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Sep 21

Princess Hair.

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Jessica writes: I'd like to share an essay that I performed in a show called "Listen to Your Mother." The piece is called "princess hair" and it was inspired by my now four-year old who told me she "didn't like her hair" because it wasn't like the princesses she saw on TV. It's an inspirational story of self-love and of…

Sep 21

Peace, Love and Weakness

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by GG of AllTheManyLayers “To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.” - Criss Jami We are taught that shortcomings should be hidden and we shouldn’t admit what we struggle with, but I disagree. Getting comfortable with my weaknesses has put me in touch with a deeper level of self-expression,…

May 04

How To Introduce Yourself and Be Remembered

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By GG Renee of AllTheManyLayers And author of The Beautiful Disruption and Wallflower At some point you decide, this is who I am and this is what I love. Once you own it, then you're free. When is the last time you told someone who you really are? Not simply your name and occupation, but who you are in the…

May 04

The Problem with Talking on the Phone Too Much

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by GG Renee of AllTheManyLayers and author of The Beautiful Disruption and Wallflower "Certain springs are tapped only when we are alone. The artist knows he must be alone to create; the writer, to work out his thoughts; the musician to compose; the saint, to pray. But women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.”…

May 04

Soulful Beauty of the Week- Courtney

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by GG Renee of AllTheManyLayers and author of The Beautiful Disruption and Wallflower "So much of my identity was tied up in how great and smart and fabulous I thought I was, but once the external accolades were removed, I had to come to grips with who I really was. I was arrogant, undisciplined, and ungrateful really. By clawing my…