… Or Outside In
I am reading a great book on personal style at the moment by Carla Mason Mathis and Helen Villa Connor which is also as they describe it .. “a natural guidebook to self-acceptance”.
“…its impossible to build a true individual style without learning to love yourself on the outside as well as the inside” (quote from the book “The Triumph of Individual Style“)
One of the latest movies Inside Out – an animated movie dealing with feelings is just one of the examples of how many people today are focusing on how we feel, how we take care of our emotions and think about situations. I believe this is so important and it is wonderful that we are encouraged to be more open about how we feel.
As with everything in life, balance is something that creates harmony. The balance of looking after ourselves on the inside AND the outside makes sense.
We can look at this both ways – being the best we can from the outside in and from the inside out.
Taking care of how we think and our self-talk is going to have a positive impact on how we feel. This will show in our outer appearance. Our eyes shine, we smile more, our language that comes out of our mouth will be more positive and inspiring for other people to hear. If we take care of our inner health, think about what we put into our bodies and exercise we will feel better, have healthier skin, eyes, hair and physiques which shows on the outside.
If we pay attention to our skin with our grooming – a good skincare routine, quality makeup plus wear good clothing styles for our body shape, wear colours that suit us and are in harmony with our skintone, hair and eyes we will feel good on the inside …
- We know that we look good, so we feel good
- We feel congruent with our personality by wearing colours that we like and styles that suit
- We feel peaceful because we are comfortable in our clothes and not always worrying that a skirt or trousers are too tight, too loose or uncomfortable
- We will receive compliments instead of people asking if we are tired or not well (which can happen if you are wearing the wrong colours for you personally)
- We are able to concentrate on whatever activity we are doing at the time because we know the “outside” is taken care of
- We can feel excitement about an impending trip or event because we know that we can put together outfits from our wardrobe that will be work for us
So … Outside In or Inside Out … It all works. If we look good, we feel good and if we feel good we look good… BALANCE and HARMONY.
Contact Moana Robinson at Beauty Glow to find out more about working with Balance and Harmony with your own personal style