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Determined to change Lives - ibelieveandbecome.com
Written by Chauntal, just 5 days after she lost her left hand in an car accident…. Determined to change Lives.
"MARCH 18, 2009 I lost my left hand in a car accident... I BEGAN TO LIVE, TO REALLY LIVE!!! “I HURT, I CRY, I FEEL, I LOVE, I'M ALIVE...I GIVE MY LEFT HAND BUT I CHOOSE LIFE…Yes my life was altered, but in the grand scheme of things, only slightly altered. How slightly is entirely up to ME over the coming months and years. IT WASN'T WHAT I HAD LOST, IT WAS THE GIFT & CAPACITY TO GIVE ALL LIGHT, LOVE & INSPIRATION TO OTHERS. The gift of perspective."
BELIEVE AND BECOME ENCOURAGES, EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES A BEAUTIFUL GENERATION TO EMBRACE AND LOVE YOUR FLAWS. “DON’T BE AFRAID TO SHOW THE WORLD EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE!”
To be a learner.
I am selfless & giving enough
To be a teacher.
I am creative & unique enough
To be an innovator of my craft.
I am strong, determined & healthy enough
To be an athlete.
I am free, dedicated & talented enough
To be an artist.
I am brave & special enough
To be an inspiration.
I am enough
To be anything I want to be.
I am everything I want to be
because I am me.
Never lose sight of who you are & want to be; you are worthy & capable enough.
…my love xo
Believe and become is an avenue for people to discover what it is they want in this life and by power of positive thought and believing “I CAN” you will become. Whether it’s health, prosperity, success, Love, balance, you can have whatever you focus your heart and mind on, and beyond. I dedicate sharing my experiences to inspire individuals with or without disabilities to live happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives and BEcome who you are meant to be….www.ibelieveandbecome.com
"MARCH 18, 2009 I lost my left hand in a car accident... I BEGAN TO LIVE, TO REALLY LIVE!!! “I HURT, I CRY, I FEEL, I LOVE, I'M ALIVE...I GIVE MY LEFT HAND BUT I CHOOSE LIFE…Yes my life was altered, but in the grand scheme of things, only slightly altered. How slightly is entirely up to ME over the coming months and years. IT WASN'T WHAT I HAD LOST, IT WAS THE GIFT & CAPACITY TO GIVE ALL LIGHT, LOVE & INSPIRATION TO OTHERS. The gift of perspective."
BELIEVE AND BECOME ENCOURAGES, EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES A BEAUTIFUL GENERATION TO EMBRACE AND LOVE YOUR FLAWS. “DON’T BE AFRAID TO SHOW THE WORLD EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE!”
To be a learner.
I am selfless & giving enough
To be a teacher.
I am creative & unique enough
To be an innovator of my craft.
I am strong, determined & healthy enough
To be an athlete.
I am free, dedicated & talented enough
To be an artist.
I am brave & special enough
To be an inspiration.
I am enough
To be anything I want to be.
I am everything I want to be
because I am me.
Never lose sight of who you are & want to be; you are worthy & capable enough.
…my love xo
Believe and become is an avenue for people to discover what it is they want in this life and by power of positive thought and believing “I CAN” you will become. Whether it’s health, prosperity, success, Love, balance, you can have whatever you focus your heart and mind on, and beyond. I dedicate sharing my experiences to inspire individuals with or without disabilities to live happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives and BEcome who you are meant to be….www.ibelieveandbecome.com
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 10:37
www.iAmThatGirl.com
i am that girl is a socially conscious, empowerment company for the young “Passionistas” of the world. Founded by Alexis Jones, from the CBS show Survivor: Micronesia, i am that girl is on the forefront of social change, global awareness and female empowerment. The iatg team is made up of progressive, passionate women who positively represent and influence Generation Y. We are dedicated to inspiring the future female innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders of the world by instilling authentic confidence in women everywhere. That Girl stands strong in her beliefs and understands the power of contribution to positively impact our world.
Who is That Girl?
