Happy New Year my friends!
I am on a mission this year
to help inspire us all to remember to
Crown Ourselves!
Whether it be literal of figurative
it's not about being Queen
it's about learning to
celebrate our own
Crowning Moments!
As I have spent the last couple of daysreflecting on what I have learned this last yearso much of it has to do with not only
self acceptancebut self kindness
and
personal grace as well.
I have realized the kindness and grace I offer to myselfhas an automatic ripple effect to what I offer to others in my life.
My life changed this year the day I truly realizedI have been doing the very best I canwith what I know at the moment.
And by accepting this as my life truth …I realized others were as well.
The more I could offer grace to myselfthe more it was a given to offer it to everyone else I knew.
When I could turn offor
at least turn down the critical voice that has always been a resident in my headby realizing try as I might perfection would always be elusive to me …
and
life was indeed hard on us all
at one time or another.
I no longer could expect anyone else to be perfect as well.I could no longer have unreal expectationsfor myselfmy kidsmy husband or my friends.
If I gave grace and kindness to myselfrealizingsome days will be better than othersbut knowing always that I am trying to do good
the kindness and nurturing for others was already present.
I also no longer had to take others actions personally.I no longer needed to judge others.Because just like meeveryone is doing the very best they canwith what they have at the moment.
Nothing is personal.
By respecting my own storyI no longer need to judge othersand there is no longer any room for comparisonsorjealousy.
This is the concept of crowning ourselves.
The more I am able to revel in the magic within my own soulthe more I will be able to revel in yoursand everyone else's.
The ripple effect is truly amazingand this is why I think the idea of all of uslearning to crown ourselves dailyis so very important.
When we take the time to
accept
validateandreally love ourselvesandthe magic in our own souls
we have more love to truly offer others..
The more I learn to focuson the magic in my lifethe less time I have to get stuck in the petty.
I see this as learning to work a new mental muscle ofintentional gratitude.
My life has changed so much for the better
these last few years that I have been practicing intentional gratitude.
The more magic I seek outthe more I find.
The more gratitudeI have for creative venturesthe more I am graced with true creativity.
I am teaching myselfto mentally crown myselfbefore sleepand once again upon awakening.
It helps me focus on the good I have doneand thus motivates me to do more of it.
They say we become what we think of most.I am learning to think of my goodby rememberingto Crown Myself.
I have been busy in my studio designing crowns.
I am intent on designing crowns out of modern materialsfor a modern women.
My love of juxtapositionhas me integrating materials usually not associated with crowns.
For my crown hereI have used plastic creme berriesfinished off with hand torn cotton strips.
I wanted a crown that spoke to the oceanand could play well at the beaches edge.
This year I have learned that as lovely as it is to be validated by othersit is so much more important to validateacceptcelebrateand Crown Ourselves.
Listen to your own soulfor there you toowill find your own unique magic.
As always my friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your lifeand find your own inner magic this New Year!
