist enjoy a long and beautiful life.

Buy Flowers In-Season

Flowers grown in the right season tend to last twice as long as those grown out-of-season and under unfavorable conditions. Ask your florist about his/her seasonal varieties.

Buy Locally Grown Flowers

Just like food, flowers begin to lose their potency, fragrance and beauty after traveling long distances. Find out what flowers are grown locally or in your region. These are the flowers that will seem like they were just picked straight from your garden, without the hassle of actually gardening.

Buy Natural Flowers

Natural flowers are beautiful and fragrant just the way nature intended. Hybrids and genetically altered flowers are often less vibrant, less fragrant and have a significantly shorter lifespan.

Buy Flowers Built To Last

There are flowers and arrangements specifically designed by nature and/or your florist that allows them to last a long time for your enjoyment.

Dried flowers, also known as "everlastings" preserve the beauty of the flower, often for as long as a year. Some of the best flowers for everlasting arrangements are:

Roses

Hydrangea

Safari Sunset

Protea

Sunflowers

If you have additional questions about what other flowers last, please contact Diana via e mail and she'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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What Can Yoga Do to Help the Global Economy in 2009?

Do you feel helpless, when you see or hear the daily news? Does your heart sink when you see your new credit card interest rate? We hear a lot of pessimism from financial experts, which leads to much negativity in the stock markets.

People are losing their homes, jobs are being lost, and suicides are becoming an option to poverty. We could blame corporate greed, banks, and Wall Street; but what good would it do? We cannot afford to waste time blaming those who our tax dollars support. Now is the time for real solutions, and each of us has a silver lining of creativity.

What can Yoga teachers do?

In our classes, we should maintain optimism. Make stress management workshops available to your students and the general public. Teach meditation sessions which focus on positive outcomes. Proliferate positive energy, so that your students carry the seeds of hope to the rest of your community.

What can Yoga practitioners do?

Visit your local Yoga studio and cultivate positive energy. Give everyone you know a dose of optimism. Help anyone you can. Each of us has limitations, but collectively, we have the ability to help those who need it most. Keep your dreams alive and move forward, without taking financial risks.

This action requires an International effort among Yoga practitioners of all styles. This is much more than wishful thinking. There are Yoga practitioners in every country, of every religion, and every color. It is time to unite and take action.

How can Yoga practitioners help?

We can start with collective meditation, positive affirmation, and prayer. Here is a proposal for positive change in 2009. On the second day of each even month, we will practice collective meditation, positive affirmation, and prayer, with the intention of global economic recovery.

Why should you care?

The Great Depression was followed by World War II. Massive poverty is a breeding ground for hate, blame, and warfare. Without funds, many charities are already at risk. Local communities cannot support themselves, with thousands more unemployed people each month.

The economic downturn may not be your problem now, but if this economy keeps sinking, it will be. In truth, poverty is a social problem for all of us - no matter where you live.

Here is the plan of action. Join together and practice collective meditation, positive affirmation, and prayer, with the intention of worldwide economic recovery on the second day of April, June, August, October, and December of 2009. When the economy turns around, we can focus on world peace in 2010.

Copyright 2009 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga Teacher Training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.aurawellnesscenter.com He has been a certified Master Yoga Teacher since 1995. To receive Free Yoga videos, Podcasts, e-Books, reports, and articles about Yoga, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/member-offer.html

Goal Success - 6 New Year's Resolutions For Weight Loss Goals!

Is weight loss important to you? If so, now is a GREAT time to get started! When a New Year appears, it naturally seems to be a time of renewal: A New Year -- a clean slate -- a fresh beginning! If you have desire to lose weight, doing so now could be a natural New Year's resolution for you.

But let's say that you have tried before with this goal and either not succeeded, or succeeded beautifully, but then gained weight back again. For many with weight-loss goals, it has seemed to be a venture of frustration and disappointment. Has this been your experience?