Today WE are “That Girl” and we want it all. We work hard, play hard and are unapologetic about looking good while doing both. We are a generation of women destined for great things, want our voices to be heart and our mark left deeply imprinted on history. We are a generation of PASSIONISTAS , women determined to pursue our passion at all costs, dedicated to contributing, not just consuming . Despite the obvious, we are committed to being the change our world needs, the heroines our world deserves and have the audacity to dream big enough to actually make it happen. Not allowing our confidence and our self worth to dance on the approval of others, we are women to be reckon with because time will tell of a 21st century revolution called BELLISM dedicated to redefining our narrow definition of beauty and reminding chicks that we’re on the same team… Join our mission, rock this world, be That Girl and go Bellistic!
Click here to visit the website!
Who is That Girl?
Today WE are “That Girl” and we want it all. We work hard, play hard and are unapologetic about looking good while doing both. We are a generation of women destined for great things, want our voices to be heart and our mark left deeply imprinted on history. We are a generation of PASSIONISTAS , women determined to pursue our passion at all costs, dedicated to contributing, not just consuming . Despite the obvious, we are committed to being the change our world needs, the heroines our world deserves and have the audacity to dream big enough to actually make it happen. Not allowing our confidence and our self worth to dance on the approval of others, we are women to be reckon with because time will tell of a 21st century revolution called BELLISM dedicated to redefining our narrow definition of beauty and reminding chicks that we’re on the same team… Join our mission, rock this world, be That Girl and go Bellistic!
Click here to visit the website!
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 10:23
Suicide Prevention Center: www.didihirsch.org
The Suicide Prevention Center, originally founded in 1958 as the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center, was the first in the country to provide a 24-hour suicide prevention crisis line and use community volunteers in providing hotline service. The Crisis Line is widely recognized as having developed the telephone crisis intervention model used by most crisis centers and hotlines across the nation and in the world. It operates with a staff of more than 150 trained volunteers, serving callers throughout Southern California, and has been an integral part of Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center since 1997. For more information about the history of the Suicide Prevention Center, click here.
In addition to our crisis line, the Suicide Prevention Center offers a bereavement program for those who have lost a loved one to suicide (our Survivors After Suicide program), outreach to the community, and an emergency response team that works with local police to provide immediate counseling at the scene of a suicide. We also conduct suicide prevention awareness and education to the community.
Click here to visit the website!
In addition to our crisis line, the Suicide Prevention Center offers a bereavement program for those who have lost a loved one to suicide (our Survivors After Suicide program), outreach to the community, and an emergency response team that works with local police to provide immediate counseling at the scene of a suicide. We also conduct suicide prevention awareness and education to the community.
Click here to visit the website!
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 10:16
www.operationbeautiful.com
The goal of the Operation Beautiful website is to end negative self-talk or “Fat Talk.” If this little blog only does one productive thing, I hope it helps readers realize how truly toxic negative self-talk is — it hurts you emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
Through my own experiences fighting Fat Talk, I’ve realized the power behind an anonymous act such as Operation Beautiful. When I post a note, I’m saying, “I CHOOSE to be positive!”
I began Operation Beautiful by leaving positive messages on the mirrors of public restrooms — at work, at the gym, at the grocery store. I scribble down whatever comes to mind — "You are beautiful!" or "You are amazing just the way you are!" My personal goal is to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as I can. Maybe some people read them and just smile, but I bet some people are truly touched by the effort of a random stranger.
Operation Beautiful is simple: all you need is a pen and a piece of paper. If you want to join the mission, send me an e-mail at OperationBeautiful@gmail.com with a photograph of your Operation Beautiful note or a description of your experience, and I’ll post it on the Operation Beautiful site for thousands of others to read and enjoy!
Click here to visit the website!
Through my own experiences fighting Fat Talk, I’ve realized the power behind an anonymous act such as Operation Beautiful. When I post a note, I’m saying, “I CHOOSE to be positive!”
