Inner Image Consultant, Beauty Advisor, Professional Make-up Artist and Esoteric Healing Practitioner Kathryn Fortuna on True Beauty and Rediscovering our Essence…
As a professional make-up artist for close to 30 years, I have pondered a lot on what true beauty is and what it means to re-discover our essence and share our beauty with all others unreservedly.
Clients often come to see me seeking improvements to how they look. What I now see is that we are all beautiful and the depth of beauty we all have within us is very powerful. This power comes from the fact that it is the same within us all, and the quality of this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.
Once this quality has been felt, something extraordinary occurs that engenders a natural and exquisite impulse to share this feeling with everyone.
I have seen men and women begin to re-connect with the beauty they feel deep within; they are feeling it, exploring it and beginning to share it with the world, often igniting a spark of recognition in others.
Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.
One simple look, smile, conversation or moment between two people can effectively start a R-Evolution.
Bringing true beauty back never felt so easy. We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel. When we share our natural beauty we meet another person in this equalness, sometimes even unlocking something deep within them that has been dormant for lifetimes. Like dominos with a purpose, this chain reaction sets a rhythm that could ripple all around the world, if we so choose.
We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out?
We all look different and there is purpose to looking different: it is the outer expression of this inner beauty that is unique and that gives us an opportunity to offer various facets of the one thing, which is our Divinity.
This is when we all get a chance to explore, adore and share our own external expressions. But we hold back. We hide. We go into comparison. We judge ourselves and apologize for the very thing that we offer the world that is different. There is something that stops us from understanding that the unique way we express our same true inner beauty may be the very thing that sets us free from our self-imposed prison. So what is this something?
Let’s break it down. We know that true beauty is a feeling, not a look. However, here’s the interesting part that I have observed:
The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.
Get it? Our physical expression is not only purposeful, it is needed. Like a part of this human puzzle, our own ‘flavour’ or expression is an offering to humanity that cannot be ignored.
For example: have you ever noticed the exquisite way someone can emanate the true beauty they feel and extend it out to their very fingertips and beyond? The way they hold themselves, their eyes, walk and talk, make-up, hair, grin, curve of their hip, dip of their nose and even the perfume they choose to wear all emanates from their inner beauty. Does it matter whether their ‘features’ are considered classically beautiful or not? No, they are glorious as a package and this is what we bring when we claim ourselves – the WHOLE package.
The more we claim our inner beauty and then in turn our unique external expression the more we unlock the bind we have been held in.
How Does a True Beauty R-Evolution Begin?
Somewhere along the way we have chosen to be manipulated into thinking that we all need to look the same. This is simply not true.
When we call out this madness and stop apologizing for our physical differences we can start reclaiming ourselves and begin to contribute to the r-evolution of celebrating our true beauty displayed in physically unique differences. And may the fun begin!
6 Simple ways we can claim our expression of true beauty…
- Digging out any self-worth issues and tossing them away
- Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression
- Reclaiming our wild, wonderful and often unusual looks. Inner confidence is very sexy!
- Stop hiding … shine our light and walk with true purpose
- Smiling and with our eyes, re-connecting deeply with others
- Feeling our hearts expand and appreciating who we truly are.
Then…
- Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty
- Saying ‘yes’ to buying, purchasing, making products and taking images that reflect the true natural beauties that we are
- Breaking the cycle of disconnection from our true beauty, keeping it real and sharing ALL of us with family, friends and the world.
The True Beauty R-Evolution has begun. And yes, my beautiful friend, it is … US.
By Kathryn Fortuna
Further Reading:
Plastic Surgery, Designer Vaginas & True Beauty
True Beauty… Defying Age and Aging
Truly Beautiful
804 Comments
Kathryn, if there is a R-Evolution upon us, then I am on board! with every cell of my beauty in toe. Thank you for expressing so clearly that we are here to express our beauty and divinity through our unique expression, reminding us that we NEED to be seen so that we as equals receive the reminder as consistently as possible, of who we truly are.
Hi Kathyn, This is such a huge topic – true beauty shines out from within and we can allow ourselves to shine. I very recently had a make up lesson and expressed the purpose was not to cover up but was to enhance the beauty I feel in myself so reading your blog today is a confirmation of what I have been feeling. Thank you.
Kathryn my heart feels gloriously rich as I read your blog. “We judge ourselves and apologize for the very thing that we offer the world that is different.” I used to apologise a lot for who I was and what I brought to the world. I now stand here and lovingly appreciate and celebrate the glory of my innermost beauty and let it shine forth. Thank you so very much.
Kelly thank you so much for appreciating your glorious innermost beauty. We ALL benefit from this.
Beautiful blog Kathryn. I love the feeling of that our true beauty is inside us and yes it is very true! It leaves me with just having to be all of me and let all of me be seen in the world instead of having to attain a certain perfect look.
Truly gloriously beautiful Kathryn, from a woman who has claimed her inner most beauty and is a role model for others to feel and see. R-evolutionis expressed in full through every word here. Thank you
Your blog presents a big topic in such a simple way. All we truly need to do is express all that is living deep within us. The beauty is already there we just need to choose to let it out.
So beautifully said, Josh.
We are so bombarded by how to be “beautiful” on the outside -the clothes we wear, our hairstyle and cosmetics, that it is easy to not truly feel our own inner gorgeousness and appreciate that this is enough.
