In your opinion, what makes a person beautiful inside and out?
A person is already beautiful on the inside and outside from the moment we enter this physical world We all unfortunately forget (or were never taught or had no cultivation of this knowing from birth.). To even take it further we are ALL LOVE, we are made up of energy flowing from a stream of well being which is pure love. There is only love. When we feel or experience things such as hate, ugliness, lack, negativity etc we are only cutting ourselves off from the beautiful love stream that is our birthright. Most of us pick up learned behaviors from our environments & our culture that teach us to view ourselves and others "without" love (but that's a whole other conversation..) In short - what makes a person beautiful is just being EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE! We are all unique individuals as we shouldn't have to pretend or hide our beautiful selves. We live in societies that put pressures and unrealistic expectations on our "physical apperarances" which take us away from truly experiencing beauty which starts from inside. Don't get me wrong - physical beauty is a wonderful human trait however it is all relative and in the eye of the beholder. In my opinion feeling good about yourself, loving who you are, believing in your dreams, treating your mind, body & spirit with love is the secret. You will attract other people and experiences of "beauty" according to how you feel & vibrate. Doing this will nourish your inner core which will naturally result in your physical appearance also being a beautiful MATCH to your inner self. This is what will continuously keep our beauty flowing and constantly expanding.
What inspires you?
WOW! I am literally inspired EVERYDAY by so many people, places, things, smells, tastes, textures, sounds - you name it, I am INSPIRED BY IT!
A few examples: I'm inspired by color - I LOVE bright colors and different shades of color that compliment them. Music inspires me greatly. I'm always so grateful for my ability to hear. I love hearing the musical creations of others as it inspires me to always expand in my own music. I'm also inspired by the sounds that I hear throughout the day (the sounds of the city, the dogs barking, birds chirping, water dripping, keys jingling, garage door opening, wind blowing, my guitar strings humming, hands clapping, engines starting, rain falling.
Being a singer/songwriter I am constantly picking up inspirations throughout my day that I then mix & blend into my writing and performance. All inspirations of course come from my own life experience and how I choose to connect to them, like a magnet. I'm also inspired by conversations that I have with others, especially people that I just meet - that is always fun. I love hearing and sharing people's stories of love, hardship, transition, struggle, whatever it may be. I am a firm believer that we help each other live our best life through the sharing of our stories. It inspires me so much that I do a weekly radio show (The Purploptimisms Radio Show) that promotes inspiration.
I can truly be inspired by anything which is what makes life so exciting! I can be inspired by a child smiling at me, seeing people have a heartfelt laugh on the train, writing in my journal after feeling really good or sad about something then coming back to read it later to feel a different emotion rise - its ENDLESS. Just another one to throw in - the other day I looked outside and saw a bird's nest on the front porch, safe from all of the snow & rain. I was so excited and inspired that a family of birds chose my dwelling place to make their new home on. How inspirational is that? VERY! :)
Are you at peace with yourself?
Great question! YES INDEED, ABSOLUTELY, YES YES YESSSSSS! I truly am at peace with myself and it feels good to know it but also to realize and allow myself to continue my expansion of peace. It's not really a destination its an expansion. I believe when you have come to the point in life when you are AWARE that there is nothing that you can't do, nothing that you can't have or achieve & that you are full of wonderful love energy (always, now & forever.) then you feel your power and this makes you at PEACE! It's because you know that can do and be anything. No one can take that away from you. Being at peace doesn't mean that you have all the money and material desires that will make your life great! It has nothing to do with material wealth at all. You could be at peace where you are in your life without your physical surroundings reflecting your "wealthiest" desires yet. Being at peace is a mindset and a choice. There are no excuses, boundaries or barriers when it comes to the feeling. Again a reminder - when you are at peace with yourself and where you are at on our life journey how you feel on the inside will reflect on your outside. For example: you may be someone who isn't happy with themselves or not at peace with how far you have come due to many factors, say WEIGHT. You may look at yourself in the mirror and you only allow your ego to take control and judge how your feel by how you look. This is backwards. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be healthier and have less weight on your body but the thoughts and feelings that brought you to the current physical state that makes you feel unhappy is what needs to be addressed. You can start feeling AT PEACE right now, in the present, in the moment. You can choose to feel at peace with how far you have come and with all the life lessons that brought you to where you are now. The weight that you desire to release from your body (which is really weight, pressure & burden that you want to let go of from your emotions.) will come off when you start changing how your think & feel. Being at peace with who you are on ALL LEVELS will change your life for the better. It's a journey that never ends and no one will ever be "done" with it. We are always expanding.
I feel like I came to being peaceful with who I am and where I am due to living so much contrast of what I DIDN'T want in my life. I didn't know at the time that I wasn't at peace but I knew that I wasn't feeling satisfied or truly happy with where I was and with what I was doing. When you discover what you DON'T want you automatically know what you DO want - and then a new desire is born. I went through a period in my life where everything seemed like it was going downhill. I had no money, no job or prospects on the horizon, no home - I felt like I had hit rock bottom. When I hit this "bottom" it was the beginning of a new phase in my life. I had never lost hope for myself and always stayed optimistic about my situation and I always believed that somewhere, somehow I was going to make my dreams a physical reality. In the moment of what seemed like true despair an earth angel came to assist me in my time of need. It was this period that I spend much time in solitude and reflection just connecting with my spirit and learning how to live the life that I wanted. I didn't shut myself out from the world but I was in an environment that allowed me to spend ample time with JUST MYSELF which is exactly what I needed and desired. I wanted time to heal old wounds, to create and to learn what it is that I wanted out of my life. In this period I studied meditation, EFT, yoga & stretching and also changed my nutritional diet. I stopped eating meat and started eating organic foods and later decided on being vegan. All of these changes in my mind body and spirit allowed me to have clarity on my life and to appreciate every experience I had up to date. Everything I listed played a major role in being at peace where I am in my life today!
I am very happy with who I am and the path I have taken. I am happy for where I am headed as well. I am not done, by a long shot! It's an everyday lifestyle. No one is PERFECT, that should never be our goal. I am just so happy and grateful that I discovered and realize my inner power for where I am and I'm thrilled to share my stories and continue to inspire myself and be inspired by others.
THIS MAKES ME AT PEACE and allows me to continue the peaceful journey each day!
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