I Hope You Hear Music...

May all that has been reduced to noise in you,

become music again...

Peace be with you...

Blessings,

Yaya

Lip Stick and Eye Liner

What is it that makes you so drawn to someone?

A complete stranger...

They didn't speak a word, but yet they resonated with the most beautiful energy.

This beautiful stranger was elderly.

Probably a young late 70s...

She was gorgeous, and stunning, but in a simple way.

She made her style look easy, yet elegant,

but a simple elegant.

Her hair was extremely long,

and

she wore it up in a 1960s Bardot messy French twist...

Not tight and sleek,

but tossed up quickly...

She wore the 1960s Bardot eyeliner.

The fabric of her blouse appeared to be baby-skin soft...

It was long, loose and flowing.

Her sandals were loaded with sparkle...covered in glimmering stones.

They spoke elegance, but with casual flip flop comfort.

Her shopping basket was loaded with beautiful TJMaxx treasures.

Everything about this older woman spoke beauty.

Her energy was beautiful.

The kind of energy that says her world is beautiful.

You just know it.

You feel it.

She resonates beauty.

I wasn't dressed to go shopping,

nor did I plan to be in this store. 

It just happened...You know how it is.

The Mercedes automatically stops there.

I had on work jeans, and a beach tee-shirt.

My trip into town was strictly to pick up herbs at Osa's Garden.

My lesson today...

It takes the same amount of time to put on 'simple elegance',

as it does dumpy work jeans...mom jeans...yaya jeans...granny jeans.

It takes only a minute to clip up long hair.

It takes only two minutes to line the eyes, blush the cheeks, add a dab of mascara,

and paint the lips...

It's a five minute fix from dumpy work jeans, to simple elegance...

And do not forget that 'simple elegance' can be pajama comfortable...

Certainly not pajamas, but as comfortable...

Silky and flowing palazzo pants with a baby soft and flowing top is magical...

Beautiful...quick...easy...comfortable.

Five minute elegance.

Note to self:  Line the eyes, and paint the lips...don't leave home without it,

and a mist of Bath and Body...

You look great...

You smell great...

You feel great...

Today I felt, well, dumpy...dumpy with unfixed hair.

Life is too short to feel dumpy.

Dress up...Feel good...

Your life is your stage...

Paint those lips!

Put on those sparkling shoes..

Make life beautiful!!

Blessings,

Yaya

Your People...

Set up a beautiful life,

and tribe

that lifts you up,

inspires you to soar,

and loves you

whether you fly or fall...

Those that will help dust you off,

and encourage you to try again -

Those that celebrate you...

For you...with you...

As you do the same for them...

Those that celebrate your beauty,

and greatness,

your uniqueness and imperfections...

We are all perfect in our imperfect way...

Those people are your tribe...

Your people!

They allow you to be you,

and love you just the way you are...

Those that do not allow this,

are not your people...

Never stop being you,

because someone else says you're wrong...

Grandstand the essence of you...
Be true to your unique self...
Do it,
and life will be beautiful...
And remember to always sprinkle kindness everywhere you go...

Blessings,
Yaya