ageless – Saturday Soul with Sandy Hibbard

Women And Men Rise Up To Your Beauty!

Sandy Hibbard — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 16:49:24 +0000

Comparing ourselves to others, even those we may admire tremendously, is the surest way to stifle or even lose our own power. While others may be quite inspiring, their path is not ours; ours is not theirs. As such, comparisons can only hinder our progress with ourselves and our relationships with others. The idea is to graciously accept each day as a gift of time that allows us to further uncover and discover our own power.

~ @SilverDisobedience

This is one of the most important things we will learn in life – to accept ourselves as we are.

It’s so easy to say, and man can we girls tout this philosophy at our book clubs and get-togethers, but then we race to the makeup counter and the botox clinic to improve those little things that we think make us look less perfect. Here’s something: you will never be perfect! Perfection lies within the acceptance of your own beauty. How you carry yourself, your attitude, joy, your confidence, THAT is what makes your natural beauty shine.

So back to the comparing thought… We live in a youth culture. We are confronted, often assaulted, with flawless beauty and extreme perfection everywhere we go – technology and social media exacerbate it 24/7. It’s hard to be ok with our flaws. I get it! I am a woman living and working in a youth culture of Instagram and influencers that eat botox for breakfast. I have to remind myself that there are no smoothing apps in real life. This is it baby! And you know what? At the end of the day, I’ve learned to be ok with myself. I have learned to even be dazzled by the imperfections that make me a unique human being. HOWEVER, I dare not go down the rabbit hole of comparing myself to 30-somethings, if I do, I will surely lose my shit!

Women and men rise up to your beauty!

Accepting yourself right where you are is the beginning of realizing your own personal power. Living in the moment and understanding that it is a gift, is the place where love is born – love for yourself and others. Healthy acceptance without nasty judgement frees you from the constraints of fear. My #SaturdaySoul for you and I both today is simply to rise up and embrace your unique beauty – let your joy, your love, and your own personal power soar!

XOXOXOXO

Smart isn’t the Only Thing

Sandy Hibbard — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 02:15:42 +0000

“Smart isn’t the only thing. It might not be the biggest thing. It might not really be much of a thing at all. I think what it comes down to is presence – bringing my whole self to whoever or whatever is right in front of me. Maybe the big thing is being all the way here.

~ Pam Houston from The Bitch is Back

Ageless

Sandy Hibbard — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:39:33 +0000

Age is just a number (and damn that number!). With a birthday coming up, I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read this article this morning. We really are ageless if we want to be, if we are BOLD enough to change and grow and become increasingly aware of the present moment. There is an ageless beauty to being awake and aware, a cool inner quality that works like the Pied Piper to draw people to you because you bring a powerful joie de vivre. I love it. So here is to agelessness, and the quality of life at any age – to feel good, love good and live fabulously!

Have a great Monday…XOXOX

AGELESS

By Tammy Parkinson

Imagine a time when age wasn’t a number, but a feeling. Let’s pretend there were no clocks or birthdays to indicate our years on earth. Conceptualize that you wouldn’t know that wrinkles were good or bad (which they aren’t by the way) or that grey hair was even a marker of “age”.
Ok, do you have the visual? It’s a little relaxing isn’t it? There’s no pressure to be younger by the way you look. Instead, “age or youth” is about how we FEEL. When you wake up are you vibrant and energized, or tired, weary and in pain? Do you feel that you can breathe easily, think clearly and focus, or do you feel quite the opposite and have a difficult time moving, articulating and carrying through with your day?
What a concept to consider an ageless existence. I love the idea of feeling my age vs. someone putting me in a box because of the years I have spent on earth. Rather, do WE do that to ourselves? Do we pigeon hole ourselves because we are 30,40,50,60,70…etc and then fit that mold of what society tells us we should feel like, look like, act like?
I challenge you to go inward and decide what age you feel and if you like it, go with it! Enjoy your youthful feeling. If you don’t like it, change it and decide what you need to do on the inside (eat better, sleep more, exercise differently, reduce stress, etc) so that you can be that perfect you…whether that you is 19, 50, or 80 in chronological years…it’s up to you to go a little ageless by taking charge of what goes in to your body and mind.