Day #15

Letter’s of Surrender: 90 Day’s of Living An Intuitive Life

Dear Reader,

It’s so interesting to think about the idea of having WiFi on an airplane flying over the ocean. Who would’ve thought it would have even been possible? I must say that it is quite efficient, too, AND it’s free. What a concept. Sometimes, I think about what other type of technological advances will be available in my lifetime. Makes me want to stick around for awhile, to see what else our brilliant minds can bring to life.

I am currently sitting on an airplane, going over the Pacific Ocean and am able to access Squarespace to write this blog post. My family and I have been on the go since 4am this morning, so it’s nice to finally be able to put my thoughts together.

As I get closer to my conference in a couple of days, I am thinking about how this will be the first time I’m in a space with many people who are in the same field of beauty as me. It is an Aesthetic’s Show. So, there will be doctor’s, nurses, esthetician’s, student’s, and clinical staff. I was attracted to the Integrative Aesthetic’s Symposium that is apart of this conference. That’s ultimately been my goal with my esthetic’s business - to create an integrative esthetic’s practice. One that focuses on our health and how it affect’s the skin. My goal is to create program’s that work from the inside, out. Where we incorporate health habits (i.e. supplment’s, hydration, nourishment, etc.) in order to improve skin health, while also, conducting skin care service’s (i.e. facial’s) to assist the body in healing and restoring the skin from the outside. So, it was nice to be able to find a class that was created for this.

There will also be tons of other types of classes that highlight new skincare technology, as well as, people who have created successful multimodal services. I spent some time going over the list of speaker’s and demonstration’s, and I realize that there is an entire universe of skincare service’s that I had no idea about. It made me think about all the other types of universe’s that other human’s created, that I have zero idea about. It’s a big thought. There is really so much going on in the world at one time, different types of creative sphere’s that exist all over the place. To think about just how big life is, makes you realize that there is no time for fear, if you really want to take advantage of the opportunity to live.

I believe you could literally, spend your entire life exploring the different universe’s that exist in the world, and never have time to get caught up in the mundane thing’s. It makes you realize that drama, is such a human created thing. It is also a choice. So is fear. I understand that in many way’s, it’s so much easier said than done. Especially, when you’ve grown up around adult’s who have narrow minds. But, it’s possible to train yourself into a more expansive worldview. I think having an expansive worldview and believing in possibility go hand in hand. The more of the world you realize, the more you realize that anything is possible. I love the idea of that.

I admit, however, that I do feel fear going into this conference. I don’t have much experience in my field and, I will probably be surrounded by people who have so much more experience than me. Successful business owner’s alongside those in the medical field, as well. In a sense, it speaks to the old belief that I don’t belong in certain room’s of people because I’m not worthy or deserving of it. I recognize it as an old, invalid fear. I still want to acknowledge it though. Because there was a time I believed that enough to act on it. And I would justify, or make excuses for why I wouldn’t put myself in those environment’s. I would do it unconsciously. Not realizing, I was just trying to protect myself from the vulnerability that being in those type of rooms would require from me.

If this conference will teach me anything, it will definitely teach me how to exist in a room like that and not lose myself. To be able to practice discernment between the things that are relative to my goal and the thing’s that are just noise. It’s really, an opportunity to practice many new belief’s that I am aiming to embody. And I think, that’s what will be the most fun part about this. Scary, yet fun.

And so, I’m going to close this with a reminder to you, to continue checking in with your own belief’s about life. Are they holding you back? Or, are they allowing you to realize opportunities? The wonderful thing about belief’s is, we can choose to change them. We do not have to hold onto them for the rest of our lives. Especially, if they are beginning to not align with who you want to be. And, that’s the thing, you’re always changing, so naturally, your beliefs will too. If you have the courage to flow with that truth, the universe will open up many doors for you.

Love Always,

Ariel