Betsy's Beauty Blog

Wanting, is the birthing of a new idea. Be selfish enough to want.
If you are not selfish enough, you have nothing to give anyway.
The purpose of life is joy, the basis of life is freedom, the result of life is expansion. 
Keep growing and making decisions in your life that really align with what you want in your heart, once you commit to an idea that aligns with what you really want. The world will align itself so you can have it.
The meaning of life is life—to feel life pouring through you—the thrill of life—to keep having new ideas!

—Betsy

Courage—Idiom; To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English corage; Old French,  equivalent to cuer;  heart.

Image by Billy Kidd Photography.

Sometimes we get caught up in planning the future.  We freak out because where we are currently, is not where we eventually would like to be.  Some of us are unhappy and confused, and look at quick fix solutions; a different job, thoughts of traveling, pursuing a fling etc.. However, after going though much of this mental struggle myself, I’ve realized that every choice and everything I’ve ever wanted, what I really want in life, has manifested itself into where I am right now.  My own thoughts and focus’ have brought me to where I am right now.  Which also made me realize, that I have gotten myself into a place in life that fits perfectly for what I really want to do with my life.  So instead of focusing on what I didn’t have and what I wasn’t doing, I realized that sometimes you find yourself in a place in life for a reason—and that place is exactly where you need to be.  Getting scared and reverting to known paths in life, like a past job or career, is a response to fear stemmed from the unknown…and a lack of faith in yourself. 

So I guess what I’m trying to explain, is that I’ve learned this week to have faith in the path you’ve put yourself on—if you feel it is a path that will allow you to live out your dreams. Ask yourself what you really think will make you happy; what your perfect everyday may be. Then look at all your options with that question in mind and follow the option that will eventually lead you to your “perfect everyday”.  It takes guts, but the only person that knows what is best for you at the end of the day, is you.  People will try to scare you or suggest better, “safer” options.  But at the end of the day, you just have to listen to your inner compass.  And maybe you will find, like I did, that you’re exactly where you need to be. The next step is simply committing to the path you’ve put yourself on.

—Betsy

Image Source: Billy Kidd Photography.

Reisha Fryzer, owner of Farm Box LA, shares her love of eating fresh,  seasonal, organic, pesticide-free produce by delivering locally grown goods to doorsteps in Los Angeles.

I met Reisha at my local lululemon store in Brentwood.  She joked that her garage was full of vegetables. I was intrigued.  Turns out, this vegetable loving yogi is quite the woman.  Throughout college, Reisha thought she was preparing herself for a successful career in her parent’s real estate management business, however, after a stint studying French in Paris, she found herself back in LA— volunteering on a farm. 

The Parisian lifestyle of shopping daily for your meal at local butchers and farmers markets inspired Reisha.  Realizing that  more Los Angelenos would support local farms and farmers markets if the legwork was done for them, the business idea for Farm Box LA sprouted in her mind.  Reisha decided to find a way to bring the organic local food she loved to the doorsteps of her neighbors on a weekly basis. 

Now her week consists of visiting local farms and farmers markets, picking out the seasonal selection herself, and boxing (yes in her garage) personalized packages for each of her customers.  And if you find a delightful recipe suggestion included in your Farm Box, don’t overlook it—Reisha earned her chef certificate at the Epicurean Culinary School.

A woman empowering her community by working in the dirt to support local farmers— that is beautiful.