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Article rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Debbie Gisonni
Excerpted from the book: The Goddess of Happiness, A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Balance and Bliss by Debbie Gisonni
Do you sometimes feel as if the true woman you are is
Locked up in a closet collecting dust along with those low-cut jeans you’ll
never have the courage to wear? Do you hide parts of yourself in
order to please someone else? If the package you present to the
world is a neatly wrapped, square blue box when you’re really a
yellow-and-purple drawstring velvet bag with fringe on the bottom,
you are living a lie. Covering up essential parts of yourself (and
I don’t mean a sarong over a bathing suit) will eventually block out
your true essence—the goddess within you.
When we think of modern-day goddesses, our attention naturally
goes toward top female celebrities such as Madonna or Cher—
beautiful, talented, successful, and sassy. Women who can push the
emotional buttons of society with the way they dress or act. Women
who are not afraid to speak their mind, even if others don’t agree.
Women who can run a business empire and also be a star, a mother,
and a lover at the same time. But what about the rest of us—the
everyday women living everyday lives?
There are everyday women—you know who they are—who
light up a room whenever they enter. People naturally gravitate to
them, like mosquitoes circling a patio lamp. These women are usually
not the prettiest or the smartest or the thinnest, but there’s
something about them that shines. You can’t quite pinpoint what it
is, but you know you want some of it. Well, guess what? You can’t
have it because what they have is unique to them. All they’ve done
is be the goddess they really are inside You can’t be that goddess, but
you can be your own goddess. You are the only person in charge of
your own inner light. It’s your choice to turn it on or off.
I know that at first you might not consider yourself a goddess,
but what if I told you that you are. Anytime I meet someone new,
I start to see her as a goddess. I notice how her facial features, which
might have seemed ordinary at first, fit her persona like a snug glove.
Her other attributes—such as the way she moves her body, the
sound of her voice, and the texture of her hair—all paint a unique
picture that is a reflection of her spirit inside. As I spend more time
with her, observing and appreciating her qualities, I can’t imagine her
wanting to be anything other than what she is—a loving, giving,
perfect creature—a goddess.
Rediscover yourself—your true self. Maybe you’ll awaken your
fiery side, like the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele, or your mothering
instincts, like the ancient Greek goddess Demeter. Whatever
you find, dust it off and shine it up. Bring forth the true light within
you, which no one can ever duplicate or take away. Dare to be who
you really are and dare to experience life in full color!
Debbie Gisonni, aka The Goddess of Happiness™, is an author (The Goddess of Happiness: A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Balance and Bliss and Vita’s Will: Real Life Lessons about Life Death & Moving On), speaker, happiness expert and columnist for iVillage.com. Contact: http://www.goddessofhappiness.com
Copyright, All Rights Reserved, Debbie Gisonni
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