Being Pretty has a lot to do with Being Happy in Your Skin.
Monique S. Simon in "Egypt-Sunraya" bradided updo for THE Caribbean Folklore Project--OIL_TCFP [Original Images Library]
For many that will mean that loving yourself and exuding beauty is going to start with changes.
Plus, you can't do it all at once. You'll feel overwhelmed. Instead of becoming more beautiful--even IF you achieve a smaller clothing size--you'll be thin, but not Skinny and Pretty in a sustainable way.
So, decide where you'll begin and take it one step at a time.
These and other "Hair-Love-Self-Love-Everybody-Will-Follow-Your-Lead-and-Love-You-Back" quotes can be found in a suite of offerings from the women at Natural Hair Love Affair.
Many of these items are free for your consumption on their Facebook page. Many are free downloadables--beautiful and inspirational--available on their website.
I was so moved by this society of sisters that I one day posted a budding thought on their Facebook page--and weeks later found I too was a downloadable quote for April 2011.
At the time of my post, I was taking the very real time it takes to groom some kinds of Caribbean hair, like my own--which has a rubbery pull that none of the hair gradations [3b, 4a, etc.] that are common in beauty-school lingo seem to fit. I love my hair and so like a good meal or my good love, I take my time and patience with it. I treat it with the care and consideration it deserves---and usually, my hands are so busy that hours can pass by without my using these loving hands to put food in my mouth. Instead of mindless eating, I wind up mindfully caring for my hair.
As a side dish, the products I use in my hair--the natural oils and butters--treat my nails so well, I rarely ever polish them. I get asked about where I do my French manicure, and this for a woman whose hands are perpetually in water from preparing healthful meals.
"Bon Cheveux! = Good Hair!" photo of Isemelda Bonacquisti avec un petit garcon, Haiti (photo courtesy of Fearless Warriors for Haiti -- Food & Nutrition Clinic)
This is why, to date, My Absolute #1 Piece of Diet Advice is to get really selfish and groom yourself, for hours if you have to. Take a long bath in soothing bath salts and fragrant, nourishing oils; keep a candle flickering to remind you of a slow-cooked delicious something going on: YOU!
Being a Skinny Carib might mean "waiting it out" for those natural nail polishes to dry on their own--you know actually sitting put, rather than getting annoyed at the color smudge and the manicurist who didn't spray on enough of that thing that makes you choke if it gets in your air passages!
How about taking the few minutes for your nails to dry naturally and giving yourself the gift of a moment with a Hair Affirmation; a bit of folklore that makes you go, hmmm, didn't know that; or kicking back and watching one of the Caribbean music-video streams here on our blog on your ipad or cell phone.
When you are finally dry, pretty, and still somehow juiced up, click "LIKE" on somebody's post somewhere and give them that extra boost they need to keep showing off their new Congo/Cornrow or Guinea/Frenchbraid hairstyle. Suddenly you are the supportive sister everyone appreciates--what happened to that woman snickering at the manicurist ;-)?
Are you really ready to take this journey no matter where you are on the earth or moon? To emerge less stressed and more happy in your skin?
Isemelda in your face! Imagine the Hair Stories you can weave with your own beautiful hands and this canvas of exquisite hair...
Are you ready to be Pretty-Skinny?
Monique S. Simon in "Egypt-Sunraya" bradided updo for THE Caribbean Folklore Project--OIL_TCFP [Original Images Library]For many that will mean that loving yourself and exuding beauty is going to start with changes.
Plus, you can't do it all at once. You'll feel overwhelmed. Instead of becoming more beautiful--even IF you achieve a smaller clothing size--you'll be thin, but not Skinny and Pretty in a sustainable way.
So, decide where you'll begin and take it one step at a time.
If you KNOW you can't make changes in the way you relate to your hair--then make a change to your attitude and explore the amazingly beautiful sayings, pictures, histories and folklore of women who celebrate themselves. No, I'm not just speaking about being a Naturalista or embracing the kink if you are a woman of color. In fact, one of my favourite sayings about hair comes from a former model, amazing spiritual teacher, and a continued healing voice for ALL--and she is Caucausian. Her name is Louse Hay, and here are her words:
Many of these items are free for your consumption on their Facebook page. Many are free downloadables--beautiful and inspirational--available on their website.
I was so moved by this society of sisters that I one day posted a budding thought on their Facebook page--and weeks later found I too was a downloadable quote for April 2011.
At the time of my post, I was taking the very real time it takes to groom some kinds of Caribbean hair, like my own--which has a rubbery pull that none of the hair gradations [3b, 4a, etc.] that are common in beauty-school lingo seem to fit. I love my hair and so like a good meal or my good love, I take my time and patience with it. I treat it with the care and consideration it deserves---and usually, my hands are so busy that hours can pass by without my using these loving hands to put food in my mouth. Instead of mindless eating, I wind up mindfully caring for my hair.
As a side dish, the products I use in my hair--the natural oils and butters--treat my nails so well, I rarely ever polish them. I get asked about where I do my French manicure, and this for a woman whose hands are perpetually in water from preparing healthful meals.
"Bon Cheveux! = Good Hair!" photo of Isemelda Bonacquisti avec un petit garcon, Haiti (photo courtesy of Fearless Warriors for Haiti -- Food & Nutrition Clinic)This is why, to date, My Absolute #1 Piece of Diet Advice is to get really selfish and groom yourself, for hours if you have to. Take a long bath in soothing bath salts and fragrant, nourishing oils; keep a candle flickering to remind you of a slow-cooked delicious something going on: YOU!
Being a Skinny Carib might mean "waiting it out" for those natural nail polishes to dry on their own--you know actually sitting put, rather than getting annoyed at the color smudge and the manicurist who didn't spray on enough of that thing that makes you choke if it gets in your air passages!
How about taking the few minutes for your nails to dry naturally and giving yourself the gift of a moment with a Hair Affirmation; a bit of folklore that makes you go, hmmm, didn't know that; or kicking back and watching one of the Caribbean music-video streams here on our blog on your ipad or cell phone.
When you are finally dry, pretty, and still somehow juiced up, click "LIKE" on somebody's post somewhere and give them that extra boost they need to keep showing off their new Congo/Cornrow or Guinea/Frenchbraid hairstyle. Suddenly you are the supportive sister everyone appreciates--what happened to that woman snickering at the manicurist ;-)?
Are you really ready to take this journey no matter where you are on the earth or moon? To emerge less stressed and more happy in your skin?
Isemelda in your face! Imagine the Hair Stories you can weave with your own beautiful hands and this canvas of exquisite hair...Are you ready to be Pretty-Skinny?
In Global Community,
m.
"Feeling Life" photographed by Elliot Gordon for the Two Tahitian Girls Gaugin recreation
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