Thank you Kathryn, you have nut shelled the antidote to the immense harm that is affect Women all over the world. ‘JUST BE YOURSELF’ and ‘ENJOY IT TO THE MAX’ is what I walk away with there.
We as women have a duty to deeply care and express ourselves, not because we have to but because the power we hold when we do changes the world.
Whoohoo thank you Amina. You nailed it 🙂
Kathryn what a beautiful revolution, I feel it is so needed for us all to claim the beauty we all equally hold within and bring our sparkle out into the world.
Wow. What a power-full offering this is. Thank you, Kathryn. I could feel how I keep finding myself being confronted with my own lack of self-worth and how I have not been putting much energy in expressing beauty, and realised in fact I haven’t fully accepted my own beauty – that was painful to feel, yet very healing. I now have an understanding that self-worth issue is not just a personal issue, this is not about me feeling miserable – it is about All of Us, the entire Universe missing out on a very small, yet absolutely vital component – a beauty-full light being dimmed.
Thank you Fumiyo for your expression.
We are all beautiful and the whole misses out when even one of us dims our light.
Thank you Kathryn I appreciated the mix of playfulness and constructive pointers around reclaiming true beauty. I will especially take away with me exploring how seeing my own inner beauty first influences how I see others physically. I had explored this based more on the feeling of another person, but in making it about the physical as well, I can see an opportunity to de-configure the illusions we hold around looks.
When I read this sharing Kathryn, I could feel YOU in every word. Your invitation to me/us all to connect with the truth that we all share the ‘same beauty’ is a true gift to humanity; a light that has brightened the shadows of our self doubt we hold about this truth.
This is great Kathryn, it’s not about dulling down or being ashamed of our looks, even if we happen to be classically beautiful as you say. But rather accentuating the quality of the beauty that is there within through getting rid of anything that doesn’t confirm this in our life. A huge one amongst so many women here in your tips/words: “Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression”.
Yes – the outer expression is a reflection of what is being lived on the inside.
Kathryn, what a truly revolutionary blog! You have explained something so clearly that I have felt but haven’t completely grasped until now. I really get the purpose of our differences and why they are essential, as the divinity our true beauty arises from is limitless in its expression. Our job is to fully claim not only the body we have chosen but also the gorgeous essence within.
Beautifully written Kate, ‘I really get the purpose of our differences and why they are essential, as the divinity of our true beauty arises from is limitless in its expression’, this is so lovely to read Kate and Kathryn, I can feel my own unique expression and it is great to not be in comparison with this, to accept my true beauty and everyone else’s too.
This is revelation at its highest point, ‘the unique way we express our same true inner beauty may be the very thing that sets us free from our self-imposed prison.’ Imagine if we all actively allowed this to be – the world be so delicious to be in.
Yes Johanna can you imagine the beauty and absolute joy we would all feel?
Heaven on Earth.
What an absolutely gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous photo of 3 joyful, radiant and tender women. A perfect choice for this blog!
I love this ‘this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.’ It absolutely radiates, from our whole being but especially our eyes.
“Somewhere along the way we have chosen to be manipulated into thinking that we all need to look the same.” I have found this is so true with fashion, I find that certain age groups start to look the same. It’s as if we have to copy a look to fit in to a certain mould, rather than finding our own expression and bringing this out for the world to see. In this way we can easily hide behind a certain image, make up, clothes etc but it may not be anywhere close to our true expression.
Yes agree Susan, and reminds me of those celebrities/actors who end up looking the same/with the same look , shaped nose, smile, or cheeks, because of plastic surgery. The expression of their true selves being stunted for an outer ‘good or youthful look’ means a carbon-copy result that is only a indictment on the natural radiance of a person’s essence and beauty from being accessed, and enjoyed.
Yes Susan I feel that certain age groups start to look the same because we get stuck in an era or style that we feel comfortable with rather than develop a loving relationship with self and than express from there.
Our outer image often reflects our choice to keep evolving or stay attached to a time that felt safe and seemed okay.
Young women with a look that is ‘in fashion’ and the older women that have stayed with a look.
Our clothes, make up and outer image reflect so much more than we realise. They reflect our inner confidence and willingness to share our glory.
True expression in fashion is a fresh opportunity in every moment to feel who we are and what honours us and shine our light out for all to feel. 🙂
Yes, Kathryn, I can recognise what you say in the way that I feel to dress sometimes. When I am not willing to truly feel what I want to wear I will wear something that conforms to a pattern rather than exploring my sense of how I am feeling on that particular day and what will support me. We are offered so many options nowadays of how we can present ourselves to the world that if we do not trust our own feelings and innate sense of who we are we can become drawn into an array of complication and dissatisfaction.
This is a powerful blog, I can feel the power of what you know in what you are saying and sharing you have seen and felt all of this. I agree with you every single person is beautiful. I have just done a dance in True Movement (dances and true body moves that Universal Medicine present) most of these dances you partner up with someone and one dance is so beautiful and tender you cannot help but fall in love with the person you are dancing with and see their beauty and love within their eyes.
Brilliant Blog thank you so much for sharing your experience,
A fantastic article and observations Kathyrn. I love the line: “We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.”
