Fun sayings, positive affirmations and powerful quotes:

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

~George William Curtis (1824-1892)
   American author and editor





Woman is the masterpiece.

~Confucius  (c. 551BC - 478BC)
   Chinese philosopher





Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to
cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.

~Nadia Boulanger  (1887-1979)
   French conductor and educator



One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

~Simone de Beauvoir  (1908-1986)
  French writer







This is one of my favorite positive affirmations statements:


Most people don't realize how much passion they put into what they don't want.  When you speak to a friend and you tell them all about an "awful" situation, you are putting passion into what you don't want.  When you react to an event negatively, with the response that it is "terrible", you are putting passion into what you don't want.

You are a beautiful passionate being, so make sure you direct your passion wisely.

~Rhonda Byrne
Creator of "The Secret"






Here is an excerpt from Deepak Chopra M.D. book, Creating Affluence~Wealth Consciousness in the Field of all Possibilities


"X" stands for expressing honest appreciation and thanks to all who help us. We must never pretend appreciation, but if we feel it, then we must express it.  The expression of gratitude is a powerful force that generates even more of what we have already received.








Author Marianne Williamson, an excerpt  from her book, A Woman's Worth.


Oppression of women is far from over, and often women themselves are the ones who make the world even harder for other women.  But this phenomenon will fade away as female-oppressing females become healed of their self-hatred.  On the other side of this jungle is a new and glorious day on earth, when our daughters will not be judged wrong for their passions or held back because they are bursting with such power, strength, and love.
Children help.  Sunsets help.  Good men help.  The beach helps.  Reading about women who have been great in their field helps.  Meditation helps. Prayer helps.


          

Have a beautiful day,

Photo: Almost there - Paul Murphy

joy,

Rena

www.talktotheturtle.com

Why wait for Spring, do your beauty thing now.

While the majority of the fashion world is gearing up for the approaching winter months Paris Spring fashion shows for 2013 are in full swing.  French couture is where Paris Fashion houses take the cue from the current economic conditions and with a forward looking eye create a theme for trends that will arc over several months if not years to come.  Couture fashion is a statement of the beauty of where we are today but it creates a history and story telling board when we look back over every decade.  I  really enjoy watching the moving art. This is what my personal take is on the tall gazelle-like models that float as mannequins down the runway, making the statement for the Designers. 

Couture is an artistic commentary on where we are as an evolving civilization.  It gets translated down to the mass merchandisers and street fashion which you and I participate in whether we are aware of it or not.

How you get dressed every day tells the world who you are, or who you want them to think you are.

I thought the Dries Van Noten and Rick Owens collections were quite special.  The overall trends are for sheer fabrics weighted with heavier fabrics and structure.  No easy feat to translate that into a fashion world expression/trend of where we are headed.  Very, very artistic.  Bold color still plays a key role in our recession bound world economies. All of these expressive designers have clearly had some exposure to the chakra colors and the effect of what color plays in the subtle energy healing realm. You can check out all the videos at STYLE.COM link.

The key question being asked:   What is modern? 

Rick Owens highlights: Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear










Many years ago when I was picking up the pieces of my health and glueing myself back together, I discovered a book that really helped me get back on track with my body.   I worked with the Callan Pinckney exercises and read her book 30 Days to a Beautiful Body as a personal challenge.  This is long  before there were computers to write testimonials about products.  This harkens back to the day of the eight track for music and VHS for videos. Somewhere in the last eight years this book got tucked away.  I pulled it out of the bottom row of my library and googled Callan Pinckney only to discover she passed away in March 2012.  With the modern tool of email I was going to write to her and thank her personally for the book and the tremendous difference it made in my life.  When I clicked onto Amazon and read the many positive testimonials on Callan's exercise products I saw I was not alone.  Although these exercises would fall under the no-impact concept of exercising, they produce amazing results.  I only did ten minutes everyday of  these isolated exercises  from her book.  Every few days I would increase the amount of repetitions as directed in the book. I am not going to wait until Spring to start with my 30 day countdown exercise. 

I found a dated video that shows a partial clip of Callans 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours and have posted it here to inspire you.  Can you guess by the colorful leotards what circa  this video was made?

10 Years Younger, Callan Pinckney video:

If you are looking for something to treat yourself  to for Christmas this year that  will start your inner beauty program off on the right foot for the New Year, I highly recommend these products by Callan Pinckney.  Long after she has gone we still have her amazing contribution to our world with her concept of  women and men liking their own bodies.  Sweep your temple and enjoy the riches of health. 

Have a beautiful day,

photo: golden blue

joy,

Rena

www.talktotheturtle.com

http://www.style.com/video/fashion-shows-by-season/

Give rise to your solemn declaration

Along the way of getting your life understandings maybe  consider taking a little time out for this question.  What does that future You look like in your mind?  Another way of framing this question could be, "So who are you when you get there?"   Your  positive daily solemn declaration that keeps you smiling and the  path clear ahead of you is creating space for the answer.  We sometimes get ourselves into  places  where there clearly is not enough room for our whiskers to move.  Undaunted by our curiosity, we find ourselves stuck and then we have to slowly and carefully back ourselves out of the hole or the dead end that we were so sure we wanted to explore.  This is, I believe,  how we learn on the pathway of life.    




Through a patient and compassionate practice of self-love, I feel that I am working with these questions a lot more these days.   The story of Freeing Valentina  inspired the thought in me to make some extra space for my future visualizations. 



This was the question  I posed to myself.

What  was I  going to be giving back once I got there?


Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician Van Morrison whose music can be described as transcendental  offers these lyrics, "Did you get healed?" and I thought hmm... there it is again.   Another great question.













What is your great question?  The freedom to live your life after the relief of being untangled from some of your toughest life lessons that got you very tangled. I realize that this is a play on words that speaks volumes about Valentina's  joy. What practices are you going to be able to invite into your life as positive reflections of you.  On a daily basis.  What makes you smile.  What makes you howl with laughter.  At the most quiet level of reflection what is it in your heart that you need and desire the most in order to be happy with your life.   The joy is knowing we all have the freedom to find our own way.  





   






Have a beautiful day,



photo:  autumn park


joy,


Rena


www.talktotheturtle.com