INSPIRATION...

What Inspires YOU? This is a month of Love & Inspiration for me.

I love beauty! I enjoy beautiful things, beautiful words & quotes.. I see beauty around me every day and I can find beauty in every one I meet.

February is a tough month.

Do you have a Valentine or Don't you? Do you buy roses or wait until another time of the year. Do you send special people in your life notes or wait for another time?

Back East the Winter is in full force & probably annoying by now.

In the West the weather doesn't exactly know what it wants to do..

Transition, to Spring. It's so close but not within reach yet.

A time of change. Darker makeup? Lighter makeup? Brighter or lighter lips?

Time to clean out the closet.. give away those clothes you haven't worn in a year.

And finally it is starting to be lighter later.

Transition, confusion and maybe frustration!

I've decided this month for me is about INSPIRATION..

Inspiration for myself and Inspiring others.

I sit all day and listen to so many stories.. some happy, some sad, some hopeful and some hopeless. How can I help? Listening all by itself is a good start. But what if every situation you encounter you look at it a different way? See how you can put a positive spin on it. Pick one thing a day that inspires you and allow yourself 10 minutes to enjoy it.

Go buy that dress you have had your eye on, try 3 lipsticks.. you may like them all! Buy some new soap, smile at a stranger or start writing that letter or blog you've thought of for awhile. Start a new business, reconnect with friends, pick-up a new hobby or try a new dance class.. When in doubt DO something for SOMEONE else! Whatever it is for you.. Do it!

In the process of inspiring yourself & others, you may actually stumble upon a treasure you never knew was there! For me, Love is always attached to Inspiration..

I stumbled on this quote at the end of the month, and it inspired me to write this entry:

"People will forget what you said and what you did, but people will NEVER forget how you made them feel." ~ Dr Maya Angelou

Have a Wonderful Month Filled with Your Own Inspiration & Love!

Here's a great example to help get you started:

http://coastalconversations.wordpress.com/a-yr-of-inspiration/

Beauty and Giving

~ True Beauty ~

What is Beautiful to YOU?
A song, a poem, a piece of artwork, a friend, a child, the ocean, a sunset, a flower, a car, a color, a place, a memory, a smell, a touch, the voice of an old friend, a picture in a magazine, an outfit or a hairstyle?
How about giving to someone else?

A dear friend told me, “Looks don’t last in the end, they fade over time. It is what is in your Heart that stands the test of time – that is what lasts Forever.”

He is right! I work with beauty all day. I touch a lot of beautiful people. Many of them have so much beauty inside them, they just can’t see it for themselves…

Giving to someone else, with all your Heart, without expecting anything in return…
that is “True Beauty.”
The act of selfless Giving that comes from Pure Love, is how we not only find the beauty in others, but we realize the beauty in ourselves.

So make a point of doing for someone else each day. Even just a smile to a stranger works! You will be surprised at how great it makes you feel and how beautiful people will say you are…

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Results from our Locks of Love Event!
A BIG THANK YOU to ALL that DONATED time & hair!

Watch our Video...

"Look Good... Feel Better" for the American Cancer Society

We are official! Certified to teach the
ACS's "Look Good... Feel Better" program
to all women going through cancer treatments.
Giving Love, Showing Support and Encouraging Hope!

Patients in various stages of treatment receive make-over tips and personal attention from professionals trained to meet their needs. They also use and take home complimentary cosmetic kits in their appropriate skin tones (light, medium, dark, extra dark) with helpful instruction booklets. Professional advice is provided on wigs, scarves and accessories. More than 50,000 individuals participate each year in small groups of five to ten, offering each patient a supportive circle, as well.

By encouraging your friend or family member to attend a Look Good…Feel Better group program, you help promote an important tool for coping. A recent study showed that only a small percentage of female patients knew about or attended any type of support program. Instead, patients said they relied on the advice of family and friends to deal with these concerns. So what can you do for a woman close to you who is experiencing the appearance-related side effects of cancer?
Tell them about Look Good... Feel Better!

For more information: www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org

BE A SANTA TO A SENIOR

Back by Popular Demand!

Make a Senior's HOLIDAY!!!
(they are usually the ones forgotten)

Stop by the Spa & Choose A Tag off our

Holiday Tree...

Choose a tag

Purchase one of the two choices or Buy a giftcard

Return the tag and gift to the spa by DEC. 12,
wrapped or unwrapped...


And you have just succeeded in spreading Love & Good Cheer!

Thank you for your generosity this holiday season...

"For it is in GIVING that we RECEIVE."