In this series I ask some of my most beautiful, creative, wealthy, entrepreneur "girl crushes" how they create a life where they are cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their genius in their respective areas of talent and mastery.
The #iAmHer360 series is an affirmation and celebration that the beauty, brilliance and benevolence in other women is also within us as well as having compassion for aspects of ourselves that give us the experience of various levels of pain, fear and isolation. At the end of the day, the health and consciousness of the planet lies in the health and consciousness of the si"star" hood, how we care for ourselves and each other. I'm committed to the idea that women set the standard to be cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their power and genius.
What You Deserve & Who You Are
T H E C H A T H I G H L I G H T S Little Girls & Women Embrace Your Insecurity 2:02 min. "Having a sense of self-worth is reliant on realizing that you're always going to have insecurities, so don't focus on eradicating them but acknowledge, accept and value yourself despite them. No need to gloss over them, sort them out or fix them. I would tell her to value herself for the right reasons and make peace with her insecurities and to not lead with them. Create a relationship with them that's healthy. When you build the right relationship with yourself, everything springs from that." "It is very, very important for women to be very, very clear about what they deserve and to be very clear about who they are." 6:10 min. Nourishing Rituals For Growing Self-Worth "I stay in clear communication with myself, I check-in and clear my mind clutter." On a practical level.... E A T I N G "There's a strong connection between the way that I feel and the way that I eat. Eating nutritious and listening to your own body instead of imposing some set rules on yourself based on some philosophy. Learn what you feel most nourished by, what makes you feel good, what doesn't. I'm focused on high-quality food that I also enjoy." H A V E A C R E A T I V E P R A C T I C E "...that's not necessarily tied to what you do or your work. Sometimes when you make your living that's tied to your creative outlet it's an amazing gift in life but it can change your relationship to it when it's tied up in commerce or business or the real world. It's nice to have a practice that's not necessarily about your work."
Thanks for reading and listening.
♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 1 of 12/13 Moons New Moon in Sagittarius
In this series I ask some of my most beautiful, creative, wealthy, entrepreneur "girl crushes" how they create a life where they are cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their genius in their respective areas of talent and mastery. The #iAmHer360 series is an affirmation and celebration that the beauty, brilliance and benevolence in other women is also within us as well as having compassion for aspects of ourselves that give us the experience of various levels of pain, fear and isolation. At the end of the day, the health and consciousness of the planet lies in the health and consciousness of the si"star" hood, how we care for ourselves and each other. I'm committed to the idea that women set the standard to be cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their power and genius.
Diana Ross, Aunties & Haters
T H E C H A T H I G H L I G H T S 4:05 min. Working With Ms. Ross "Larger-than-life figure who is down-to-earth, fabulous, patient and regular. At the end of the day, people are people, it's the way others treat them that makes them seem like their different, unapproachable and untouchable." 7:24 min. Wisdom For My Daughter "I'd tell my daughter to be a thinker, be your own unique person, don't subscribe to what everyone else is doing. Be confident. Be educated. Be fierce. Don't be like the rest." "People judge you by the way that you look. Always carry yourself in a way understanding that others are always going to be looking at you and they're going form a perception of you." "Always dress for the job you want, not for the job you have. Perception . . . persona is everything . . . it's all about what you project." 8:31 min. Daily Declarations "Make positive declarations over your life everyday. Make a list of what you want to see change and improve in your life. Everyday recite these declarations and soon it'll start manifesting itself." 10:00 min. Who Everyone Needs In Their Life "Everyone needs someone in their life that's going to tell them the truth. Align yourself with someone who's going to be authentically real with you." ON Haters "Everyone has an opinion and everybody's not going to like you and everybody's not going to hate you. It's just how life is." "If you're down and out, first of all you've got to believe that you are not what people say you are. You've got to believe in yourself. You have to know that. When somebody tells you something that makes you feel a certain way, "consider the source." 15:50 min. Girl Stop Lookin' Like An Auntie "In this day and age there's no reason for anyone to be fat and ugly. You can look like a celebrity, on a budget. When you look better you feel better." "I see a whole lot of women out here lookin' like aunties. You don't have to look like an auntie, I mean look at Diana Ross, Diahann Carroll, Tina Turner, Sophia Loren, Sheryl Lee Ralph." "You don't have to look like an auntie but you have to be willing to be uncomfortable to get the change . . . most people that are mediocre, that are average, that are not disciplined will not endure that part that it takes, that separates you from the rest."
Thanks for reading and listening.
♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 27 of 11/13 Moons Waning Crescent 
I hope you had a chance to listen to and read my chat On Abundance, Worthiness & Poverty Mindset with Tracy Neely in yesterday's note.