Your step by step guide to beauty is a must for bathroom mirrors. And it works! How do I know? Because I feel much more beautiful after reading your article than before.
Viva la R-Evolution!
No marching on this revolution. Massive change is possible with the simple step of the way in which we smile.
Thank you Nikki smile from within and may the MAGIC begin. 🙂
What a wonderful command Rod and I agree her step by step guide to beauty has to be at all mirrors. Your are the living proof that it works and me too.
Kathryn, what a gorgeous reflection you are for us all, in your sharing and in real life. And it is so true what you share here about looking into another’s eyes from your own gorgeousness and sparking something inside of them. I have been experiencing this more and more with those that I meet and the power of that connection is absolutely heavenly. We really do hold great power within our own beautiful, inner, equally loving but unique presence.
This is gold, that each and every one of us has an inner beauty which shines out through our physical beauty, and it’s up to us to honour and live in a way that celebrates that, not for a second to allow anything less in any way shape or form.
Thank you Kathryn for this gorgeous blog. I could imagine you attending to someone’s beauty treatment and appreciating all the little things that reflect their inner beauty. We do tend to apologise for our physical differences and it is madness! It is our unique qualities that reflect the diversity of the beauty of divinity. We don’t judge and compare one sunset to another, we just enjoy the beauty that each one brings. Your 6 tips to a beauty revolution are awesome. Simple and full of the enjoyment of life and the full expression of ourselves.
This is gorgeous Fiona ‘ We don’t judge and compare one sunset to another, we just enjoy the beauty that each one brings.’
This is gorgeous Kathryn, as we all are, this is a great invitation to explore this deeper and truly feel how beautiful I am.
True beauty is a feeling not a look. That sums it up really. How much effort and money and time is wasted on this planet endlessly chasing or copying or searching for a certain look which we think will make us happy, when all along this beauty is within us all of the time just waiting to be connected to and when we feel that connection we feel amazing in our bodies and when we let that out for the world to see – we feel beautiful!
Yep, and how many times do we covet a certain look, or ‘thing’ to give us a certain to feel dissatisfied and wanting of something else or more afterwards. Looking for beauty to be confirmed and heightened from the outside will never satiate. We’re longing to fill up a substitute and we never can, when that beauty is always from within.
Awesome Kathryn and it is so true our true beauty lies within. We all know we do not look the same from one day to another, there are days where we like the mirror and days we don’t. If we stop and look at why this is we will find that this is defined by how we feel inside, about ourselves and our energy level. If we know this then it is all about feeling from within who we are and letting that come out. I have come to love to play with my expression of my beauty, cheekiness and femininity whereas once upon a time I sincerely hated the way I looked. Let’s no longer look with our eyes but only with our hearts.
Wise words Carolien – our hearts knows who we are.
Beautiful line Carolien, “let’s no longer look with our eyes but only with our hearts”. Our hearts always see the true beauty but our eyes can be deceiving.
Beautiful Carolien. Lets look with are hearts and feel the essence of ourselves and others.
A much wiser way to live and understand life.
True beauty is how we feel about ourselves and when we stay connected with ourselves and our body, this is what is reflected to all we meet.
Recently on a beautiful sunny day I walked with myself on a journey to collect my laptop to be serviced. As I walked, I noticed something different. As people approached me they looked into my eyes and smiled warmly. It happened a number of times before I realised what was happening. Because I walked connected with myself and enjoying being me, my presence, felt by others, shone back at me.
This is so gorgeous Kekinde2012. Your presence shone back at you. TRUE Reflection and this is a Beauty R-Evolutionist in ACTION.
Jacqueline. Couldn’t agree more in all you say.
I love so much about what you have written here but today this line really stood out for me – “We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression”. What I loved about this is that you bring us back to the fact that we are all the same – we all hold the same inner beauty that waits patiently for us to connect to – and by knowing this, it offers the opportunity to drop the belief that we separate and connect to the commonality that exists within us all. But how we express that – is individual and that is what makes it so beautiful. I love looking at a wide range of woman who have claimed their inner beauty and to see the same qualities of grace, beauty, stillness, fragility and power but the expression of these qualities varies so much. It is deeply inspiring.
I so agree with you Sarah. It is really gorgeous to appreciate the different qualities each woman can bring, and feel how when a woman truly lets her beauty out, she is equally as beautiful as another woman who is shining her true light also…. It cuts down any notion of comparison, and instead it’s truly a celebration to see women in their true beauty. That’s the truth that’s there before all of us to feel and claim back — it is not what the billboards, media and marketing ploys will have us believe, that there are some women elect and unique that have what most do not. That is a curse on women to take them away from their innate knowing of the beauty that does reside within, and the amazing power that women have when they truly support each other to shine the magnificence that they are.
I agree, Katerina: the industry version of ‘beauty’ is a curse on women and a constant lessening distraction to take our attention away from what resides permanently inside.
That is so true Sarah – feeling the true depth of our own beauty connects us to a well of love that can only expand our experiences and as we allow others to feel this regard and love that we have for ourselves the need for barriers such as comparison are no longer present. When we are united and equal in our beauty we are then able to express our own unique beauty without hesitation – we become like a beautiful mixed bouquet of flowers each beautiful bloom reflecting it’s loveliness and expanding the whole.
Kathryn, what a joy it was to read this piece…so much truth in what you share.
