Beautiful - from Oriah Dreamweaver

The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

In closing, I have been spending some more time alone lately, especially while boys are at school. I am "re" getting to know this new person. Mom, professional, wife, creature of God. Take time today even if it's 5 minutes( in the bathroom) take a deep breath and say.. so who am I? and how do I feel about me? See that beautiful person and just breath for a few minutes if nothing else. Just breath................. big hug, Coach G

How do you define being beautiful?

I would love to hear from you moms. I want this site to be a place where we can meet and talk about all of life's adventures as Moms. I have been thinking a lot lately about my own definition of beauty. And I recently read a great article from another Mom Coach I love, Lori Radun. To learn more about her and see all her great Mom Life Tools see:

http://www.momnificent.com/index.php


As you may or may not know.. I love clothing and personal style. Fashion is cool but I am really into self expression through what you wear. I do not spend a lot of money on my clothes and do not think you have to. But back to my point about beauty. I define beauty as someone who is comfortable in their own skin, and I struggle to articulate what that looks like.. but I know it when I see it. A beautiful person to me loves themselves and is kind to others. Sure, I admire a well dressed woman, chick with a pretty face, or great figure but I can tell you there have been times when I meet someone and think she is beautiful and she opens her mouth and she becomes less attractive( i.e. perhaps she is mean etc.) And I am no martyr. I know we all have ugly aspects within our personality. I simply am choosing to let go of that stuff. Of course I am a work in progress, I strive to lose the last 20 pounds and look "put together".. but you know what.. right now I am BEAUTIFUL and so are you!!!!!!!! Ok back to my definition of beauty. I think in bullet points so here goes. A beautiful woman is:

• comfortable in who she is... she can be a size 0, 12, or 22..... if she is happy at this stage be happy, also she is comfortable in her Race( white, black, multiracial, Hispanic etc.)
• she is kind....to herself and to others..... does not make fun of others, leave others out etc.
• she has her own personal style.... and celebrates it...(KMART, KOHLS, Target, hippy chick, preppy, rocker, high end fashion... she knows what she likes and CELEBRATES it)
• she laughs a lot, cries a lot etc.
• she cares about herself and respects herself.....

That is my list. How do you define beauty? Respond via comments below.....

So I close today with a quote from one of the women I most admire in the world... MISS OPRAH

"Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself. "

Hi Lovely Moms.... How about these Mom Jeans?

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I have so much to write about and lots of ideas on Mommyhood as your Mom Life Coach more to come soon.... In the meantime I hope you laugh as hard as I did watching above video....!

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I saw the above video on one of my favorite Fashion Stylist Websites.....
http://www.cardiganempire.com/