10 simple but not easy ways to attain true beauty:
1. Stop enabling the commercial beauty machine. Toss your fashion mags, cancel your botox injections, give the money you were saving for that boob job to the poor.
2. Retire the committee. Buy ‘em a gold watch, a condo in Sun City, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘beauty’
Dare to be Beautiful
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, dance, let go, passion, relax, true self on May 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Got Glasses? Optometric Interventions for the Eye of the Beholder
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, culture, image, shallow hal on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve not seen the movie Shallow Hal. After seeing the trailer I calculated the cost-to-benefit ratio of having my values validated while forcing myself to endure a thousand and one fat gags from the likes of Jason Alexander and Jack Black. The math didn’t work for me, so I skipped it. The story, I hear, [...]
In the Eye of the Beholder…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, body image, power on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m still pondering beauty – observing it, listening to it resonate in my soul. I’m wondering what constitutes beauty, and am fascinated by what seems to be the sheer necessity of beauty in our lives. As well, I’m stunned by the power feminine beauty in particular.
The difficulty comes for some of us when this power [...]
I’m Beautiful, Dammit
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, bette midler, flaunt it, sass, self-image on May 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
BETTE MIDLER LYRICS
“I’m Beautiful”
“That’s it, baby! When you got it, flaunt it, flaunt it!”
“This is the Divine Miss M
and I’m here to share with you some rare
and stimulating insight into my cosmic fabulosity.
It’s really very simple. I smiply believe with all my heart:”
I’m beautiful, I’m beautiful, I’m beautiful, dammit!
I’m beautiful, I’m [...]
Loveliness Sells
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, commerce, Earl's, eating out, trendy restaurants on May 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Friday night Ted and I had dinner at Earl’s in downtown Denver, before we took in 3 Mo’ Divas at the Stage Theater, in celebration of our 32nd anniversary.
Earl’s is a popular place with good food and plenty of atmosphere. Noisy, but noise seems to be one of the requirements of a successful restaurant, don’t [...]
Beauty
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, body image, culture, femininity, power, stephen white on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve spent the better part of four days observing the phenomenon of beauty, wondering whether to start a thoughtful series on the subject. Then I turn to Karen over at Cheerio Road and she’s already there with an encouraging word and a couple of great videos to share. It must be a sign, I think. [...]
A Girl and Her Body: Chapter 3
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, body image, miss america, phyllis george, phyllis mathis, self-esteem on April 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Phyllis George, Miss America, 1971.
I was there, cheering her on. Well, not there in Atlantic City, but there in our living room, caught up in all the excitement. I was riveted to the pageant that year, fascinated that such a lovely creature could be named Phyllis, same as me. It was inspiring, I think. [...]