I love it when you call out how we need to stop apologizing for our physical differences and instead celebrate them…its a game changer and knocks the all too well known ‘comparison game’ on its head. If we are celebrating our differences then we are in effect appreciating each other and what each other reflects. So I’m with you…bring on the R-Evolution!
Marika I couldn’t agree more – bring on the R-Evolution!
If we are celebrating our differences then we are in effect appreciating each other and what each other reflects. Thanks for adding this to this blog Marika… and with that we have the antidote to comparison!
Spot on Rosie, the antidote to comparison indeed. Celebrating our uniqueness of appearance and not trying to look like everyone else goes back to appreciating and accepting ourselves as we are.
Absolutely Marika, ‘ If we are celebrating our differences then we are in effect appreciating each other and what each other reflects’. So true, and lovely to experience.
Yes Marika, I agree, bring on the beauty R-Evolution! Celebrating each other, loving our physical differences and appreciating them.
Such a great point Marika, we all have differences and these indeed need to be celebrated, as there is so much comparison and jealousy amongst women. It would be so much more supportive to acknowledge we all have strengths and weaknesses, to see those strengths in others and know if there are weaknesses, they are just areas of life you haven’t put energy into as yet. So much more supportive!!
When two people meet expressing love, the result is joy. Physical beauty has little to do with this, possibly nothing, but both parties look and feel beautiful. The complications start when we don’t express love and have to fall back on appearances.
Celebrating our physical differences is so delightful isn’t it Marika?
Like shiny pieces of the puzzle each one of us brings something unique. Who’s got time for comparison when there’s so much to appreciate and share.
I absolutely agree. The celebration and appreciation that Kathryn has for the amazing and beautiful woman that she knows herself to be is palpable and so inspiring. I am inspired to claim and accept more of my own unique expression and to appreciate and celebrate the true beauty I have within… consistently.
Thank you Caroline for reminding me to appreciate and celebrate the ‘true beauty I have within… consistently’. When we appreciate ourselves for all we are it deepens our appreciation of others.
Kathryn WOW … you have provided THE handbook of loving wisdom on the 101 of fully accepting and embracing who we truly are. Thank you
It’s very refreshing Kathryn that as a beauty consultant and make-up advisor that you do not subscribe to the old adage that beauty is only skin deep. How refreshing for your clients to meet someone who considers the whole person and not just their outer look. I particularly love this line: ‘Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty’ which is still something I am learning about but it definitely links in with self-worth – that we are worth feeling beautiful inside and out and anything that does not leave us feeling this way definitely deserves the boot!
Couldn’t agree more Shevon, that old saying has had it’s day. This too was the sentence that stopped me and made me stay with its meaning for a while longer “Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty”. A question well worth asking at any one point in our day!—Does this choice confirm my beauty?’
Love that Rosanna, “does this choice confirm my beauty?” And Shevon, anything (or anyone) that doesn’t confirm my beauty gets the so-called boot (!) , this means saying no to abuse whether that’s from ourselves (self-abuse) or from another.
Lovely point to pick out Rosanna, and a great reminder to add to our beauty-full (of ourselves) days.
Amazing. A beauty consultant who starts from the point that their client is already beautiful. I love it. Kathryn really ought to be writing for magazines, giving everyone the low down on the truth about beauty.
I second that Rachel Mascord. Kathryn’s words, experience and lived true beauty need to shine out from the depths of women’s magazines… Ask the questions, point to the ridiculous nature of comparing ourselves to others and the travesties that occur in the pursuit of something we are not – when the true beauty is always within.
Thank you Rachel & Victoria I appreciate what you have shared here.
The beauty industry, including women’s magazines, has a wicked way of comparing and competing – even suggesting our beauty lives in creams and bottles…..
lets OUT this craziness once and for all. 🙂 🙂
Absolutely, Kathryn – so much of what is presented by the beauty industry is about comparison and competition. It prompts me to wonder whoever started this false rumour that beauty can be bought – it feels as though women have allowed themselves to be led astray by a need and an emptiness that needed filling. The beauty industry is filling a need – and has capitalised on that. We all find out at some point that neediness puts a block to stop us feeling our innate and natural beauty. Nothing is more beautiful than a woman who lives joy-fully and with vitality, and from the inner heart.
Beautififully expressed Rachel. Imagine how it must feel to have a consultation with Kathryn. it would be even more amazing if every woman could feel their own beauty.
Yes – this is a revelation in terms of looking at beauty. This absolutely needs to be expressed in women’s magazines!
She should do so, indeed Rachel. Very much needed in a world that cultivates the one ideal body and one look of a woman. So ugly. Which only can lead to massive insecurity if a woman buys into that. Kathryn is breaking that. Big cheers for that.
I agree Rachel – Kathryn could write her own beauty magazines for the beauty r-evolution that starts with us, and that starts with the point that all of us are already beautiful – offering beauty from the inside out – and not the outside in. I love it!
I love this Jane.
‘offering beauty from the inside out – and not the outside in.’
Agree Shevon, I had the same thought myself that Kathryn’s clients must receive a real healing when they are met by her, seeing and acknowledging their inner beauty, no matter their outward appearance or concerns about it.
Yes – I love that Kathryn is working in the Beauty industry and espousing inner beauty – it feels joyful actually – it makes me giggle. That is revolutionary for that industry.