I began Operation Beautiful by leaving positive messages on the mirrors of public restrooms — at work, at the gym, at the grocery store. I scribble down whatever comes to mind — "You are beautiful!" or "You are amazing just the way you are!" My personal goal is to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as I can. Maybe some people read them and just smile, but I bet some people are truly touched by the effort of a random stranger.
Operation Beautiful is simple: all you need is a pen and a piece of paper. If you want to join the mission, send me an e-mail at OperationBeautiful@gmail.com with a photograph of your Operation Beautiful note or a description of your experience, and I’ll post it on the Operation Beautiful site for thousands of others to read and enjoy!
Click here to visit the website!
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 10:10
www.WonderfullyMade.org
Mission
Wonderfully Made is a Christian ministry dedicated to helping today's modern young women discover, strengthen, and reclaim their true value and worth.
Vision
Through our conferences, wm Voices, resources and college chapters it is our desire to impart a message of freedom and worth upon every young women while specifically offering hope for those struggling with issues such as depression, eating disorders, self-harm, promiscuity and drug and alcohol abuse.
We currently have college chapters at Santa Clara University, Westmont College and Pepperdine University. We also offer Wonderfully Made Conferences to churches across the country. Contact us at info@wonderfullymade.org to learn more about hosting a Wonderfully Made event or speaker.
Click here to visit the website!
Wonderfully Made is a Christian ministry dedicated to helping today's modern young women discover, strengthen, and reclaim their true value and worth.
Vision
Through our conferences, wm Voices, resources and college chapters it is our desire to impart a message of freedom and worth upon every young women while specifically offering hope for those struggling with issues such as depression, eating disorders, self-harm, promiscuity and drug and alcohol abuse.
We currently have college chapters at Santa Clara University, Westmont College and Pepperdine University. We also offer Wonderfully Made Conferences to churches across the country. Contact us at info@wonderfullymade.org to learn more about hosting a Wonderfully Made event or speaker.
Click here to visit the website!
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 09:23
God Loves Ugly by Christa Black
God Loves Ugly Book Coming In November!
Song Lyrics
You said that I wasn't pretty
so I just believed you
You said that I wasn't special
so I lived that way
with critical gazes and brutal amazement
at how my reflection could be so imperfect
with all of my blemishes
how could somebody want me
[chorus]
But God loves ugly
He doesn't see the way I see
oh, God takes ugly
and turns it into something that is beautiful
apparently I'm beautiful
cause You love me
I tried to clean up the outside
all shiny and new
worked overtime to thin up and look right
but inside I knew
that deep in the bottom were secrets I thought I could try to ignore
old ghosts in my corridors never get tired of haunting the past that's in me
help me believe why you love me
when I know you see
you see everything
help me believe why you love me
when I know you see inside and you still say I'm beautiful
you're telling me I'm beautiful
you're screaming out, so beautiful
and I'm finding out I'm beautiful
you're making me so beautiful
and I can see I'm beautiful cause you love me
Song Lyrics
You said that I wasn't pretty
so I just believed you
You said that I wasn't special
so I lived that way
with critical gazes and brutal amazement
at how my reflection could be so imperfect
with all of my blemishes
how could somebody want me
[chorus]
But God loves ugly
He doesn't see the way I see
oh, God takes ugly
and turns it into something that is beautiful
apparently I'm beautiful
cause You love me
I tried to clean up the outside
all shiny and new
worked overtime to thin up and look right
but inside I knew
that deep in the bottom were secrets I thought I could try to ignore
old ghosts in my corridors never get tired of haunting the past that's in me
help me believe why you love me
when I know you see
you see everything
help me believe why you love me
when I know you see inside and you still say I'm beautiful
you're telling me I'm beautiful
you're screaming out, so beautiful
and I'm finding out I'm beautiful
you're making me so beautiful
and I can see I'm beautiful cause you love me
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 09:10
Rock What You've Got by Katherine Schwarzenegger
Product Description
A hip, empowering, get-real guide to loving the body you're in.
For young women today, developing a healthy body image can be a challenge. Yet Katherine Schwarzenegger has done just that. She has been there . . . and back, and has come not only to accept but to love her curvy, powerful, smart, sexy, and happy self. She wants to help other girls do the same--recognize their own beauty, both inside and out.
