Look (At Yourself) with Love

Like it or not, appearances matter. Ever increasingly we are becoming more and more obsessed with our body image, and most of us are on the hunt to be body beautiful. But at what price?

We often hear it said that beauty is more then skin deep, but few of us can truthfully say that we don't eye the celebrity pages without some jealousy.

So it would seem that singer Adele, the most successful recording artist in the world right now who has just collected six Grammys, seems to go against all convention with her weight. Adele has a beautiful face, but her weight has been an issue for some, who have long been nurtured on stick-thin images of supermodels.

It's so sad when some make the appearance of people in the public eye an issue. Why is it the last thing we want to see when we look at a pop star is someone like us? Is it because we look in the mirror and we don't like what we see?

We are beautiful but we see ourselves as ugly. We don't want to see that in our pop stars. They are our escape. Don't let them be ugly! Don't let them be fat! That's me! And I don't want to look at me! I hate me! At the heart of it all, the beauty and "perfection" we desire from our pop stars is a reflection of the self-loathing and dissatisfaction we feel for ourselves.

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Despite Adele's recent plus-sized triumphs, this is the dilemma we face as 21st century, liberal-thinking, conscientious individuals - because even when we've put all prejudice aside, and condemned every fashion designer and glossy mag for the unrealistic representations of humanity they accost us with - we still cannot believe that we are beautiful just the way we are.

This superficial fascination with the perfect body has been increasing since the latter half of the 20th century, so isn't it time this chapter ended, and a new one arrive?

As a human collective, we are seeing great changes in the world. These are changes we need to make to take care of the Earth and each other and we are beginning to come together and do this.

That is what was needed. We must keep this up. It is not a time to get slack but rather to continue to come together and work together for what we all want and what is in the highest and best interest for all humanity.

These changes are going to impact you in a lot of positive ways once you see what is possible.

Typically, we think we have to do certain things to have what we want and very often those things are not things we want to do. I want you to get that now that the new energies have arrived, we can more easily do whatever we want and have whatever we want.

Now this is not a new premise and it has always been true but it has not always been something you knew or experienced at your core.

The good news is that this is not just a nice idea. It is actually easy to have your life be this way now. And in fact, it is actually imperative for you to do what you want to have the life you actually desire. I am talking about the whole thing - all aspects of the life you want.

So, let me tell you a couple of things quickly that you will want to know.

1. You need to see yourself having what you want before it happens and know it is so.
2. You need to get that it is always this way and never underestimate the power of who you really are.
3. You have the ability now to partner with your higher consciousness in ways unheard of before to make this happen so easily you will think you are a magician ... and in a way you are.

Because when you look with love, beauty - and prosperity - doesn't have to come at a price.

Yours in love,

Healing and Love

If we are in love, we need to count our blessings everyday.

I am grateful every time I remember that I am one with another and can connect with the truth that is in them that is also in me.

Love is an important healing connection that is the best cure for all the worst ills.

I encourage you to look at everyone you come in contact with today through a different set of lenses. Even those you resent, or feel angst towards, or have been humiliated by, are jealous of - and the list goes on and on!

Each one of them is you and you are them and if you allow yourself to, you will be amazed at the relatedness you can find with all people.

Even if you cannot see the reflection that is you, send that other person love. And healing will occur as a result. It may or may not be obvious, but truly it never hurts to send a little love to someone and they don't even have to know you are doing it. Know that each time you do, you and that person will heal a little bit more.

You just have to let love express you to become the best expression of love you can be, and in turn attract the greatest love of all.

Yours in love,

Let Love Express You

One question individuals have asked since time began is: Who am I? Who you are at the core is love. In addition to that you are a unique expression of the power that has created everything.

You are being most true to yourself when you express yourself with love.

The way love manifests itself and its purpose in itself is not unique, but the way you express it in the world is different than the way anyone else does it.

So for instance, if you are a healer many people who are drawn to you are healers. But each healer must allow their unique expression of that gift to unfold and show itself to them over time.

How you express your gifts in the world will be in a way that is uniquely you. There are many ways you can express your purpose. You are not limited to just one way in anything in life ever.

But when you try to rush and hurry up and get there in figuring it out in your head, you are likely to feel like you are just getting more of the same and even going around in circles.

It doesn't have to be this way. If it feels like it is this way in your life now, then in all likelihood you are resisting something - resisting being completely open, and resisting hearing what you need to hear because it is uncomfortable.

Things are changing and they are not going to be the way they have always been. This is NOT a bad thing. It is actually a good thing.

Similarly, you are not going to be the way you have always known yourself to be.

This is also a good thing, because when you allow yourself, you will open up to more and more of who you can be.

In this way, you are letting love do the talking - and being the best you can be is the truest expression of love.

Yours in love,

All You Need is Love

All you need is love, said the sage. Even if you're on the down, love can help you look up.

If you're like me, you've probably heard that you need to love yourself unconditionally, But then when you think about all those things you don't do "right" or "good enough", you may say, I can't possible love myself unconditionally.

As a matter of fact there are many things you probably do to avoid being with those parts of you - from sleeping to eating to chatting online and more.

Likelihood is you do anything you can to avoid being with certain aspects of you or with things that you do that you don't consider good enough.

But if you knew who you really are you wouldn't need to do that. You would be able to come from a whole different place with yourself.

Now when I say who you really are, I am not talking about your roles, your nationality, your race and NOT even your purpose in life.

It's about learning to see yourself through a whole new set of lenses. And when you see yourself through these new lenses, it will impact every aspect of your life.

• You will feel the stress leaving your body.
• Have improved relationships.
• Better health and well-being.
• More ease and success in your career.
• And simply be happier in general.

To do this, all you need is love.

Yours in love,