Absolutely Shevon – to have a beauty consultant that doesn’t sell out and subscribe to the belief that makeup is what’s making women beautiful (not themselves) is incredible. Sometimes I am quite put off when walking into the makeup section of department stores as the women staff are all coated head to chin in thick, heavy foundation, blusher and other makeup.. This is becoming very common.
Yes Susie the Women ‘coated head to chin in thick, heavy foundation, blusher and other makeup’ are ALL deeply beautiful within but have often bought into the belief that make-up is the answer to beauty. So much so that each day they apply a little more to test the theory.
These women are not often appreciated (especially by themselves) for their wisdom, fragility and stillness but more for their external features and the money they can bring the company buy selling other women something they are made to believe they need in order to be acceptable. What an illusion.
I love that reminder Shevon. Beauty is not just skin deep – it is in every single cell of our body – and much much more than that, in our innermost essence.
Saying NO to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty is a process isn’t it Shevon?
And yes it is most definitely connected to our self worth. I feel that we are all still building on this
also. The more we truly connect to who we are the easier it gets.
Well said Shevon, Kathryn’s blog completely destroys the ‘old adage that beauty is only skin deep’ and that it is indeed a quality that is lived and emanated from within and not painted, maked-up or airbrushed on.
Whenever we meet someone beautiful who has a ‘je ne sais quoi’ that comes from the inside, it is impossible not to clock it. It stands out. There is something to it that is unparalleled. It inspires. It invites. It transpires wellbeing. It feels easy.
So true Eduardo, and it is infectious!
Yes. It can inspire the other to look deeper into themselves and access their own unique flavour and beautiful ‘je ne sais quoi’ as well. We all have it, equally so.
You are so right Eduardo, when someone beautiful is not holding back their light it is an invite from heaven to join in.
Said so well Monika, “it’s an invite from heaven to join in”, beautiful.
Yes, it stands out. It also shows that this person is ready to deal with the resulting jealousy.
A person who expresses true beauty expresses a lot of courage as well. Everyone has that true beauty and can express it at any time.
“Everyone has true beauty and can express it at any time”. Given the truth of this comment it is a tragedy that most of us have forgotten this fact. We get so caught out by “I’m not good enough, clever enough, wealthy enough, pretty enough” that we forget that it is a simple choice to connect to the amazingness that is always there underneath all of that.
Christoph thank you for speaking about the jealousy.
Yes this is what happens and the resulting jealousy can come from every angle.
It seems to occur when the person feeling jealous is not shining their light and choosing to claim their innermost beauty.
Clocking another’s jealousy but not reacting to it is key.
Yes Eduardo we gravitate towards the light they radiate which in turn allows us to honour that within ourselves. It really is a beauty full way to be and express in the world.
Yes Eduardo. This inner beauty which people are looking for desperately has the potency of changing the world. And it not a secret anymore how it works.
I love this Willem as the word beauty and secret often go together with the term beauty secrets – but there is no secret to true beauty and it is not reserved for a few special ones but, is IN EVERY single person. How different would we all have grown up if we had the opportunity to have that truth reinforced from day one. Thankfully as beauty is a fundamental part of who we are, even though our experience of feeling how absolutely beautiful we are may be buried, it is never lost.
Yes Willem & Shevon the common phrase ‘Beauty Secrets’ is used to promote lotions and potions that we use when we care for the skin but the true beauty secret is the connection we have to our inner essence. And as you say Shevon it resides in us ALL, often buried but never lost. 🙂
The fact that our true beauty is never lost is also truly beautiful.
Absolutely, Eduardo. True beauty which, as you say, comes from within is something that transcends the conventional descriptions of “pretty” or “handsome”. It reflects a choice to allow something of one’s self to be seen by all, and that something is a true love for one’s self.
Love the comments from the men. Beauty is not a female perogative, these men are beautiful too.
Me too Catherine, I am finding it very healing to read men speak of the true beauty in women, and yes, these men certainly demonstrate that true beauty is not a female prerogative.
Yes I love it too to hear men expressing like this and I fully agree that men are beautiful too.
I find this also…I am a man, but it is so amazing to hear men claiming their own beauty and truly appreciating the beauty, both inner and outer, in women and other men. Very inspiring and also challenging to see, feel and express this for myself.
Yes Catherine and when a man is connected to his beauty it is simply gorgeous.
I love this Naren. True beauty comes with a natural confidence of being ourselves fully and unreservedly. Shining bright for all to see.
Very true Eduardo and I love really appreciating everyone who walks and expresses in this way. What a reflection to humanity and how amazing to be shown true beauty.
Ah Eduardo you have nailed it. Everyone has experienced that with someone at sometime in their life, a quality that we can’t quite put our finger on yet are drawn to and inspired by.
Yes, Eduardo, it feels completely natural.
Yes Eduardo exactly it’s like you are transfixed on them and you can’t look away. They have this magic around them, I love it . It’s also great to be around that so it makes you also feel amazing.
I love this Eduardo. It is just as you say, impossible not to notice when someone is eminating their true beauty. Others just want to be around them even though they may not be aware of why they feel what they feel. And yes, it is so very easy to be in the company of someone who is deeply connected to their innermost beauty.
and all it takes is presence and an absolute claiming of how truly beautiful we all are.
