Hi, it's me!
Welcome to the very first posting of my very first blog! I love to write so this is going to be fun!
I've been thinking about starting one of these things for awhile now. Everyone and their dog has a blog these days, so it's been interesting trying to convince myself. I've also been concerned about the content: what am I going to write about? What is going to make my blog any different from any other beauty blog?
Of course I'm going to keep you all updated on the latest, greatest, most amazing makeup and tips! Who loves SEPHORA, MAC COSMETICS, NARS, and MAKE UP FOR EVER?! I will also be giving you as much VIP access as possible to the photoshoots and gigs I do. Watch for videos, tutorials, and behind the scenes footage!!
On the other side of things, I also want to share with you my own personal journey of continuing weight loss and finding true inner beauty and peace. For those of you who know me very personally, you know that I enjoy a truly awesome relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ. If you don't know me, please don't be alarmed by it. I'm not here to shove religion down people's throats. My whole purpose in life is to live it out as a testimony to what God has done for me and through me, and to share what I've figured out along the way.
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and its better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. - Marilyn Monroe
As a professional makeup artist I've been asked a few times what my definition of "beauty" is. Here's what good ol' Webster has to say...
beau·ty
[byoo-tee] noun
1. the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
2. a beautiful person, especially a woman.
3. a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.
Interesting right?! It's like those cliches, "It's all in your head", or "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". BUT IT'S SO TRUE!! Except God, I don't believe there is one person, entity, or magazine, that has the final say on what is beautiful.
A couple days ago I was talking to a woman about her goals with makeup and her "beauty" regime. She expressed to me that she didn't think she was beautiful, or that she deserved someone investing time into her. This crushed my heart! Thankfully, she is a fellow believer and I was able to tell her that her thoughts about herself could destroy her. I reminded her that she was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and there was no way she could be ugly. Even Webster states in his definition that it is a "meaningful design...in which high spiritual qualities are manifest".
But Lenea, what does "...high spiritual qualities are manifest", mean?
It means that God don't create no junk! God created us women to be beautiful INSIDE AND OUT. Spiritual qualities are inside of us; our personality. I don't know how she managed to do it, but my wonderful wonderful mother pounded cliches in my head!! The one I heard the most growing up was "Garbage in, garbage out!" But it makes perfect sense if you think about it! Would you wipe oil and trash all over your face? No way!! You'll break out in zits!! Garbage in, garbage out! So why should we women continue to speak garbage or bring garbage in our life? Lying to yourself by saying that you're ugly is going to do the same thing. Your view of yourself dwindles to nothing. You feel like nothing.
Let me tell you a universal secret. SHHHHHHHHHH!! Whatever you put voice to in this universe happens, good or bad. If you continue to tell yourself you're a failure or ugly, you probably will not amount to anything. It's your OWN choice! I've had to learn this lesson over and over and over!!! I'm no size 4 model, but I chose to grasp the confidence that I am made in God's image and that I can do anything I set my mind to. (See Philippians 4:13) This has made me an all around happy, confident, and beautiful woman inside and out! Wonder why I'm usually happy, joking, and smiling? BINGO.
To some of you, this is probably pretty preachy, but I don't mean it that way. I just hope to see women become stronger, more confident, and POSITIVE THINKERS!!!! Come on girls, let's pull our big girl panties up!!
This is a great song!!
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers (and sisters!!), whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things.
This is a great song!!
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers (and sisters!!), whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things.
I love you all!
To Higher Spiritual Qualities,
Lenea <3
Enjoyed all of what you had to say. Now you can say "Listen to me" I know what I'm talking about. Others will listen. I think it is incredible that you are ding makeup and growing up into a Woman God Really likes. You know the rest of it, he will always love us but does HE dosen't like us.I am very proud of you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLenea, you are becoming the awesome woman I always knew you would be and more importantly, you are growing into the woman God created you to be! You have a lot of wisdom and I'm so glad you finally decided to share it. Enlarge your tent stakes! Sooo proud of you. Mom
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written Lenea - I really enjoyed it. We must remember always that physical beauty fades with time. If we would just give people a chance we might see all sorts of beauties we never knew existed! And we can't forget to look at ourselves - sometimes we may not be as beautiful as we think if we're not beautiful on the inside! I love this idea of your blog... God Bless you sweetie! Regi.
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