Over the course of my career, I?ve worked with countless women - young, old, fat, thin, confident, shy, happy, sad - who taught me a lot about how women view themselves. At a certain point on my spiritual path, I discovered my dharma, or purpose in life. I realized that I wanted to help others feel good about themselves. It?s what comes naturally to me - I?ve always been able to look at people and see beauty, and I wanted for women (and men) to recognize their own beauty. Feel Beauty Full: 7 Steps to Allowing Natural Beauty grew from that intention. I learned from one of my most influential teachers that it feels good to feel good. And when you feel good, you are beauty full.
Feel Beauty Full
7 Steps to Allowing Natural Beauty
By Sarah CrowleyBalboa Press
Copyright © 2017 Sarah Crowley
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-5043-7652-5Contents
First of All, 1,
Natural Beauty, 2,
Who am I?, 3,
The Law of Attraction, 6,
Step 1: Think Thoughts That Feel Good, 9,
My Mom Is Not Afraid of Her Arms, 12,
Perception Is Everything, 14,
Believe You Me, 16,
17/68, 18,
Imagination Appreciation, 19,
Your Vision, 21,
Take It Easy, 23,
Relief, 25,
Focus On What You Want, 27,
Complaining Is Dumb, 29,
It Feels Good To Feel Good, 34,
Reminders, 36,
Do Your Best, 38,
Step 2: Meditate, 41,
The Many Faces of Meditation, 44,
All Is Well, 47,
Thank You, Nature, 49,
Sweet Dreams, 50,
My Monkey, 52,
Listen, 56,
Kindred Spirits, 57,
Inspired Action, 58,
Step 3: Breathe Deeply, 61,
Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright, 64,
Trust and Faith, 66,
Fun Things To Think, 67,
It's Elemental, 68,
Pivot, 69,
Step 4: Nourish Yourself, 73,
Good Food, 76,
What You Resist Persists, 77,
What You Focus On Grows, 79,
He Who Shall Not Be Named, 81,
Your Boobs Look Fantastic, 83,
Eat Consciously, 84,
Save The Worst For Last, 87,
A Note About Eating Consciously, 88,
Release Resistance, 90,
Step 5: Recognize Your Worthiness, 93,
Love Yourself, 96,
Receive, 97,
A High Quality No, 99,
Cultivate Confidence, 100,
"The Wall Is Your Guru", 103,
Creating Wealth Consciousness, 104,
I Could If I Wanted To, 106,
Deliberate Creation, 107,
Embrace Uncertainty, 109,
From Within, 112,
Self Care, 113,
Step 6: Take Responsibility For Your Feelings, 115,
No Judgies, 118,
You're In Charge, 120,
Don't Make An Ass out of U and Me, 122,
The Now, 123,
Shut the Front Door, 125,
True Love, 127,
Step 7: Laugh Often, 131,
Conditions, Schmonditions, 134,
Pro-Living, 135,
Something To Laugh About, 137,
It's Not Just Another Organ, 139,
Groundhog Day, 140,
Joy To the World, 141,
Last But Not Least ..., 143,
CHAPTER 1
First of All ...
Natural Beauty
Allow me to explain what I mean by "natural beauty."
Natural beauty has nothing to do with how you look, and everything to do with how you feel.
When you feel good, you are beauty full, and you exude natural beauty.
Natural beauty is the glow from within that attracts people to those who possess it. Conventional beauty lies on the surface and is determined by DNA and cultural ideals. It is enhanced by your clothes, make-up, hairstyle, and whatever other factors you choose. Natural beauty reflects the heart, the brain, and the mind; not the face, the hair and the body.
Natural beauty lies within our consciousness and is attainable by anyone who has the mindset of allowing Well-Being. It is far more powerful and alluring to achieve beauty at this level.
Natural beauty is about radiating beauty. Natural beauty is inner confidence - wholeheartedness, an understanding of your worthiness, a willingness to embrace vulnerability and uncertainty. And this is possible for anyone, once you have an understanding of who you really are.
"The infinite library of the universe is in your own mind." ~Swami Vivikenanda
Who am I?
Some people ask themselves this question often, while others have never even considered it. Many people would probably come up with an answer like "a mother," "a lawyer," "Sarah," and so forth. But I'm not asking, "what label are you?" Labels are created by our ego, a pea-sized portion of our left-brain that dictates who we are as an individual. I ask you to consider who you really are. To look beyond the labels assigned by your ego, and find the truth:
I am.
I am consciousness. I am energy. I am vibration.
What do I mean by consciousness, energy and vibration? I mean that you are a part of the unified field of consciousness that has literally created the universe. You are as much a part of this field of consciousness as a wave is a part of an ocean. You are everything, because the greater part of you is non-physical, fluid energy. All matter is energy at its core, which means that you, too, are more energy than matter. And the beautiful thing is that the study of quantum physics has proven this to be true.
"In the 1920's, the physicist Werner Heisenburg (and other founders of the science of quantum mechanics) made a discovery so strange that the world has yet to completely come to terms with it. When observing sub-atomic phenomena, it is impossible to completely separate the observer (that is, the scientist making the experiment) from what is being observed. In our day-to-day world, it is easy to miss this fact. We see the universe as a place full of separate objects (tables and chairs, people and planets) that occasionally interact with each other, but that nonetheless remain essentially separate. On the subatomic level, however, this universe of separate objects turns out to be a complete illusion. In the realm of the super-super small, every object in the physical universe is intimately connected with every other object. In fact, there are really no 'objects' in the world at all, only vibrations of energy, and relationships." (Eben Alexander - Proof of Heaven)
Consider this: each of our 50 trillion cells are made of molecules. Molecules are made of atoms. Atoms are made of sub-atomic particles. And sub-atomic particles are not made of energy, they are energy. The idea that "we are energy" is not just another belief. A common phrase used by Abraham is also a scientifically proven fact:
"We are vibrational beings in a vibrational universe."
We have 50 trillion cells in our bodies, each a packet of energy vibrating on a sub-atomic level.
We are energy.
This all-encompassing energy is purely positive. It is Well-Being. There is no negativity. Negativity is a reflection of our resistance to the Well-Being that is always there. When you are feeling anger, frustration, fear, any negative emotion, it is an indication that you have ceased to allow the Well-Being that is always flowing. Release the resistance, and you will feel good again.
This Well-Being, or pure positive energy, is who we really are. It is our consciousness, the non-physical part of ourselves. You can call it Well-Being, Source Energy, the soul, God. It is always there and we are all a part of it we are it.
We are Well-Being, Source Energy, the soul, God.
In Dying To Be Me, while describing her near-death experience, Anita Moorjani writes, "And then I was overwhelmed by the realization that God isn't a being [God, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus], but a state of being ... and I was now that state of being."
When you make the connection that this energy that created the stars and the planets and all life on earth is who you really are, you can begin to create anything in your life - including natural beauty.
The Law of Attraction
"The moment I realize God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him or her, in that moment everything that binds me vanishes and I am free." ~Swami Vivikenanda
As the old saying goes, with God, everything is possible. Not some things,...