Love it Kathryn! I so hear you sister, I always feel the most beautiful when I simply honor me, in all the ways I live, dress and express.
Yes Pernilla its so true isn’t it? We feel beautiful when we honour ourselves. And the more we build on this the deeper the connection feels and grows. Everyone around us benefits too. 🙂 🙂
I love how I feel when I am honouring myself, there is no other feeling in the world.
Kathryn, this blog is amazing. Every person on the planet should read this as what you have shared here is deeply powerful. Thank you!
So true Amelia…..Very powerful indeed.
“Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.”
This happened to me at a picnic once. Life changed that day and I began to make more self loving choices in my daily living and committed to ME. Four years down the track and I am feeling and claiming more and more of my inner beauty, shining for all to see and feel.
I wouldn’t miss this R – Evolution for the world – the world is waiting – there is work to be done – and I AM here to serve – it is US – all divinely different and yet the same.
Inspiring writing Kathryn. I feel can feel my love expanding from reading and responding to your words.
Mary-Lou this is very powerful. Yes there is work to be done and how JOYfilled is this work!
By simply connecting deeply to our own beauty we are in service.
Thank you for your expression.
Hello Mary-Lou Reed and I agree to this, “Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” This I see is a relationship between people, if only for a moment. The connection and opportunity for us all in a moment to ‘see’ each truly.
There is so much on offer in your article Kathryn, thank you.
I like it Kathryn, not holding back who you are and expressing it in full. A very liberating experience.
I like the way you said that True Beauty is a feeling not a look. When I am feeling warm and beautiful on the inside, I know my smile is true because it feels amazing. I know my glance is true, because my eyes are connected to the beauty that is me.
I too loved the statement that true beauty is a feeling not a look Harrison. In my connection to that loveliness that I am I notice that my connections with others is warm and more open and there is also a natural playfulness there!
I agree Jenny, ‘in that connection to the loveliness that I am I notice that my connection with others is warm and more open and there is also a natural playfulness there.’ When I’m feeling my loveliness I can feel others loveliness too, I have no self doubt, there’s no comparison, it’s very beautiful and natural.
I agree Harrison, Jenny and Rebecca. When I smile in connection with my loveliness I just see the beauty in others and feel it in myself. Thinking doesn’t come into it, just a beautifully warm connection that I walk away from still smiling.
I agree, Harrison, Jenny, Rebecca and Karin. There is nothing more beautiful than feeling my own beauty and equally so the beauty of others.
Yes I also, when i feel the inner beauty, i see it in my eyes holding a warmth and openness to others and i simply feel very loving and open with everyone i meet…Inner Beauty cannot be contained!!!!
I completely agree. When I am near a woman it is very important for me how it feels to be near and if the look is not in harmony with the feeling, that is very off-putting and when the look and the feel are in harmony that is truly wonderful, even if neither is anywhere near perfect in any way the word ‘perfect’ is used.
Well said Christoph, especially highlighting the difference and effect it has when the feeling and look are in-congruent. We can all feel this and it is important to feel how the outer appearance and inner state of being can be telling very different stories.
I have noticed this too! However when I am feeling beautiful and I look in the mirror to check myself out the look confirms the inner beauty I’m feeling as it radiates throughout my expression and body.
This is gorgeous Michelle, and I feel the same. Recently I was able to connect to more of my natural delicateness within and I was feeling so exquisitely delicate. I walked past the mirror and caught a glimpse of my face and thought wow I look so beautiful and I stopped and went back to the mirror to take a closer look. Sure enough I did look more beautiful as the delicateness I was feeling I could see if my face, my skin, my eyes…
This is so true Jenny, I have noticed this too when I have been connected to my essence, the genuine openness and playfulness comes through and others feel it and I ask myself “who IS this woman, where has she BEEN”, and then I realise that this woman is ME, and she has been hidden behind layers of protection. Well, it’s time to bust the shell open and reveal all and renew that commitment to me in every moment so that I can reflect my true beauty out into the world.
I know exactly what you are saying Harrison. That inner beauty and warmth is as gorgeous as the sun’s warmth.
Very much so Johanna.
And have you noticed the way your eyes change when you feel that connection? There is a sparkle to them that comes from very deep inside. They become crystal clear and the gaze is very deep.
Yes, I sure have, its amazing! When I see my eyes like that I feel the strength and steadiness in me, and I want to look out at people, to smile at them with my eyes. When I see other people’s eyes like this they offer me whatever is needed at that time, be that endless support, or a glint of humour. Again, amazing!
What I love about it Catherine is that this shining eyed beauty cannot be held back, is not superior, but pours forth for all to enjoy and celebrate.
Yes, I have noticed that. I have found when I meet someone who is fully claiming their inner beauty and expressing it in every way, I tend to naturally focus on their eyes. I naturally want to connect to them.
Yes, same here. The eyes say it all and are where I am drawn especially when I feel someone is ‘home’ and more so when it is a sparkling home. I am magnetically pulled towards the eyes.
Yes Chan Ly you cannot deny the magic of a person’s eyes when they are embracing their inner beauty. You cannot look away its simply breathtaking.
Yes Rachel, I love to see that look in another’s eyes (and my own), it is truly so beautiful and makes me expand inside.
