YOU are more beautiful than you think . . . .

Watch as this forensic artist draws how women see themselves vs. how others see them. It is the sad truth that if we feel we don't live up to what society believes is beautiful, it comes through as a negative self image.  Thank you DOVE for conducting this wonderful social experiment, and I hope that more women begin to realize just how beautiful they really are. 

You really are
more beautiful
than you think. 

Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you're alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.

-Norton Juster

"Silences make the

real conversations between friends.

Not the saying

but the never needing to say 

is what counts."

-Margaret Lee Runbeck

Beauty from the Inside Out . . . .

A happy spirit = beauty. It does! There isn't a person on earth who is not beautiful while he or she is smiling and experiencing unadulterated joy! True beauty happens from the inside out, and will attract others like a magnet. When you are connected to your own spirit, you know what nourishes you and what doesn't. There is nothing more unattractive than a woman who may be blessed with outer beauty but has an ugly attitude. If you took a woman who was frazzled, insecure, and unhappy, and taught her some tools to help her feel calm, happy, and peaceful, with a more lighthearted attitude, she too, becomes beautiful. What makes your spirit happy? Hanging out with those you love? A new haircut? Nature? Being grateful? Yoga? The perfect outfit? The mind, body and spirit are interrelated, so what happens to one impacts the other. Balance is key: Nourish the body, quiet the mind, and engage the spirit. 

"Beauty is a light in the heart."

- Kahlil Gibran

Partial text from the book

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff for Women

by Kristine Carlson


Photo by Corrie Bond

The most beautiful curve 

on a woman's body

is her smile.