OK, if you were there you had a chance to experience a beautiful and exciting show. The models were stunning, the music was electrifying, and the ambiance was just right. So, you already know there is something more that I want to blog about. In like fashion, let me comment on my own introspection and self-reflection.
I was so frazzled. Time had ran out on me and So much had gone wrong that I wasn't sure right existed. With various mishaps in planning and last minute changes, I had questioned whether I should continue with the Launch as planned. I resolved early on that I would not cancel but after the urging from others, I had began to think that cancelling might be a wise decision.
So then that leads me to the question of when it's considered quitting because of doubt, fear, etc. and when it's called using Wisdom. Divine wisdom begs for a knowledge that is outside oneself. It requires for a release of conventionality and depends on a relentless trust in the Heavens to guide all decisions. Wisdom-Divine Wisdom-relies on the basic principles of God (Love, Peace, Joy).
I still stand by my decision to continue on as planned; there was a greater purpose to this Launch than pretty girls in pretty pink pearls. It was about my unrelentless desire to see the manifested strength and call of God.
The Gem learned by me to give to you? Rely on God's Wisdom at all times. Do not listen to fear. Do not listen to doubt. Allow for God to troubleshoot because as with any calling, there is a deeper purpose lying underneath.
Blessings to all you Dreamers out there,
*Aurellia
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Beautiful
It's funny how two little girls can see the same image and think two completely different thoughts about themselves. I asked a Sister friend a simple question: "Do you think you're beautiful?" She replied back with a very vibrant "Of course." Well, in the traditional Aurellia fashion, I followed up with another simple but very intrusive question: "Why?" and "Have you always thought this about yourself?" Her answer was profound but exactly what I wanted I knew to be true: "Yes because I was told I was but also because the images of what was portrayed as beautiful looked like me." This young lady saw images that looked like her in the media that were considered beautiful.
Interesting at how I saw those same images as a young girl and thought just the opposite. I wasn't told by the public or society (indirectly) that I was beautiful. My family told me but hey, they're supposed to say you're cute, right? So then who can we say is to blame for my distorted view of myself? The media, my family, or God?
I know a lot of women who have struggled with self-image well into their adulthood because of the lack of positive reinforcement of their beauty from others and eventually themselves. The work that my company Hidden Gem Co. commits itself to do is tell women they are beautiful...no matter what they look like physically, no matter how much money they have. Hidden Gem Co. recognizes that it starts young. It starts with the images girls see and the value placed on those images. It begins with the words they are told and who is speaking. There is a young brother-friend I work with who says his girlfriend is beautiful because she "holds [him] down" (his words, not mine). I inquired further as to what that really looked like. He said it was her loyalty and trustworthiness. That's enough to make any woman swoon but in all honesty, it takes a woman who is secure in her own beauty to be able to be that loyal, trustworthy partner.
I know, can't fix all the self-esteem and self-worth issues of every girl in the world. And I sure can't fix all the words of wounds I heard about my own beauty. But I know for sure there is a message to continue and I am that mouthpiece to speak it.
Blessings all,
Aurellia
Interesting at how I saw those same images as a young girl and thought just the opposite. I wasn't told by the public or society (indirectly) that I was beautiful. My family told me but hey, they're supposed to say you're cute, right? So then who can we say is to blame for my distorted view of myself? The media, my family, or God?
I know a lot of women who have struggled with self-image well into their adulthood because of the lack of positive reinforcement of their beauty from others and eventually themselves. The work that my company Hidden Gem Co. commits itself to do is tell women they are beautiful...no matter what they look like physically, no matter how much money they have. Hidden Gem Co. recognizes that it starts young. It starts with the images girls see and the value placed on those images. It begins with the words they are told and who is speaking. There is a young brother-friend I work with who says his girlfriend is beautiful because she "holds [him] down" (his words, not mine). I inquired further as to what that really looked like. He said it was her loyalty and trustworthiness. That's enough to make any woman swoon but in all honesty, it takes a woman who is secure in her own beauty to be able to be that loyal, trustworthy partner.
I know, can't fix all the self-esteem and self-worth issues of every girl in the world. And I sure can't fix all the words of wounds I heard about my own beauty. But I know for sure there is a message to continue and I am that mouthpiece to speak it.
Blessings all,
Aurellia
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