Masterful Mindsets

"To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are."  ~Ellen DeGeneres

I saw a post on social media one day about a 60 year old swimsuit model. I found her so inspiring because she was changing the standard definition of beauty by who she was showing up as - not necessarily by how she looked physically but by her inner radiance. It was obvious that she was comfortable in her own skin and that’s not easy to do… especially with the inner critic always chattering in your head. Reminding you of all the ways you aren’t good enough - repeating the self-limiting beliefs that you learned early on in your life and have continued to believe.

Regardless of how you look on the outside – it’s who you are on the inside that truly determines your beauty. But here’s the kicker – who you believe yourself to be is who you will be. Which is why it is so very important to see your inner beauty, be comfortable in your own skin and let it shine out...

“The eyes are the windows to your soul.” - William Shakespeare

It has been said that the eyes are the window to your soul. Yet unfortunately, so many people wear masks to hide who they are that no one ever gets to see their true beautiful soul. And sadly, not only does no one else get to know the real them, but they often go through life wondering who they themselves are because they have lost touch with their own selves from spending so much of their lives wearing a mask and pretending to be someone they are not.

Has this ever been you? What mask are you wearing?

You may have begun wearing a mask for protection but who are you really protecting yourself from - the world around you or your own self? Are you trying to hide who you are or how you feel? Maybe you feel like you’re not enough as you are or won’t be accepted as you are. That can be tough, and I understand that sometimes it really does feel safer to put on a mask and pretend to be something you are not. But life was no...