This past week, I TRIED doing the Master Cleanse.
I know…don’t judge me.
I thought that I could do it, needed to do it–but in the end I think I added a little too much cayenne pepper and the thought of drinking anymore of this “lemonade” gives me the dry heaves. (Sorry to give you that image.) But, being a writer, I always try to examine these experiences and take away lessons to help me move forward with peace in some part of my life–and then write all about it!
So what did I learn from that one day attempting to do the master cleanse?
I need to start looking at beauty from a less superficial angle–from the inside. I know that people say this all the time, but that one dayI was trying to cleanse–doing something that I so strongly felt was going to make me look and feel beautiful–did the complete opposite.
Realizing quickly that morning my dependency on caffeine, I laid in bed with a splitting headache and thought about who and what makes me feel beautiful. There are so many times that I can recall my husband saying “you look beautiful,” while I have no makeup on and felt just raw in appearance. I would pull away and start laughing and give all the “But I don’t have any makeup on,” or “But if I lost 5 pounds,” excuses, instead of honing in on the moment. Savoring it. He makes me feel beautiful.
Living in New York City, a very focused-on-appearance, judgmental city, can easily change the meaning of beauty–the true meaning of beauty to people. We become consumed with industry standards and push the emotional aspect behind the word “beauty” to the side.
You are beautiful because you are you. Remove the layers painted on. I challenge you to look deeper into the meaning of the word beautiful.
So ask yourself…what makes you feel beautiful on the inside?
Fashionably Yours,
Allison
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