An estimated 8 million Americans have an eating disorder. Seven million of those are young women, and more and more of them are girls. Girls are increasingly growing dissatisfied with their bodies, trying to change them and fit into some image or mold of perfection that is impossible to achieve.
Where are they getting this from?
The answer is clear: their moms, sisters, friends, frenemies, television, movies, magazines, and every other media outlet imaginable.
When you open a magazine or watch a movie, what kind of girls do you see?
Skinny ones!
Impossibly perfect girls with immaculate bodies.
Everywhere they look, girls are inundated with carefully airbrushed, highly inaccurate images of the female body. It's no wonder they feel something's wrong with them!
In this down-to-earth, reassuring, and fun book, Katherine calls for a new way of seeing what is beautiful. Packed with informative facts, moving personal anecdotes from Katherine's life, and the voices of other Rock What You've Got women, her book celebrates the female form, whatever the size, and inspires girls to ROCK WHAT YOU'VE GOT!
About the Author
Katherine Schwarzenegger is a junior at the University of Southern California. This is her first book.
Katherine Schwarzenegger believes that every young girl should be encouraged to "rock what they've got." She is an author, a global activist, a student, the "big sister" every girl wishes she had, and the trusted, secret ally every mother needs. She speaks candidly, openly, and honestly about the struggle to develop a healthy body image in today's body-conscious society and the confidence it takes for young women to celebrate who they truly are. At the age of eighteen, while interning for Dove's "Campaign For Real Beauty," Katherine became aware of, and interested in, how prevalent the issue of body image is for young girls in America. Now twenty years old and living in Los Angeles, Katherine is at the forefront of a movement to inspire young women to recognize their true self worth. In her book, ROCK WHAT YOU'VE GOT: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back, she guides young girls through their turbulent teens to womanhood while encouraging them to love their bodies, love themselves, and stay healthy. With her engaging and fun "secrets," Katherine shares stories and tips to break the cycle of an unhealthy body image. Katherine writes for various web outlets on body image and women activists here at home and abroad. Katherine also blogs about body image and self-esteem for the ABC Family show "Huge" and is an open-ended columnist blogging for the California Women's Conference website.
In addition, Katherine has been active in raising awareness of maternal mortality. At nineteen, she created the fashionable VIDA bags to increase awareness for global maternal mortality and partnered with the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE to diminish the staggering number of mothers worldwide dying during pregnancy and at childbirth. She also writes for various outlets about women activists in Africa and here at home.
Katherine is a rising junior communications major and gender studies minor at the University of Southern California. Katherine is also a real big sister to her sister and two brothers in Los Angeles.
Click here to get your copy today!
A hip, empowering, get-real guide to loving the body you're in.
For young women today, developing a healthy body image can be a challenge. Yet Katherine Schwarzenegger has done just that. She has been there . . . and back, and has come not only to accept but to love her curvy, powerful, smart, sexy, and happy self. She wants to help other girls do the same--recognize their own beauty, both inside and out.
An estimated 8 million Americans have an eating disorder. Seven million of those are young women, and more and more of them are girls. Girls are increasingly growing dissatisfied with their bodies, trying to change them and fit into some image or mold of perfection that is impossible to achieve.
Where are they getting this from?
The answer is clear: their moms, sisters, friends, frenemies, television, movies, magazines, and every other media outlet imaginable.
When you open a magazine or watch a movie, what kind of girls do you see?
Skinny ones!
Impossibly perfect girls with immaculate bodies.
Everywhere they look, girls are inundated with carefully airbrushed, highly inaccurate images of the female body. It's no wonder they feel something's wrong with them!
In this down-to-earth, reassuring, and fun book, Katherine calls for a new way of seeing what is beautiful. Packed with informative facts, moving personal anecdotes from Katherine's life, and the voices of other Rock What You've Got women, her book celebrates the female form, whatever the size, and inspires girls to ROCK WHAT YOU'VE GOT!
