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“We accept the love we think we deserve.” – Perks of Being a Wallflower I will admit to all of you, I’ve never been that great with accepting love. I’m good with showing love: buying special gifts for loved ones, giving compliments, telling people I love them regularly, etc. But accepting that someone truly means [...]
If you’re like me, you are constantly learning new skills – gardening, carpentry, pizza-making, languages, sports, and so on. And I think this is a fun and wonderful thing to do. But what’s the most important skill? That’s debatable. I think compassion is a huge one, as is mindfulness. I’d go with those two any day [...]
This week I was in my local branch of Boots (for US readers, Boots is a chemist’s that sells really delicious lunch foods) queuing to pay for some divine bubble bath when I overheard a conversation between two people in front of me. The guy (super camp, very thin and tall, clearly very into his [...]
The people that support us most or least becomes obvious at different times in our lives. Due to differing circumstances and personal biases, sometimes the people that loves us the most have the hardest time supporting our major growth endeavors that involve risk or change. Being unsupported can show up in our friends, family, and [...]
It’s normal to fantasize about a “better” version of yourself. As more heroic, smarter, powerful, successful, generous, kinder than you are. (Or more cutthroat or vengeful than you are.) These fantasies can serve as ideals of who we want to become — and thus can be blueprints, showing us how to get from how we [...]
Tip #1 April 1, 2011 Â Healthy Body = Healthy Mind Not only does exercise strengthen our muscles and our heart, protect our body from injury, illness, disease and premature aging, but exercise also helps build our self esteem and confidence. Â Regular exercise will help you like – even love yourself! Science has proven that when [...]
1. Stop all criticism. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive. 2. Stop scaring yourself. Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It’s a dreadful way to live. Find [...]
Many people come to yoga for the physical benefits of the practice; stress reduction, weight loss, flexibility, balance and strength yet what they get is more than they could have ever imagined. They receive an experience that changes their life. Yoga is a tool for so many women to heal and see the way out [...]
You are music and song and laughter. You are a shinning star on a perfectly clear night. You are the sun after a long winter. You are compassion and strength and vitality. The trees bow to you when you walk by. The flowers smile. Every blade of grass celebrates the beauty of who you are. [...]
This month, ASKInYourFace.com is launching an awareness campaign to shine the spotlight on midlife eating disorders. An eating disorder is not merely an attempt to look ultra-thin. It is a psychological fixation on wrestling control in an uncontrollable world. Yes, the media portray women in unthinkable profiles — rail-thin, gaunt-looking in size 2s and 0s, when [...]
Meet Allison Stuart Kaplan, Founder and Co-Editor in Chief of ASKinyourface.com.
Meet Lauren Stewart, Co-Editor in Chief of ASKinyourface.com.
