Tag: growth

celebration, choices, confidence, conscious living, different, endurance, family, fears, gratitude, inspiration, judgment, make up, masks, noticing, self worth, vulnerability, writing

boots made for walkin

As this year’s National Blog Post Month draws to its close today, I am thrilled to claim my newly earned status. Not only have I successfully completed the challenge posed by NaBloPoMo, I’ve gone the entire month without putting on one ounce of makeup. I went to business dinners, formal restaurants, a jazz performance, kept … Continue reading boots made for walkin

children, choices, confidence, conscious living, cosmetics, daughters, different, endurance, family, fears, feminism, inspiration, judgment, make up, masks, mothers, self worth, vulnerability

the skin i’m in

As I edged my way towards my teen years, Helen Reddy’s song, “I Am Woman”, was adopted as the anthem of the Women’s Lib movement, catapulting it to  the top of the music charts. This conflagration of events ignited my mother’s rebellion against my father’s restrictions. The irony of my mother's name being 'Helen' here … Continue reading the skin i’m in

advertising, choices, confidence, conscious living, cosmetics, different, fears, judgment, make up, manipulation, marketing, masks, noticing, propaganda, public relations, secrets, self esteem, self worth, shame

gag reflex

As a child, I decided not to lie — at least not intentionally. It sounded like a good idea at the time. You see, I’d noticed that no matter how well I thought I was covering up whatever it was I was trying to hide, the grown ups always seemed to know when I wasn’t … Continue reading gag reflex

choices, confidence, conscious living, different, inspiration, judgment, make up, masks, self esteem, self worth, vulnerability, writing

con game

In my previous post, I referred to “the Voice”, the whispered wisdom that I hear in the deepest recesses of my mind, distinguishable from all other thoughts, each with their own personalities. The Voice has been my inner navigation system — my GPS, if you will. But I’m not going to talk about “the Voice” … Continue reading con game

Bernays, children, choices, conscious living, different, fears, judgment, make up, manipulation, masks, noticing, secrets, self esteem, self worth, shame, vulnerability

unacceptable

I didn't count on this showing up. If I did, I might not have done it. Maybe it’s best that I didn’t know. I might have chickened out. I’ve done it before, you know. What began as an experiment — immersing myself in being fully visible, without a mask to hide behind by way of … Continue reading unacceptable

choices, conscious living, cosmetics, different, endurance, fears, feminism, gratitude, inspiration, judgment, make up, masks, noticing, self esteem, self worth, shame, vulnerability, writing

only words

I’ve become fascinated, admittedly bordering on obsessed, with TED Talks regarding self image, concepts of beauty, and self esteem. A theme has emerged over the course of this project, which I will be exploring more deeply during the remainder of this month’s blogging challenge. There is literally more to it than meets the eye, which … Continue reading only words

aging, choices, conscious living, cosmetics, daughters, fears, judments, make up, masks, noticing, self esteem, self worth, shame, vulnerability

seven days

Cesca has shared with me a BuzzFeed video blog that she found on FaceBook of a young woman who went for a week without make up. I watched it with interest, having had many similar experiences. I even laughed out loud when a co-worker who remarked at her looking tired since that is what I've … Continue reading seven days

celebration, choices, conscious living, cosmetics, different, family, happy, inspiration, make up, masks, mothers, natural products, self esteem

back to the earth

I admit to watching some nighttime television. Reruns of Modern Family and Everyone Loves Raymond are my go-to for light-hearted viewing. Because of this it's been difficult lately to not see the new Toyota commercial for Prius… the one that has Jason Mraz and Raining Jane’s ‘Back to the Earth’ intro — you know, the … Continue reading back to the earth

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showing up

Woody Allen is famously quoted as saying,  "Eighty percent of success is showing up."  From what I can tell about this NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo, he's on to something. I've read my share of blogs and books in my time, but I've never had the experience that I've had as this month, as we all enter … Continue reading showing up

celebration, choices, conscious living, different, gratitude, happy, joy, noticing, vulnerability

the obvious

First thing that popped up after turning on my computer this morning and connecting with my mail: "The identity of smtp.donnacerame.com cannot be identified" I laughed out loud. It's official. I am a currently under construction; a work in progress. Identification is not possible. And by the looks of it -- I always was, and … Continue reading the obvious