About the Author
Katherine Schwarzenegger is a junior at the University of Southern California. This is her first book.
Katherine Schwarzenegger believes that every young girl should be encouraged to "rock what they've got." She is an author, a global activist, a student, the "big sister" every girl wishes she had, and the trusted, secret ally every mother needs. She speaks candidly, openly, and honestly about the struggle to develop a healthy body image in today's body-conscious society and the confidence it takes for young women to celebrate who they truly are. At the age of eighteen, while interning for Dove's "Campaign For Real Beauty," Katherine became aware of, and interested in, how prevalent the issue of body image is for young girls in America. Now twenty years old and living in Los Angeles, Katherine is at the forefront of a movement to inspire young women to recognize their true self worth. In her book, ROCK WHAT YOU'VE GOT: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back, she guides young girls through their turbulent teens to womanhood while encouraging them to love their bodies, love themselves, and stay healthy. With her engaging and fun "secrets," Katherine shares stories and tips to break the cycle of an unhealthy body image. Katherine writes for various web outlets on body image and women activists here at home and abroad. Katherine also blogs about body image and self-esteem for the ABC Family show "Huge" and is an open-ended columnist blogging for the California Women's Conference website.
In addition, Katherine has been active in raising awareness of maternal mortality. At nineteen, she created the fashionable VIDA bags to increase awareness for global maternal mortality and partnered with the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE to diminish the staggering number of mothers worldwide dying during pregnancy and at childbirth. She also writes for various outlets about women activists in Africa and here at home.
Katherine is a rising junior communications major and gender studies minor at the University of Southern California. Katherine is also a real big sister to her sister and two brothers in Los Angeles.
Click here to get your copy today!
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Friday, 29 October 2010 20:07
Women Food and God by Geneen Roth
An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
The way you eat is inseparable from your core beliefs about being alive. No matter how sophisticated or wise or enlightened you believe you are, how you eat tells all. The world is on your plate. When you begin to understand what prompts you to use food as a way to numb or distract yourself, the process takes you deeper into realms of spirit and to the bright center of your own life. Rather than getting rid of or instantly changing your conflicted relationship with food, Women Food and God is about welcoming what is already here, and contacting the part of yourself that is already whole—divinity itself.
Click here to get your copy today!
The way you eat is inseparable from your core beliefs about being alive. No matter how sophisticated or wise or enlightened you believe you are, how you eat tells all. The world is on your plate. When you begin to understand what prompts you to use food as a way to numb or distract yourself, the process takes you deeper into realms of spirit and to the bright center of your own life. Rather than getting rid of or instantly changing your conflicted relationship with food, Women Food and God is about welcoming what is already here, and contacting the part of yourself that is already whole—divinity itself.
Click here to get your copy today!
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Friday, 29 October 2010 19:55
Girl Perfect by Jennifer Strickland
At the age of eight, Jennifer Strickland entered the world of modeling, beginning a journey that took her to the runways of Milan. On the outside, she seemed to have it all -- walking the runway for Giorgio Armani, commercials for companies from Oil of Olay to Mercedes Benz, worldwide attention, and all the glamour that comes with the fashion industry. But she quickly discovered that this world is not all glitter and gold ...
Girl Perfect is the haunting story of Jennifer's journey from fashion to faith. Within these pages you will get an inside look at the modeling industry -- and you will find a girl who struggled just as you do. The principles of true beauty she shares will shatter the illusion that beauty and success satisfy, leading you to the powerful, lasting knowledge of who you are in God's sight: his beloved daughter, handcrafted to reflect his beauty in the world.
Click here to get your copy today!
Girl Perfect is the haunting story of Jennifer's journey from fashion to faith. Within these pages you will get an inside look at the modeling industry -- and you will find a girl who struggled just as you do. The principles of true beauty she shares will shatter the illusion that beauty and success satisfy, leading you to the powerful, lasting knowledge of who you are in God's sight: his beloved daughter, handcrafted to reflect his beauty in the world.
Click here to get your copy today!
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