So true Rachel – it’s as though a spark from within has ignited a fire in the eyes and they are now reflecting that warmth and glow out into the world.
Yes the eyes in connection have a clarity and are so inviting…enough to take a long dip in the deep pools of the iris, so very beautiful, it’s rare you want to leave.
So gorgeous Zofia…I am bathing in the deep pool of your words.
Absolutely Rachel. It is a glorious feeling when my eyes are clear and shining. I feel present in my body and very steady. I also love to look and connect to other people’s eyes and have begun to do this more consistently in my day.
Looking into peoples eyes has been a difficult one for me. I can handle it for so long but then I have to look away. This I feel has something to do with self-loathing for me. The more I love myself and connect with myself-look into my own eyes in the mirror and see my true essence, will enable me to look unwaveringly into the eyes of love of another, to see their real essence and their true love.
Yes Rachel our eyes certainly do change once we feel a connection. I have noticed that they become clear and deep and the stillness within is felt and connected to by others. We ignite each others flame from within. There is a sense of recognition and a ‘holding’ moment. It is beautiful.
Yes Rachel, I have noticed this very very deeply, it is very real and very beautiful to share with another person. It confirms that all there really is, is love.
Yes, absolutely Rachel! The sparkle is so bright and clear, I sometimes find it hard to look away as looking at myself from this depth is too gorgeous!
Absolutely Rachel and a great one to observe as there is a saying ‘the eyes are the windows of the soul’ I like to see it as ‘the eyes are the windows of truth’ and the truth is we are naturally divine and beauty beings more then any human form can reflect.
That feels so beautiful Amina – to see our eyes as the ‘the windows of truth’ – and this is felt when we meet one another’s gaze. When someone avoids looking into our eyes it feels as though there is something going on that is causing them great discomfort.
Yes Rachel it is a beautiful spark of connection with others that radiates from within and the power is so huge that it just flows outwardly. I love it.
Beautifully expressed Harrison White. Proof that the true you/me comes from inside, not as a response to what is going on or not going on outside of us. What a confirmation that the quality of our relationship with ourselves is our reference point for how we will respond to what is outside of us. It is only recently that I have really ‘got’ the power of my own relationship with me. Thank you for today’s reminder.
Yep, that is what it is for me too: the relationship I have and am deepening with myself. That gives the power, e.g. such a fundament that it just emanates. I don’t have to do anything anymore, no need to look outside of me, nor to compare or any outward movement. The only movement is the love I feel in me, is expressed from me and reflected back at me.
What you have expressed so beautifully can be sensed in our bodies when we are connected to the power of inner truth of everything we are – just connect and feel, and we know who we are undeniably – it is as simple as that. When we begin this journey we are re-aligning to everything that is exquisite and sacred and to be found within ourselves. The preciousness of this unfolding is what we have been longing for – and it has been there all along deep within.
Gorgeous Harrison and how absolutely true that is. There is nothing more beautiful than a person in their joy, not holding it back, letting it all be seen with the innocence and openness of a young child. Our eyes sparkle and our smiles shine with the warmth and love we feel through our entire bodies. Very beautiful to behold.
Beautiful Katerina and so true. A person in joy is simply heaven. The warmth felt through their entire body emanates out for all to feel and celebrate.
That is truly being in heaven, Kathryn what an amazing offering to the world to connect to such a blessing.
And we don’t have to go anywhere to find this blessing as it resides within ALL of us.
It’s interesting what you say about your smile and eyes Harrison, I notice the same. When I am just being myself and I feel comfortable in my own skin there is a different feeling behind the smile and behind my eyes. There is no forcing and there is just a natural emanation of joy. No make-up in the world could buy that feeling.
Shevon I can relate to that, I have too experienced the same. Like you say there is natural emanation of the true beauty.
I agree wholeheartedly Harrison and Shevon, when I am fully myself my smile has so much more expression and warmth than when I smile because it is the right thing to do.
I agree with you Harrison….The sentence “True Beauty is a feeling not a look” is so true. When I am connected to my true beauty, I feel amazing from every core of my being. which naturally shines out through my eyes.
Yes, I agree too. When true beauty is fully shining through a person, how they look externally falls away and we tend not to even notice what they are wearing, their hair or makeup etc. The warmth and infectious joyful energy is received and shared therefore I would feel the whole room light up.
So true. A truly graceful gesture, the way a person walks, the quality of their voice and their willingness to be open – all of those things are beauty and to be celebrated.
I agree Harrison ‘true beauty is a feeling not a look’ – that r-evolutionises the whole beauty and fashion industry .
Absolutely Jane imagine trying to market and sell that ‘feeling’ in a jar. Something so pure and immediate that comes only from inside with no outer imposition whatsoever, definitely no money to be made from that one.
True beauty of a man shining forth here for all to see and feel.
Beautifully said Harrison. True beauty is indeed a feeling not a look and without that, no amount of attention to our external image will have us feeling or looking the same way.
Hear hear Penny and Harrison, this is truth spoken and felt, it is exactly so.
Yes Penny this is true. Our external image can NEVER give us what our inner beauty brings. True connection is key.
Without our true beauty shining from within, our outer beauty really is just empty and may be visually pleasing but there is no true depth to it.
Yes and there is a beautiful expansion outwards from this gorgeous feeling that embraces all those you encounter.
