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Monday, August 11, 2014

Personal Growth Begins With Imagination

Personal Growth Begins With Imagination
"Personal growth is an ideal not of reason, but of imagination ~ Your imagination must be found in a place beyond reason that begins with imagining a future reality ~ the self that you could become."


Imagination is something I’ve got a lot of. In fact, it’s my imagination that has gotten me into the best and the worst of situations … and for that I am eternally grateful. How else could I ever become all that I hope to be, if not for dipping my toe in the boiling hot water as much as the tepid lake? 


The only problem I have with my vivid imagination is that sometimes it runs so far ahead of me that often the words coming out of my mouth can’t keep up with my thoughts, no less my actions or bank account. But that means nothing compared to the giggly excitement I feel inside when a new idea takes root and begins to grow into some not-to-be-believed-incredible-over-the-top new project or adventure.


I love to learn, and I love learning something about almost everything. But, I especially love learning the soul’s simple secret and finding ways to apply all the words of wisdom  gathered during this exhilarating, terrifying, exciting and fascinating journey called life. As much as I love to learn, I enjoy it the most when I am traveling.


It always seems as if everywhere there is a lesson to be learned, something new to discover, and a wonderful surprise unplanned. Then there is the novelty and originality in the architecture, customs, lifestyles, people and of course the food; I love seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting all the different kinds of foods, which may be just ordinary to the locals, but to me often look so extraordinary and innovative.


So one day when I wasn’t even looking, I had an epiphany that not only changed my life, but the lives of so many others. A moment in the middle of the day that I had dreamed about for years sent me on a path that took me to the most amazing places in the world with the passion to write books, speak and inspire people all over the world to use their imagination to become the self they could become. 


Keep your heart open to dreams.  For as long as there’s a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living. The future is believing in the beauty of your dreams.”


If my stories capture your attention and you are amused, enlightened, inspired and encouraged to live the beauty of your dreams, then together we will know that one’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. 

Welcome aboard!!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Light Up Every Room You Enter

Not long ago the amazing Dr. Maya Angelo passed away, leaving a legacy of words and actions that
continue to inspire us to find the courage to figure out who we really are... who we really want to be. It took a re-reading of her marvelous poem called "Phenomenal Woman" to reignite my memories of another amazing woman who first taught me how to take ownership of my own magnificence.

Years ago, when I was a professional photographer -- one of my many incarnations -- I had the pleasure of photographing a fabulous "French" American born woman who had moved to Paris at the ripe old age of 20, simply because she adored everything French. After years of being a model, stylist, and beloved wife of an apparently adoring (deceased) husband, she was now in New York living a grand life to its fullest. To this day I don't know what possessed "Ma Mère," as I called her, to take me under her wing, but her sharing her secret has since taken me to places women far more beautiful, accomplished, wealthy, and successful have only dreamed of going. I say secret, opposed to secrets, because when the day was done, everything always came back to the most important lesson any woman or man can ever learn: How to Own Your Magnificence.

In a hundred different ways she encouraged me to love every single part of myself so there never would be any doubt of my own self-worth. Self-respect and self-confidence in whatever you chose to do were absolute. While other young women were being educated in the great value of mastering domestic skills and the various ways to accommodate others, I was being taught to embrace your own femininity, while always taking full responsibility for your mind, body, spirit and experiences. This jewel of a woman taught me the importance of only being led by the thoughts that empower and serve you, while consciously being on guard to eradicate and eliminate any negative ones -- no matter from whence they came -- that could get in the way of you loving your one-of-a-kind sparkling unique self!

I can still see Ma Mère sitting with me in the garden over afternoon tea, captivating and mesmerizing me with her fascinating stories while she weaved her lessons throughout, as one does with silk threads through fabric, to create a beautiful tapestry. With a glow coming off her that could light up the darkest corner she would begin to teach her little mentee this very important life lesson.
"Mon Chéri, if you want to be the kind of rare jewel worthy of love, adoration, and special care, you must develop a powerful ownership of your own magnificence -- which can only be generated from the inside out. The depth and the strength of your inner light is what makes a woman truly beautiful. When the outside begins to change possibly not so much to your liking -- as it will eventually for everyone -- others will barely notice. The brightness of your love and inner wisdom will diffuse any so called flaws, making you irresistible and unforgettable. Just like an expensive bottle of French parfum you will become cherished and intoxicating!"

Ma Mère was one of the most beautiful and exciting women I have ever known and those qualities never diminished. Men and women of all ages were enamored with her magnetic charm and the ageless beauty she wore like the finest cashmere scarf. She had such respect for the natural gifts she had been given, and embellishing them with care and adornment, was as natural to her as breathing. She could never understand why anyone would "poubelle leur temple," trash the temple that cares their soul. "How could anyone have such little respect for the body that the Source of it all has given them for the most incredible ride of your life? C'est fou, it's crazy." She totally believed in the idea of polishing "the outer stone," so that your body and physical presence metaphorically had the luster of a top grade jewel. But even more importantly, was working on all the inner wisdom and intuitions that makes every woman her own priceless work of art.

Lighting up every room you walk into means to always Own Your Magnificence. Owning your perfection without any false pride or arrogance is simply knowing how special you really are, and how lucky any man or woman, lover or friend is to have you in their life. Some of the best advice my adored Ma Mère gave me was to never forget that unequivocally, nothing is more irresistible than a truly confident woman. She would say, "You must always be 'à l'aise dans votre peau, comfortable in your own skin, and never be an imitation of anyone but yourself." When you Own Your Magnificence you send out an undefinable energy that makes you light up every room you walk into and everywhere you go. You become like the Eiffel Tower light show at midnight on New Year's Eve: Unforgettably electrifying. En-JOY!

