#livingbeautifully

[livingbeautifully]

Appreciating beauty

I often look out the window, probably looking like Nick Jonas in the 'When you look me in the eye' video. However, even if I look out the window and see the scenery, the people, the life around me, I don't really look at it, analyze it, appreciate it.

I've been in Lyon for a couple of days now -almost a week, and I've noticed life.

Every time I walk from my apartment to the metro station I recognize so many things. From the woman who is constantly chasing her toddler who is riding a tricycle, to the green leaves that are slowly but surely becoming red, to the people running past me because they're late and even the cold gush of air that hits me just as the metro passes by. I feel and live all of those things around me.

They're no longer something that pass by my eyes, I finally paid attention.

Even if I don't understand the language, even if I have no idea of what people are saying, I recognize their facial expressions, the way they move their hands, their body language and I'm able to grasp some meaning. I'm impressed because I would usually just walk by and ignore everyone around me.

Maybe living beautifully is not only changing things my habits, but the way I interact with the world, too.

Have you ever had an appreciation awakening?

[thaichristen]

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[cheaperthanwine]

Bougie on a Budget

"If men ever needed a reason to understand why women are a bit expensive and need 'maintenance,' just remind them what we looked like in June of 2020."  -- Jennifer Lea

Seven years ago, I sat next to a woman I hardly knew (who is today one of my best friends) during my first MBA class and couldn’t stop staring at her eyelashes. They were gorgeous, full, long, and like nothing I had ever seen. Seriously, my mascara didn’t do that no matter how much I curled and applied. What the hell did she have going on? After the second class, I finally mustered the courage to ask her and when she let out her secret of “eyelash extensions” I knew I had to have them! I gifted them to myself when I graduated the class 18 months later. So, for six years, I have gone every two weeks to get them “filled” and never lifted a tube of mascara again.

Fast forward to 2020 and enter COVID and the end of all “maintenance services” for a solid four months. Oh, and a divorce. And a new house. Since my magician, I mean esthetician, reopened three months ago I have had an internal debate almost daily about whether or not to put my lashes back on. My free samples of mascara from Sephora were fine, weren’t they? I shouldn’t spend money on something so frivolous when I am accumulating debt for new kitchen cabinets. What is someone going to think when I talk about my fiscally responsible ways of saving money on my house by doing so much of my own work and yet spending money on myself? I don’t have time to sleep, let alone take time to get my lashes done. And so the argument went on until I finally decided, no, I am putting them back on. This is the one, and I mean the one, indulgence I do for myself. Once every 10 days I go lay down on a bed, close my eyes, and let someone pamper me. This “someone” happens to now be one of my dear friends who has been through my life with me the past 6 years every other week with me. You think you tell your hairdresser everything? Oh no, my esthetician truly knows all and still loves me for it. And, you know what, I’m also supporting a local business owned by an amazing woman who helps empower women everyday, just like I try to do.

So, judge me or don’t, but I put my lashes back on today, I feel a million times better and I’m not going to feel guilty for one more minute about it. We absolutely must do things for ourselves to get through this thing called life and whatever it is that you need to do that, DO IT!

[jennyrobertexclusivedecor]

#livingbeautifully #luxuryliving #beautifulspaces #onlineshopping #jennyrobertexclusivedecor #jennyrobertexclusivedécor (at Jenny Robert - Pty Ltd) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rKyPtpUCt/?igshid=i7ck3b5601dn

[tksagreatwaytolive]

The Future Belongs to the Mind, But, Which Mind?

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE THIRD MIND

Please watch these two videos

Video 1: My Stroke of Insight

Video 2:  Miserable & Magical: A Graduation Speech for Paradoxical Times

Share with us your thoughts and comments on why the third mind is the mind of the future.

[pinkmoondoll9shihtzu]

mfw too exhaustion to think of thibgs to draw but still must force my self to practice cus im Disciplined and Dedicated to #livingbeautifully

[spidk]

"This is our work. To show up in spaces that don’t welcome us and disrupt it in the MOST powerful ways. We use what we know about human behavior to shift the energy COMPLETELY for our benefit. We do it without breaking a sweat because Goddesses don’t sweat, WE GLOW!" - MS . . . . . #OchoRios #Jamaica #RiuResorts #WestIndies #MammeeBayBeach #vacationmode #IndoCaribbeanMajesty #WestIndianTing #IndoGuyaneseQueen #IndoGuyaneseGoddess #reallifebrownin #selfcare #selflove #selfpreservation #myeternalglow #livingbeautifully (at Riu Ocho Rios) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP5v9g8sLL4CPh35OJk1ropa7UiHvg-VYSfK8U0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[anewjourneyunfolds]

Every morning, I awake to give the world a better and stronger version of me #life #seizetheday #livingbeautifully #thebest #strivingforgreatness #owningit👑 #simplythebest💯 #confidence #gratitudejournal #alhamdulilah #smile😊

[geekgirlfinds]

I got my free #purmiraclemist in this week. I used my points accrued for sharing and talking about how much I love @purcosmetics ☺👍👍I have been using it for a few days and will have a full report soon. So far so good! #PURBeauty #makeup #settingspray #skincare #hydrate #livingbeautifully #love #favoriteproducts #skincarefavorites (at Houston, Texas)

[livingbeautifully]

The beginning

Life can be (and almost always is) overwhelming.

We might be overwhelmed by school, work, debt, people's perceptions of us, our own perceptions of ourselves, people's expectations, our expectations- there's just too much to think about.

We often worry too much about everything and anything that we forget to take the time to live a beautiful life for the most important person in our life: our self.

I'm starting this blog to remind myself to live beautifully. Live beautifully even if I'm exhausted. Live beautifully even if I'm worried. Live beautifully even if there's a million things trying to set me back.

But what is it exactly? Making sure that I'm okay. That I am the version of myself that I want to be. That I am the person I aspire to be, even if I'm on my way to a finish line.

It's the lifestyle, it's the environment, it's our habits, the people we surround ourselves with, our mindset and how we handle things.

I will start living beautifully, do you want to start too?

[heartchainsreads]

Commitment

Making a commitment allows us to not act reflexively when we have an urge. We think twice before speaking or acting. 

Commitment is at the very heart of freeing ourselves from old habits and fears. If we embark on the journey of doing this, it only makes sense to begin by laying a solid foundation. 

- Pema Chödrön

[nyxarity-blog]

Did some fun sunset inspired hair this week on my sister. #gjacademy #pravana #pravanavivids #Persephone #livingbeautifully

[seekerandthewizard88-blog]

Rereading this incredible book today! #blogging #selfhelp #mindful #pemachodron #livingbeautifully #readforpleasure #readforbetterment #books #summertimereading #groundlessness (at Fairfield County, Connecticut)

[gadgettrish]

Updating my #makeup #brushes with the @ecotools six piece starter & #travelset. #crueltyfree #recycledaluminum #bamboohandle #concealerbrush #eyeshadingbrush #angledlinerbrush #lashandbrowgroomer #blushbrush #livingbeautifully #ecotools #bamboo #cosmeticbag #ferrules #makeupbrushset #starterset

[nilejohnson]

This is why she's a #fav | Was shown this the other day, and I'm still watching it. #LoveThem #musicislife #goals #livingbeautifully #njidapproved