If so, it is time for a new outlook -- a new approach. Here are 6 practical, effective New Year's resolutions for weight loss:

1 - Be Positive:
Pay attention to your thoughts. Notice the types of messages that you are giving to yourself about you being a success -- both as a person and in regard to weight loss. Notice specifically if you are being negative about this: Think -- self-fulfilling prophecy. Respond to any negativity by re-wording the thought into a positive, success-generating affirmation: "I am a powerful, productive person!" "I enjoy success attaining my goals!" "I persevere with my resolution and lose the weight that I desire!"

2 - Be Realistic:
If your goal is to lose 50#, start with the awareness that you do not lose 50# all at once. In essence, you lose 1#, 50 times. So, start with that first pound. Give yourself realistic sub-goals. For example, you might choose the goal of 1# per week. Look where you will be by the end of this year!

3 - Know Yourself:
Are you someone who does better exercising with others? Then, by all means, do NOT assign yourself exercise by yourself on treadmill at home. Yes, it might be cheaper (if you already have the treadmill -- you know, the one with all the clothes hanging from it in the family room?). Go to the gym -- be around others -- have a social outlet and exercise. Better yet, get an exercise buddy and meet each other at a specified time!

4 - Incorporate What You Know about Yourself:
If you feel pressured by others bringing up your efforts at weight loss, don't announce your intentions to lose weight to the office. Keep it to yourself ... and let them notice -- and comment -- on the results.

5 - Reward Your Success:
Be generous and kind to you. Choose non-food rewards and recognize you for your courage and your perseverance. Others may have NO idea what you have been going through ... but YOU know! You are the person in the position to look out for you ... to be kind to you ... to recognize you as a success!

6 - Persevere:
Losing weight is a huge, important step toward better health. Being successful losing weight takes courage, motivation, diligence and persistence. Make your affirming cry: I Can Do It!

I urge you to use these six weight-loss ideas over and over to create success with your New Year's Resolution to lose weight.

And I encourage you to learn more about creating effective New Year's resolutions by getting our FREE ebook, "How to Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever". You can get your own copy by visiting http://www.2affirm.com/exchange.html or Click Here. Learn Practical Ideas & Tips for Resolutions that You can Use to CHANGE your Life ... for Good!

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Finding something you don't like about yourself is usually very easy for most people. Most of the time you don't even have to ask your family or friends because you have heard them complain about the same thing for years. How many times have you heard someone mention, I need to lose weight?

What are you going to change today about your life? Make a list of things that you're not happy with about your life and start making the changes today that you need to create the life you deserve and desire.

Greg Vanden Berge is a published author, internet marketing expert, motivational inspiration to millions of people all over the world and is sharing some of his wisdom with experts in the fields of writing,marketing, and personal development.

Greg is currently working on a personal development video library filled with great movies on a wide array of topics, like religion, self help and spiritual changes in the world. His views on religious freedom are slowly changing the way people think about institutional religion.

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How to Stay Happy - The Art of the Happy Dance

When you're happy and you know it clap your hands! When your happy and your know it clap your hands! When your happy and you know it, than your face should surely show it! When your happy and your know it clap your hands!"

When I began to give some serious thought to The Art of the Happy Dance, this child hood ditty immediately came to mind. It might sound like a bit of an oxymoron to be thinking seriously about a Happy Dance, but let's give it a shot.

So what in the heck is a Happy Dance? Oh come on, everyone's done the Happy Dance. You know, it's that mini dance routine that occurs when something really great happens. It's the celebration sensation that bubbles up and spills over, affecting you from the inside to the out and ends up as a shake, shimmy, two step and a hop with some smiles sprinkled on top!

I profoundly believe that acknowledging moments of joy and happiness with a little ritualistic shimmy or two step in honor of whatever has given me so much pleasure helps grow my positivity reserves and thus, makes my life much happier and healthier.

There's lots of great research out there that has shown that a positive outlook can profoundly affect our health, finances, and our relationships. And the Happy Dance is another way we can reflect our positive vibe. A good Happy Dance is spontaneous. Born from the moment. It's a kinetic occurrence that jolts you from the inside and than transfers its energy to an outer manifestation. Your soul bearing witness that you are capable, you are worthy and you are here. The happy dance provokes thoughts of more productivity, a more positive outlook, and just feelin' good. A Woo Hoo! kind of moment.