This is an excerpt from a new release coming this Fall entitled, Life -- Lust & Love, Shared Secrets from a Seasoned Woman.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Own Your Magnificence!

"A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the woman you want to become, and start being the woman you were meant to be."
OWN YOUR MAGNIFICENCE
7 Week Course ~ Two Hour Sessions 6:30 - 8:30 - Wed., Aug. 6th ~ Wed., Sept. 17th
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Presented By
JOY WESTON ~ World Renowned Joyologist!

Joy does not simply happen to us, we must choose joy and keep choosing it every day.  One of the hardest things to realize is that our 'someday' is right now.    Taking your everyday ordinary life and bringing it to a state of Extraordinary Health ~ Mentally, Emotionally, Physically, Financially and Spiritually ~ while creating a loving relationship with yourself and others, Energetic Youthfulness,  Abundance, Inner Peace and Continuous Joy ( much bigger than Happiness) is a mind over matter job. This course is meant to assist you in understanding and utilizing your personal power so you can truly own your magnificence~ NOW. The time has come for you to claim the life you want and deserve, and together we can make sure you get it!”   

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There only one very good life… and That’s the life that you know you want and you make it yourself.”      Diane Vreeland

The Ordinary to Extraordinary 7-week live-flash virtual course is based on Joy Weston’s International Best-Seller~ How an Ordinary Woman Can Have an Extraordinary Life: The Formula for the Art of Living Well.  This course will help you create beautiful, radical changes in the way you see and experience your moment-to-moment life. By applying each powerful, mind-altering perception with subtle shifts every day and every week, you will consistently and organically choose love, joy and acceptance, which will transform your life in awe-inspiring ways you may never have thought was possible.

Each week focuses on a different lesson from the book to help you achieve miraculous results in every area of your life. Below is a description of Joy’s presentations, which will all be incorporated with the participants shared stories and personal questions that will help to enlighten all of us!
  •  MP3 audio downloads of each session~ for everyone’s further growth and travelers who might have to miss a session or two 
  •  Video downloads to help solidify key issues and major points
  • JOY-filled thought-provoking moment emails
  • A blissful, spa-like environment with light refreshments etc.

  (If not JOYified in one area or another!!)

 Extraordinary Life Lesson Course Breakdown

Week 1 ~ A Sense of Joy & Happiness
Want to be a Master (Mistress) of Creation ~ someone who always gets the essence of everything they desire? This week Joy will teach you “the incredible secret” she discovered years ago that truly turned her everyday ordinary life into an Extraordinary one!  This course will thoroughly take you through each step of The Formula for The Art of Living Well combined with how to use conscious awareness to embrace the key principles …“look out dream, here you come!” 

Week 2 ~ A Sense of Self Worth
Get psyched about learning the importance of self-love and how to fully embrace and reinforce your self-esteem and self-confidence. Through simple life lessons backed by proven savvy tips, Joy will guide you into strengthening the depth of your relationship with yourself. This week’s journey is vital to gaining an unshakable respect and belief in fully owning your magnificence. 

Week 3 ~ A Sense of Romantic Love & Quality Relationships    
Joy will help you get honest about what’s held you back from having romantic bliss or true quality relationships, and you will learn how to always be honored and treated like a queen. By sharing powerful tools and a deeper understanding of personal power and responsibility, you can experience an immediate internal shift, whether single or attached.  PLUS, secret tips for attracting as many suitors as you want.

Week 4 ~ A Sense of Good Health
Discussing all the self-sabotaging conversations and destructive patterns when it comes to food, your body and the aging process. Through years of working with clients and personal experience, Joy will tell you the real skinny on aging youthfully, mentally and physically in energetic health, and  how to finally get your weight issue under control.

Week 5 ~ A Sense of Abundance
Shifting, opening and changing your fears and beliefs around abundance, that has nothing to do with how much money or material possession you have.  Get ready to learn the fine-points on creating unlimited abundance and prosperity through imagination and attracting your desires. giving more to get more. 
  
Week 6 ~ A Sense of Gratitude and Making a Difference
Learn how to use the state of gratitude to enlarge your life while appreciating what you have in the moment no matter what the circumstance or events in your life are. This week will go very deep in the importance of using your mind over “whatever” is the matter, and how to utilize this wisdom to use your life to truly make a difference in the world.

Week 7 ~ A Sense of Being a Real Woman
Dipping into Joy’s private “Bag of Tricks” that she has personally used to self-correct, change, bring forth magic and miracles, etc. on how to become a better version of who you were just a moment ago. Expect to get lots of epiphanies and personal signs of enlightenment in the most fun and amusing ways!

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  • Practical tools to help you release blocks, overcome obstacles, choose love over fear and turn everyday ordinary moments into an Extraordinary life!
  • The option to (watch) or listen to all lessons, depending on what's best for you.  The course provides gratis HD video and audio downloads from each session.
  • A sisterhood bonding with other incredible individuals on the journey to be the best we can be ... plus great networking connections.
  • A priceless connection of evenings with great women and wisdom.
  Many high-achieving women take stock of their lives only to discover that somewhere along the line, their life turned out differently than they thought it would. They want to be successful, but they also want to be happy.  My goal is to help them lead a more joyful life.”    
                                            Joy

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