Adorning the Temple

Each day, so many things have pointed me in the direction of having fun! (Here is to throwing away all those old rules...and here is to having fun doing it!)

As a woman, there are so many ways to creatively express myself and who I Am...and to have fun doing it!

My friend Kathleen just got her hair done...now she has beautiful, "fun" hair. (You go, girl!)

My sister, Gilian, makes beautiful jewelry...some of it kicky, some of it definitely playful and all of it wonderful! (Check her stuff at Endless possibilities.)

I have been having fun with clothes...and for work, I can dress like a little yogi. (Never mind that I have only taken a grand total of 6 yoga classes!) How fun is that?

I cut my hair mostly off (complared to how long it used to be) so it curls up...and it wants to curl its own way. Usually, I fight it and try to make it behave. My new intention is to enjoy whatever my hair wants to do on its own each day, with no complaining. :) My sister is making me a new ring out of a gorgeous piece of peachy-colored tourmaline and I am going to enjoy every minute of wearing it. I am going to wear clothes that feel good to me, perform t-shirt surgery and make some stunningly fun new things to play with and wear...and I am going to take every opportunity to make my life fun!

I made the commitment this year to be conscious and "green" with personal care products. (It is more challenging than I thought!) I started eating mostly raw foods last year. I see that both of those commitments are also commitments to my health, to my creativity and to my life being FUN!

Saying "Yes!" to life means that it feels good, each and everyday. I don't always take the time or make the time to have fun. This is something I am working on...and it means owning who I Am~all of me, even when I want to hide the better parts of me. The sweetness, the softness, the warm and spicy bite of me, the juicy bits, the strength, the wisdom and the compassion. It sometimes feels easier to hide by trying to look like and act like everybody else.

The first step, for me, is to Adorn the Temple of my very own body. To embrace its strength and its beauty and its uniqueness. There are so many ways to do this...I am open to finding all of the possibilities that work for me!

How can you adorn your temple?

P.S. I saw this quote and loved it: "Ordinary things, consistently done, produce extraordinary results." ~ Keith Cunningham

Self-care is not a luxury. It is a necessity. Make it a habit! And find out what happens...