One of the most visible examples of the 'Happy Dance' can be found in the world of football. Over time, those end zone dances have gotten to be quite an elaborate celebration. Unfortunately, end zone antics have been curtailed if not outright banned. What a shame that the officials would shut down the exuberant energy and transformative power that doing a happy dance can elicit. When those players celebrated their touch down it always made me want to get up and join them. Made me want to shrug my shoulders in unison; as if some of their confidence, talent, and good fortune could be transferred to me. Well actually, that powerful transformative energy is transferred. We're always affected by the energy we witness.

The true power that lies at the core of the Happy Dance is all about agreement. Agreeing with the Universe that you should be affirmed. Agreeing that you are entitled to come up with a great idea, deserve to win a prize, or that your hard work should be validated is incredibly life affirming.

Witnessing someone in the midst of engaging in and experiencing this life affirming celebration and agreement can affect you, transferring its power to you, leaving you, the witness, feeling uplifted and empowered in both discernible and indiscernible ways. At bear minimum, witnessing a Happy Dance makes you smile.

There isn't really an 'art' to the Happy Dance, not in any kind of artsy high-brow way, but in my opinion, the real art is to simply allow yourself to let go of the social conditioning and negative thoughts that can make us believe the Happy Dance is just so much tom-foolery, and separates us from being free.

So the next time you have a great idea, or get a promotion, or even something as simple as finding something that you'd lost, go ahead, do a little or even a great big Happy Dance. Agree with the Universe: celebrate, validate, and affirm you.

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The 5 Love Languages

People express and receive love in different ways. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies these as the five languages of love".

1. Quality Time - Attention, quality conversation, time spent together doing something meaningful or enjoyable. Time is Love. Attention is love.

2. Words of Affirmation - "You are beautiful". Words of acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation. "You are a giving, loving, kind, warm person. I love who you are". Words of affirmation are words of love.

3. Gifts - From big to small. Flowers. Gifts. Cards. Cars. Houses. Jewelry. Stuffed Animals. Clothing. A gift can be a great gift of love. Some people feel most loved with a gift.

4. Acts of Service - Cooking dinner, washing the car, running an errand, cleaning the house, helping with a task, time spent in contribution to another.

5. Physical Touch - Affection. Massage. Making love. Of course, everyone has their favorite way to be touched. And, touch equals love to many.

Knowing these 5 Love Languages allows you to GIVE and RECEIVE love from others more fully. Of course, we all can appreciate and enjoy each "love language", however there is typically one or two that make you feel MOST LOVED. Which one is your primary love language? How do YOU show love toward those you love? What we tend to do for others, is often a clue to what we enjoy receiving most.

"If you express love in a way your partner doesn't understand, he or she won't realize you've expressed love. Perhaps your husband needs to hear encouraging words, but you feel like cooking a nice dinner will cheer him up. When he still feels down, you're puzzled. Or, maybe your wife craves time with you -- time away from the kids & TV. The flowers you gave her just don't communicate that you care."

--- The 5 Love Languages

How I've used the "5 Love Languages"...

1. Noticing my own "love language"......what makes me feel most loved? Then, I can ask for more of what I want. For me, that's "Quality Conversation/Time", and Affection.

2. FEELING more love from others, even if they don't know about the 5 Love Languages. If anyone in my life gives me quality time, a word of affirmation, a gift, an act of service or is affectionate with me......I take it as LOVE now. So, as a result, I feel much more love from my friends, family and significant others.

3. Noticing "others" Love Language, so that I can ensure my friends, family AND significant others feel the love I have toward them. It's not just about romantic relationships. And, it's more fun spending quality time, giving a word of affirmation, a gift, an act of service, or affection.....because I'm "intentionally" sending more love with each of these.

Get "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman.....and learn more about applying these concepts in your life to maximize the love you give and receive in your relationships.

Mary Allen, CPCC, MCC is author of The Power of Inner Choice. She hosts Conversations with the Masters interviewing best-selling authors via free, live conference calls. Visit http://www.lifecoachmary.com to learn about coaching, her popular year-long Success and Inner Peace Bootcamp and tap into a wealth of resources including her ezine SoulFULLY Living, and Your Daily Gems.