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be your beauty

Friday, August 29th, 2008

‘Flowering my Beauty’ collage  created by Laura Hollick
“May the beauty that you love be what you do” -Rumi

Each of us has our own idea of beauty.  It can be an elusive thing to measure, because everyone has their own understanding and experience of it.   In attempt to understand beauty on a deeper level, I’ve been doing some experimenting, trying  to figure out what real beauty feels like?

I would like to invite you to try this experiment too. Ask yourself this question:

When do I feel beautiful?

In asking myself this question, I found there were varying degrees to the experience of beauty.

The first level is when someone else finds you attractive or beautiful, and you feel validated and assured that you are beautiful because they  think so.  This is great in the moment but the  trouble with this is that your beauty is dependent  on someone else’s opinion and it can be fleeting. It can also be exhausting to try to figure out what someone else will find beautiful so you can be beautiful in their eyes.

The next level of beauty (through my experiment) happened when I felt I was the most myself. When I felt in alignment with what is truly meaningful to me I noticed a rush of good feelings fill me up. When I am able to express the fullest version of myself I feel radiantly beautiful.  It is the expression of myself  that makes me feel beautiful!

This kind of beauty pulses through my entire body and it doesn’t matter who notices. Although it adds to the fun when someone else can experience it with me.

If you want to experience your own deep beauty ask yourself this question….

How can I express what is most meaningful to me?

Be your beauty, express yourself!

expressing your heart

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Laura Hollick with her painting. Photo taken for ‘The Hamilton Spectator’,  by Ron Albertson To read article  about Hollick in ‘The Hamilton Spectator’ click here
Expressing your heart can simply be the greatest pleasure and fulfillment there is!

But I have a confession to make to you…. for many years I did not know how to express my heart. As a result a deep frustration brewed inside me,  because I knew there was something that wanted to come out, I just didn’t know how to get it out.  So all the glorious beauty of the heart lay  dormant and frozen within me.

This was a quiet time that bordered on total isolation.  This was also a time when I began marinating in the desire to know my heart and develop the ability to express it.

Have you ever felt there was something wonderful inside you, but you just didn’t know how to express it?

Well, I certainly have experienced that!

Over the past couple of years, as you may have witnessed through the happenings in this weekly newsletter,
a lot has been happening for me, including media attention, award nominations, and incredible opportunities.

When I reflect back on what turned it around, wondering how did I go from being blocked up and frustrated
to flowing and sharing my creativity with others?

I can honestly tell you that everything that has happened is in direct proportion to my ability to know and express my heart. The more I know my heart and trust it enough to express it amazing things unfold.

The more my inner world is filled with love the more my outer world reflects things that bring me joy.

So if you are wanting more joy and fulfillment in your life, look to the roots of the joy and I’ll bet you’ll find it in your ability to know your heart and express it.

soul art baby dragon

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

‘Baby Dragon’ sculpture by Laura Hollick on display at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Photo by Diana Wiggins

The 10 Life Lessons taught by the Baby Dragon:

1. Everything is in a constant state of change and evolution, there is no fixed point there is only the state of being and becoming.

2. We have to let go of outcome in order to allow the true vision to take shape.

3. Life is full of challenges, but these are not meant to be stumbling blocks they are meant to strengthen and stretch us into grander versions of ourselves. The more you can embrace your challenges the more you will feel you are living a purposeful life.

4. Things go wrong and things go right, but when you see things from a higher perspective you will see it is all perfect for exactly what it needs to be.

5. We really are very deeply powerful. The proof is when you see the perfection and everything lines up and you think to yourself.. “I couldn’t have contrived this any better!”

6. When you perceive yourself as small it is only from the perspective of comparison, because if you compare you are also larger to something else. Instead of viewing life in terms of comparison, think about it in terms of this question: HOW AUTHENTIC ARE YOU?

7. You are beautiful when you are authentic. This type of beauty is the new beauty and will soon be gracing the covers of magazines because deep down we are so hungry for real beauty, it is truly what feeds our soul.

