I got there we talked for a dew minutes and then she got me up on a massage table to move some energy up and out.

She asked me right up front to visualize a color to wipe away all pains and fears. My immediate reaction was PURPLE, since PURPLE has been the guiding force, “my favorite color” my whole adult life. I am known as the Purple Lady and I wear it alot.

While it is true that whatever color that came to me and I chose would have been perfect, I knew that the color would have a strong message.

This loud voice said NO to PURPLE and YES to PINK!

I said, “my color is pink”. She said, great, Pink represents SELF LOVE and that is what we want more of for you and the world.

I boldy agreed and I smiled inside and out with JOY.

PINK represents alot of things and SELF LOVE is only one of them. It was interesting to me that she immediately said “SELF LOVE, not knowing what I did in the world.

My intention is for you to all see the lights, your true colors…and to shine your them out in the world.

SELF LOVE is a great big bold first step to change anything. I love myself. I am ok.

I love how Leah is sharing her SELF LOVE at www.nodietingallowed.com by observing her distractions and noticing how things show up, and yet they do not stop her.

She is committed to excellence and SELF LOVE. Excellence can be such a loaded word and yet it is only a word. It is the meaning we attach to it that gives it weight or power.

Excellence is committment to being “who we are”. It is not perfectionism, a term that often gets associated with it.

So here, here to the color PINK and more so here, here to SELF LOVE.

Love,-Self-Love makes the world go round.

Think PINK, XO

Laura

What an amazing week it has been….just completed call #1 from the 12 week Body Image Mastery course that began today…I feel like screaming from the roof with Joy…

When I think about where and who this online community has reached in just a small amount of time, I want to weep  with JOY….Leah my dear I would not have found you if it had not been for the internet….

On today’s call there were women on the call from Rwanda, Israel, Canada and the USA. If it were not for the internet and telephone,  we would not be connected the way we are.

I love that. We are a global community and every time I want to scream because my internet is not working, I will self correct by thanking it for being there in the first place. YES YES

I always say, no matter where you live in the world, the cultures are different, the issues universal.

Why am I sharing this with you all?

The impact that we have on one another, our stories, our sharing, our truths, fears, pain…they are all leading us somewhere and our truth will help and support others be true to them self.

Speaking of truth, OnePinky Member Kathleen had something to share about her allowing change to happen…

She writes:

Hi Laura,

Today I had a lesson in keeping an open mind.  Just last week I was bemoaning the fact that I felt as if I was in a rut.  Every day I have a specific schedule of exercise.  Mondays I run, Tuesdays I swim and weight train, Wednesdays and Thursdays I run again, etc.

Well on this particular Thursday, I ran into a friend of mine who had just come out of her spinning class and she was telling me how much she loves the class, especially the instructor.  I happen to know this particular spinning instructor because while she’s not my regular trainer, she’s employed where I do train and tomorrow she will be filling in as my trainer. And when I have had her as my trainer, I’ve always enjoyed her personality and professionalism.  So my friend was telling me once again how much she thinks I would enjoy this particular spinning class.  Grant you, this is not the first time someone has suggested I try spinning.  I don’t know why I’ve had such a block about trying it.  I think I felt there was no room in my “busy” workout schedule.

But something clicked in me today.  I think my words about being in a rut came back to haunt me.  Haunt me in a good way, as in, don’t complain and then do nothing about it.  I learned that lesson from you Laura.  That to achieve one’s goals, one must be open to changing their own personal story away from what was, to what is possible.

So next Thursday, instead of 5 miles on the treadmill, I’m going to take my first spinning class.  I don’t know if it will resonate with me or not, but at least I’m willing to try.

Who knows?, maybe I’ll end up entering a triathlon, as so many people have suggested I do.

Thank you for your support Laura.

Love Kathleen

Another inspirational story to share about welcoming change….I will ask that she keeps us posted.

Leah, thank you for sharing the answers to those questions on our blogs. Love that and your answers will serve many women in this community.

I had this moment today of feeling so connected to you…I was sitting at my desk and thinking we are so connected we both are experiencing the flu together…funny how the universe works, ey?

Sending you light and love and big hugs honey!

Live, Love, Learn, Let Go and Have Fun!

I love you, XO

Laura