Today continuing on with another chat in the #iAmHer360: SuperWomen & Goddesses Series. #iAmHer360 speaks to seeing other women as yourself and the celebration of every way that any woman chooses to express herself. In this series I ask some of my most beautiful, creative, wealthy, entrepreneur "girl crushes" how they create a life where they are cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their genius in their respective areas of talent and mastery. The #iAmHer360 series is an affirmation and celebration that the beauty, brilliance and benevolence in other women is also within us as well as having compassion for aspects of ourselves that give us the experience of various levels of pain, fear and isolation. At the end of the day, the health and consciousness of the planet lies in the health and consciousness of the si"star" hood, how we care for ourselves and each other. I'm committed to the idea that women set the standard to be cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their power and genius.
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Spontaneity, The Enlightened "No"
& Growing YourSelf
T H E C H A T H I G H L I G H T S
:05 sec. On SPONTANEITY "That's what the soul wants. What can we do that makes us feel most alive? How can I surprise myself with what my soul wants." 4:12 min. "The ENLIGHTENED "No" "...is saying and sharing my enlightened "yes" and "no" unapologetically with love and elegance. What do I really want to be doing in this situation? I take care of myself when I share those "nos.." it always comes out in an amazing way." 12:00 min. On HAVING MORE & GROWING YOURSELF In order to find and grow that amazing relationship, to get clear on what that business is and grow that, you must grow yourself. Get excited and be a life/soul scientist about working on yourself." 15:01 min. On SOULFUL TRAVEL "...a wonderful way to grow yourself, a tool to get to know yourself deeper and a great way to also move energy. Ask yourself questions. Observe your life and be curious. Who are you really?" 18:28 min. On HAVING TOUGH CONVOS "Closure conversations to stop, clean, clear energy leaks and blocks." 23:45 min. On SACRED ACTIVISM "Expressing more of our humanitarianism is the new thought leadership. Grow your business while growing your consciousness, nurturing generosity and being of service." Thanks for reading and listening. ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 23 of 11/13 Moons Waning Crescent 
Today I'd like to introduce the #iAmHer360: SuperWomen & Goddesses Series.
#iAmHer360 speaks to seeing other women as yourself and the celebration of every way that any woman chooses to express herself. In this series I ask some of my most beautiful, creative, wealthy, entrepreneur "girl crushes" how they create a life where they are cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their genius in their respective areas of talent and mastery. The #iAmHer360 series is an affirmation and celebration that the beauty, brilliance and benevolence in other women is also within us as well as having compassion for aspects of ourselves that experience various levels of pain, fear and isolation. At the end of the day, the health and consciousness of the planet lies in the health and consciousness of the si"star" hood, how we care for ourselves and each other. I'm committed to the idea that women set the standard to be cherished, appreciated and paid top dollar for their genius.
Abundance, Worthiness & Poverty Mindset
T H E C H A T H I G H L I G H T S
1:10 min. Her Ritual To Release Money Blocks You'll need: Money Manifest Mist Sweetgrass Palo Santo 2:05 min. ON ABUNDANCE "Abundance flows to and through us because it goes out. Money isn't something you hold on to in the scarcity mindset because you don't know when you'e gonna get it again. It brings more of that lack mentality, that lack vibration into your being." 3:33 min. ON BEING WORTHY "You Are A Light Unto This World And You Are More Than Enough By Just Being You Never Make Less Of Who You Are So That People Feel Good About Themselves" 4:50 min. YOUR FOUNDATION "Find something that you're passionate about and connect with something greater than yourself." "People will not value what we do and pay us top dollar for what we do unless we value ourselves." 6:29 min. HOW TO TRANSFORM A POVERTY MINDSET "Nothing is going to change or transform until we are aware of that thing. Writing down what's going, your story, your beliefs about money is the beginning of your awakening which then leads to your transformation." Thanks for reading and listening. ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 22 of 11/13 Moons Waning Crescent
I remember when I was a little girl and people constantly would say to my mother and to me, "Oh what a pretty girl." As a very young child, I began to recognize that it must be true because so many people said it.
