Creating yourself starts with knowing yourself. Be yourself to know yourself. Know yourself and self-reflect to own yourself. Own yourself and be apologetically you. Your authentic self will reveal itself to be a masterpiece. Be your own, genuinely unique Mona Lisa. The only masterpiece you must create in this world in found in being yourself.
IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE _________
It’s a great day to be Trish Blackwell. Everyday is, as long as I believe that statement. It’s a statement I only came up with this past Wednesday on my day off while I was sitting at an outside cafe with a glass of sauvignon blanc in the 80 degree April afternoon, and it is
GOOD GRIEF, CHARLIE BROWN
I care too much about what people think; we all do if we are honest enough with ourselves. Vernon Howard once said that a “truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” We must allow the world around us to live as it
THE YOU UNDERNEATH
Most people live their life and then look at it. Instead, look at your life and then live it to decide who you want to be. I decided four years ago to live this way, and doing so turned my life upside down and around. It is a lot easier said than done, but once
LOVE YOUR BODY 101
Today, I celebrate my 101st post on Beautiful Body Bistro and in honor of the number 101 I thought it appropriate to create a how-to guide for mastering the art of a skinny, sexy mind. GUIDE TO A SKINNY, SEXY MIND 101: 1. Love your flaws. 2. Be yourself. 3. Embrace the quirks of your personality.
KEYS TO START YOUR ENGINE
On Wednesday morning I was a true blond. I rushed my morning, hurriedly packed my lunch, grabbed the keys to my Jetta and beelined it to the garage. Leaping into my car, I put the key into the ignition and my car wouldn’t start. In fact, my key wouldn’t even turn. I panicked, as I
UNWRAPPING THE RIBBONS OF FRIENDSHIP
Friends are the family in our lives that we choose to have. There is great power and beauty in this concept; friendship brings out the vitality of our hearts and true selves. Too often, we undervalue the role that friends play in the happiness of our soul. Friendship is not something to be underestimated, for every friend that comes
MECHANICAL MELODIES
Singing at the top of your lunges in a car is an experience that well, just makes life better. I lovingly call these serenading sessions “Melissa Melodies,” in honor of my best friend Melissa who introduced the beauty of this fine concept to me. When stressed, sad, happy, or just bored, Melissa was known to
OPRAH’S LOTTERY OF LIFE
The lottery, Oprah, The Price is Right, and Reggis & Kelly all have something great in common: they target the most innate desire in each and every one of us — the excitement of being a winner, of being special. When we watch someone on the Price is Right run down the aisle after their
BODY WEIGHT IDENTITY
The number on the scale can be a haunting thing. Irrationally, it can woo you down a path of misplaced identity, inexplicable insecurities, and self-berating. I battled this body-weight / body-image identity struggle for much of my life, and my experience is exactly what compelled me to make the Fitness Industry my career. I only hope that