True beauty can be the purest connection we hold with another and can catch you unawares. There are times when I look into a person’s eyes and feel the deepest love and warmth, no words are needed. It is Just felt.
I agree kehinde2012 NO WORDS are needed and aLL is felt. 🙂 🙂
I know this feeling too and it is sublimely gorgeous. I also find what accompanies these moments of pure connection with another, and actually sometimes with myself in the mirror, is that I feel a grace and gentleness in my movements, that can only be described as beauty in motion.
Exactly, I fully relate to what you say Harrison, I experience exactly the same, and how yummy does it feel.
Harrison white that is really beautiful what you have written so honestly about your self thank you.
Awesome Harrison – so spot on
This is gorgeous Harrison and so true – how we are feeling on the inside is directly reflected on the outside to all we interact with. It feels really amazing when as you say, you are feeling warm and beautiful on the inside and you offer that loveliness to another, be it through a smile, a glance, an embrace or a conversation. Each and all of us have the ability to lift another with the beauty we connect to within ourselves.
This is so true Harrison. There is a warmth and a glow when we are in touch with that love and warmth inside of ourselves that just emanates. It is then felt by everyone around us. What a wonderful quality we then bring to the space around us.
Yes exactly, true beauty is a feeling deep inside, and show this to the world without excuses or turning it down a bit.. Thank you for this beautiful blog Kathryn, very confirming of how beautiful everyone is.
I love what you have shared here, it totally flips how beauty is normally perceived on its head. And it is really lovely to hear a man talk about his true beauty.
The power and simplicity of what you share Harrison is deeply felt coming from your lived experience, thank you for capturing the true essence of this blog.
So gorgeous Harrison, I could feel your beauty in your words! It is true, when we are connected to our innate inner beauty, we do reflect this through our smile, our eyes and our gestures.
Beautiful Harrison White… so very true.
Hello Harrison White and I agree. I ‘use’ the eyes as a way to connect to people as well. If I am speaking to anyone I dedicate to ‘be’ with their eyes and it seems to pull me into more of what they are saying and equally allows there to be more for me to say. It is like you are just in the moment with them and nothing else. I can see when there is this dedication how touched people are. It is almost like they feel in that moment they are the most important thing in the world and in fact that is true. Every moment is equally as important and that dedication brings everything. Thanks Harrison.
Don’t you feel Raymond that it is also in your body? That there is a way of standing with people that invites then to let go of their defences. There is enormous beauty in that level of care and sensitivity towards people that allows them to know that they can trust again.
This blog is such a wonderful exploration of what beauty is, taking it to far deeper levels than we usually explore.
Gorgeous Harrison, I share in your experience. Beauty is something we first feel, before we see it.
So true Harrison… True beauty is a feeling, not a look. We have generally in society made beauty more and more about the latter, but it is only when we make it about the former that the outer will provide a true reflection of what is naturally within.
This is beautifully expressed Harrison, and simply highlights that this feeling of True Beauty applies to all of us, men as equally as women…
Harrison I know what you mean.
The warmth from within reflects in our smiles and eyes. 🙂
I really enjoyed reading this blog Kathryn. I get a sense of what true beauty is and it clearly emanates from you.
I agree Leonne, Kathryn is the leading light for this true beauty R-Evolution.
So true – our beauty is in our emanation of what is within us equally so but uniquely expressed – let the whole world know this and it breaks down the miasma of false beauty and all its trappings – let this R-Evolution go viral!
Yes, as i was reading I felt the beauty emanating from Kathryn’s words because she is living what she is sharing and it feels very real and true….and she sees this beauty in us all, it is in us all!
Me too Leonne; this blog is very important for us all to consider what true beauty is, and Kathryn is clearly embodying this beauty
In deep appreciation Kathryn, thank you. And may the fun begin!!! Thank you for the absolute joy I felt in your writing, and the sharing of your true beauty….it ignited and inflamed my own sense of deep beauty, and the joy that goes with living that and sharing it with others.
Never have I heard so many beautiful comments, from a group of amazing women, based on joy and wonderment at the realisation that we, as women are beginning to claim our true beauty. Yes we DO deserve it, we have kept it hidden for too long and it is time to appreciate and celebrate ourselves for who we are and what we can bring to the world. Fun indeed!! Reading Kathryn’s blog is inspiring, and is confirming to me that I am beautiful too, so thank you all.
Well said Sandra. It definitely is time to appreciate and celebrate the beautiful women we are and what we bring to the world.
I agree Sandra – it is rare to see women celebrating their own beauty in a true way and it is deeply healing to feel the emanation of true beauty from this blog and comments.
Yes I agree Leone, I received much joy from reading this truly beautiful blog from a truly beautiful woman.
Kathryn thank you for leading the way in this beauty R-Evolution.
Hear hear Sally. Love is the foundation from which our true beauty is laid bare. We are more than ready.
Ready and raring to go with all of the gorgeous woman I know.
Yes, and supporting us all to reclaim our inner beauty!
I felt such joy reading your comment Sally, it stopped me in my tracks. I am feeling the joy that we finally have someone – Kathryn, the Esoteric Women’s Health Team and all women who align to the new consciousness – leading the way in freeing women from the grips of glamour to know they are innately beautiful for just being who they are. Viva la Re-Evolution