The day that I again heard, "Oh you're such a pretty little girl." and responded: "I know.", I was quickly corrected by my mother that I shouldn't say that. As a pure Spirit, I didn't understand why not. She then explained: "It's not nice to say "I know." when someone gives you a compliment." At a very young age, I interpreted that it was not good to tell the truth sometimes because it wasn't polite. In that moment I learned the politics of relationships. 40 years later, it would take being in a relationship with a very deceptive person that would bring me to ask the questions: "How did I attract someone who lies to and deceives me as well as others? What does that say about me? Do I lie to and deceive myself? Do I lie to and deceive others? How do I not honor my truth? All the things that I couldn't live with and didn't like about him, I had to inquire if those qualities were within me as well. Life is created in the details and even something as small as responding "I'm fine." when I'm not feeling fine to someone who asks as they greet me: "How are you?" is a violation of truth and my integrity. Freedom is the reward of truth. Love cannot exist without Truth. Without truth, there is no freedom to BE. Love cannot exist because without truth there is illusion, something missing. There's no inherent integrity, it's not whole, neither perfect, nor complete. There is only one kind of love and that is love that is true because love is truth. And there can only be trust when there is truth. Trust is at the foundation of enduring relationships. Without trust there is no real chance of intimacy. On this Venus-ruled Friday before a week where we celebrate THANKSGIVING, let's consider how we can create, construct and manifest relationships abound and robust with intimacy, trust, truth and love. Today when people tell me how pretty I am, I say "thank you" and that is the Ultimate Truth. [EXERCISE] What have you been LYING to yourself about? Who can you share The Truth with? Thanks for reading. ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 19 of 11/13 Moons Waning Gibbous
It looks like Rahyma capturing attention with her "drool inducing fashion marvels" may lead her to fulfilling her ultimate vision. Here's what was revealed in my chat with Rahyma about her secret for success . . . RAHYMA: Everybody would say hard work, but it depends on your level of hard work. Your hard work may not be the same as my hard work. I don't know if it would work for everybody, it's probably telling on me as you can see but I work hard too much. To the point that when I have an idea I cannot sleep. That's how bad it is. AKUA: It's like a Spirit. RAHYMA: Yeah because I'll be thinking, "Wow this much opportunity? How am I gonna get it? This person is getting it? That means that I can get it. What am I not doing? What do I have to do. It doesn't make me sleep. I need to know how I can get to that level. AKUA: So is it curiosity? RAHYMA: No it's just, it inspires me to get to the next level because I see somebody's doing it so I know I can do it. If you see everybody failing around you it just makes you feel maybe can...you also...ok everybody's failing anyway. You know what I mean? Like ok... AKUA: It's contagious. RAHYMA: I'm getting one dollar and everybody's getting one dollar so it's ok. It's just like you sitting her now and you saying I'm happy I can hear these people talk, I can see what they're doing, I can actually see... Really, they're getting something out of what they're doing. It's making you feel like you I have to now execute. That's how it is for every, that's how it should be for everybody. So that's really my big drive. I look at a lot of things that are bigger than me and work hard to get to that big place. AKUA: That's brilliant. Love it. RAHYMA: ...and I'm very calculated. I can see...and think, think, think just so that I don't make a mistake. However at the back of mind I still leave room for mistakes. Because I know it can never be all perfect. But would I just leave myself to fail? No! I always don't won't to feel guilty when something goes wrong. And that's why I work so hard. So I know, ok I work so hard, but I don't feel guilty because I didn't do my best. So what is next? Just like yesterday, even before I came to the pop-up, I'm already thinking here: "What's next?" Because this is gone. AKUA: Yea. It's a new day. Clean slate. RAHYMA: I have to start thinking of what is next? What am I going to do? I'm going back home, what is the next project, what am I putting together? There's always a drive. AKUA: When did you start your business? RAHYMA: I'm gonna say 2010 because that's when I finished school, fashion school. So I went straight into...I wanted to wait but I just went straight into business because I had the demand and since then I've not stopped. My goal is to be in the big malls. AKUA: I can totally see that. So I was going to ask you what your big picture is, what's your big goal? So it's to be in the malls. RAHYMA: To be in the big malls, not just the small malls. AKUA: Like Neiman-Marcus, Barney's New York? . . . RAHYMA: Thank you. So if I'm not working hard, I'm not gonna get there. So everything that I'm doing right now, is to get me to that place where I wanna go. AKUA: And what do you feel has been your biggest accomplishment so far that you're very proud of? RAHYMA: The amount of growth of the business in a very short period of time because I'm gonna say that everything really started this year. AKUA: So you put in six years before it really . . . RAHYMA: I put in a lot of years and the thing...like...it's really nothing. So I could say I started five or six years ago, but nothing was really happening in the first years. Nothing was really coming out of it. It was just here and there. People loving the stuff, just to validate what I was doing. People saying "Oh my God!" but nothing really coming out of it. But really that's how you know that if you continue things forward, it's going to be something big. AKUA: Just keep going. RAHYMA: ...cuz those same people that are validating your stuff in the long run if you work hard, you play your game well it will turn around into...