8. If you want to be beautiful practice being authentic and the glow will begin to exude from your every pore.

9. Love is the guiding force for a meaningful and purposeful life.

10. You are a powerful beautiful dragon when you lead your life with love and move forward with the momentum of authentic power.

These are the 10 Life Lessons from the Baby Dragon.

the goddess path

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

‘Departure’, Oil Painting by JIA LU. To view more of Jia Lu’s art go to www.jialu.com

When someone inspires you it is like being given a gift. It is as if their very presence lights your inner candle and you are ignited with a new sense of clarity, purpose and understanding.

Recently I had the rare opportunity to interview one of my favourite artists, someone that I consider to be a living master. I say ‘rare’ because usually artists are recognized as being masters long after they are dead. And this artist is alive and consistently able to capture a quality of goddess beauty within each and every one of her paintings. Her name is JIA LU. I’ve included two of her paintings for you to see, and you can view more of her work at www.jialu.com

During our interview Jia said something that ‘inspired’ me…

“Women are goddesses when they can recognize themselves. This allows them to reach the level of wisdom.” -Jia Lu

‘Sunrise’, Oil Painting by JIA LU www.jialu.com

This got me wondering… What does it mean to recognize yourself?

Because if you can recognize yourself then you can be a goddess with wisdom.

I’ve created a guided exercise for you to learn how to recognize yourself and begin walking your goddess path.

Click to listen to GODDESS PATH exercise.

how your soul speaks to you

Friday, June 27th, 2008

SOUL ART piece created by UNA WEST. Una was one of Laura Hollick’s first students. She was in the very first SOUL ART workshop back in 1999.  Una continues to create SOUL ART today, this piece was created in 2008.

Have you ever wondered ‘HOW’ your soul speaks to you?

With so much talk about soul, spirit, connecting with yourself, intuition, and listening to your inner voice…
What on earth does this really mean!? And, how can you get this working for you?

Before we even talk about ‘HOW’ your soul speaks with you, let’s figure out the value there is in being able to receive communication from your soul. There would be no point spending time figuring out ‘HOW’ your soul speaks, if it didn’t hold any value for you.

I would like you to imagine a situation in your life where you need to make a decision about something. You could potentially go one way or the other. Would you want to know what decision would guide you to your fullest potential and deepest joy? Or would you like to bumble around in confusion?

When you are able to hear your soul speak then you are able to receive nudges leading you to your fullest potential. Decisions become pathways to a rich meaningful life. Do you think that is valuable?

If you do, keep reading and I will teach you ‘HOW’ to hear your soul speak.

SOUL SPEAK

To hear your soul speak, you need to know what it feels like when you are not hearing your soul, this will give you a clear understanding of the difference.

When you are not listening to your soul, this is what you will most likely experience…. confusion, frustration, feeling stifled, anger, bitter, resentful, constricted, afraid, desperate, etc…

Surely you have felt one or more of these emotions, I know I have!
When you do feel these, they are indicators to put your soul ears on and listen up, because somehow you’ve gotten off track. This is not a bad thing, this is like your own personal GPS, letting you know
you are going in the wrong direction.

Knowing when you are going in the wrong direction is the first step to being able to listen. Let’s not underestimate the value of this, it is important to know what it feels like to go in the direction away from your soul, because then when you move towards your soul, you will recognize the feeling with greater clarity.

The next step to hearing your soul speak is becoming familiar with your own sense of joy, peace, fulfillment, and expansion. The more familiar you become with the way these emotions feel within your body, the more familiar you will become with your soul.

Listening to your soul becomes an act of finding those feelings wherever you are. Not to be confused with imposing these feelings upon yourself, but truly finding them within yourself.

TRY THIS RIGHT NOW
recall a time when you felt deeply fulfilled, and I mean deeply fulfilled! Notice how you feel in your body.

This is your soul speaking!

This week really take notice of how you feel, are you listening to your soul or are you moving away
from your soul?