The Beauty Secret - Two

Learn to trust your mirror Most of us believe only what others tell us, not what we see in the mirror. That’s why we desperately seek compliments and depend on other people’s feedback. Real “beauties: rely on their mirror and accept everything they see. When they behold great fair, they enjoy their “good hair day” you won’t find these women concentrating on the two pounds they gained from the last night‘s dessert.

Don’t be so modest While we are encouraging to go out and look our best, we are not supposed t admit that we’re trying. Going that extra yard for beauty is perceived as prideful vanity. In addition, some women worry that they may attract the wrong attention. Wallflowers belong only on walls!

Don’t act or dress your age Every beautiful woman seemed to possess the same trait: agelessness. If you hadn’t been privy to their backgrounds, you would have hard pressed to put a number on them. You know who these women are: you see them in a magazine or TV. You know them to be about your age, but they look so much better. Don’t necessary jump to the conclusion that they’ve had extensive plastic surgery. That is not always the case. How do you begin your own “timeless: appearance? Pick up a magazine that might be geared to a different age demographic. Shop a different store or department than your usual route. Find a mentor; someone whose style you’ve always admired to help you develop your new look.

Almost everything we do is based on appearance.

The pursuit of beauty is as old as time.

Cute babies are held longer.

We love flowers for their “beauty”.

Starts a journal The first step to finding your way back to YOU is to start a daily journal. Keep your daily activities and thoughts as a reliable thermometer to your current state of thinking. Use it to keep track of what you’re eating, wearing and feeling.

Set goals Don’t get overwhelmed in the steps to your transformation. Set standards and goals in baby steps. This is especially important if you’ve somehow lost yourself along the way. It could be as small as “I will lose fiver pounds by the end of the month.” Or “ I will devote one hour a day just for me.” Sit back, close your eyes, and visualize yourself as slimmer happier or more assertive.

Beauty begins with self acceptance.

Look in the mirror, smile and say “Hi!”

Find your energy level Every person possesses an inner clock. Don’t rely on the time of day to tell you when to eat, when to rest, etc. Let your body do the talking! It never fails to give you signs that will tell you what it needs.

Know when to let go!

You are not in charge of the universe.

No Brainer Have one or two outfits that you know make you looks terrific and required no thought. Keep no more than five cosmetics that can take you out the door and don’t have to be color coordinated. Keep one overcoat that will look stylish, take you out the door with dignity, and hide anything!

Keep Moving! Don’t stay frozen in time. It is such an easy and comfortable place to get stuck. Keep a look that is absolutely your style, but keep reinventing that look to keep up with the times. You know who the guilty ones are. You’ve seen that woman who wears that seventies Farrah Fawcett hairdo, when not even Farrah herself had kept that same look. Or better yet, that friend who was MOD in the sixties and refuses to believe that the revolution is over!

I Double Dare You Remember that game we used to play as children? Whether it’s just getting a manicure or changing your hair color, just a little something new or different can create a brand new mind set. Oh yes, of course, you can always change it back if you don’t like it. But you may love the new you and wonder why you hadn’t tried it sooner!

Learn To Forgive Get back to self-acceptance. Did you break your diet? That just means that you are human. Why is it that it’s so much easier to forgive others and not ourselves? Let it go! When you overspend a bit, maybe that’s just what you needed at that time to build your spirits. If you find it difficult to forgive others, remember that even the most well-intentioned person can hurt your feelings. Don’t dwell on it. Don’t let it stay with you, or it will convert itself into a binge, spending spree, or something far more depressing. Throw it away, and get on with your life TODAY!

Self Portrait Drawings are our subconscious speaking to us. Take a pencil or crayon, and draw a picture of yourself.
Ask yourself what your drawing says about you.
 1. Did you take up the whole page?
 2. Are you in the corner?
 3. Are any of your body parts missing?
 4. Are you wearing clothes?
 5. What kind of clothes are you wearing?
 6. Are you wearing shoes?
 7. Are any of your body parts out of proportion?
 8. What would you name your drawing?

This test will reveal to us what we need to know in order to change our image and esteem issues. The most evidential self-portrait results were the ones done by teenagers and homemakers reentering the workplace. They were most likely to draw themselves without body parts, grotesque bodies, or as being practically invisible, taking up only a small corner of the page.

Meditation Is A Beauty Ritual The well known models and celebrities, each of these great stars possessed the unique ability to go into some kind of trance when sitting behind the mirror. This is a concept that I have found to be a perfectly relaxing and enjoyable way to start a day.