(she's make a gesture with her hand) AKUA: Moolah! RAHYMA: You just have to continue pushing forward. Never give up. Never let anything...you know your downtime, never let it really bring you down. Let it be something...your ingredient to go up! AKUA: Right! Look for an adjustment. RAHYMA: Yes. Always, always, when you fall down, just always think of: "How do I get up?" Immediately! Don't give yourself time to sulk, cry and say "oh God...."Even when you lose because I've lost before. I went for a show and that show cost me...I spent about five thousand dollars and it was scanty. There were no people there. I said to another jewelry designer who was so mad, "Don't be mad, you're meeting a lot of people, sometimes if you don't take the chance you wouldn't know, you may have missed out on something." He was very upset but I was over it. The first day I didn't see anything happening I was like "What next? What next? What next? AKUA: You just gotta keep it movin'. RAHYMA: Yea. You gotta keep it movin'. W O R K H A R D & K E E P I T M O V I N '  . . . a little bit about RAHYMA Company: RAHYMA pronounced "RA-HEE-MA" Product: Scarves, Tops, Jumpsuits, Dresses, Separates in 100% Cotton Ankara Cloth Description: Luxury African Print Fashion: "Drool Inducing Fashion Marvels" Collection Pieces: Dashiki Trench Coat Dress, Maxi Skirt, Dashiki Harem Jumpsuit or Skirt Made In: Proudly Nigerian Price Range: 19.99 - 169.99 Owner: Rahyma Momodu-Awanife Business Started: 2010 Website: rahyma.com
R A H Y M A
Proudly Nigerian  B E S I D A made in nigeria  B E S I D A bombay skirt M A D E I N N I G E R I A  . . . a little bit about BESIDA Company: BESIDA Meaning: Besida is a female name from the Itsekiri tribe meaning "destiny determines all." Product: Tops, Jumpsuits, Dresses, Separates in 100% Cotton Ankara Cloth Description: Hand-made, Stylish, Affordable Collection Pieces: AfriKimono, Fan Maxi Dress, Gidi Crop Top, Bombay Skirt Made In: Edo, Nigeria Price Range: 29.99 - 114.99 Owner: Sophia Danner-Okotie aka Sophia O. Business Started: August 2015 Website: BesidaOnline.com A Chat With Sophia O. . . . "My Secret For Success" While traveling to LA on assignment I had an opportunity to visit with my multi-genius Renaissance Woman friend Fanta Celah while she was on Zuvaa's Multi-city Pop-Up Tour along with fellow entrepreneur designers Sophia Danner-Okotie and Rahyma. Each designer is a success in her own beautiful right. Ever on the alert for superwomengoddess power and magic, I was curious about what each woman attributed to her success in business. Here's what was revealed in my chat with 24-year old native Nigerian, Sophia O. . . . What Is Your Secret For Success? "It may be cliche and perhaps the most obvious secret to success is prayer." "Anytime that I feel like I'm in lack or need strength or feel like I'm about to worry about something. I say: "God I'm not going to worry because I know you're gonna work." It says: "In your time of weakness, that's when I'm strong." P R A Y E R 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 “But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” "In a way, you can bask in your weakness because you know that's when God is most powerful. He has all the energy and he just wants to surprise you. There's so many instances where I felt like that was it for the week where I wasn't going to make enough to match my bills or pay my workers and he just does something at the last minute when I would get on my knees and pray "I need your help and I know you're gonna make it happen." That's the secret. I build a wall of defense around me that whatever the enemy has in store for me is going back to turn around in my favor." NEWS REPORTER TURNED ENTREPRENEUR "I was working as a news reporter on TV. Everyone thinks that because I was on TV that I made it. I didn't feel that was my purpose. I quit my job four months ago so I could focus on this to take it to the next level and that's where it's going. God told me it was time for me to turn in my two weeks notice. I had the letter written out and said "Lord if it's time, you will show me a sign." I wrote the letter and put it on the table. And that day my boss called me in and she said: "Hey I just wanted to know if you were still thinking about staying?" I said: "Today is the day that I give my two weeks." I already had the letter written. Isn't that crazy?" Greatest Success So Far: "Seeing how much people appreciate the clothes, appreciate where it's made. I advertise my clothes are made in Nigeria. If I could change my clothing line to "Made In Nigeria" I would. The idea that these are made by the people [is the most powerful aspect to this whole vision]. It's so difficult communicating here, there and then getting what I need here, but it's so worth it. Because I've seen my tailors expand. I'm hiring more tailors, I hired a supervisor there now. So I'm giving jobs, you're adding to the economy. That is the reason I started the company, not because I love clothes necessary because I want more jobs in Nigeria. And I want to inspire people to go back to Nigeria and start. They could do bags, they could do jewelry, it's just the perception that they're African, what really can they do?" What Is The Big Vision For Your Company? "Getting more designers to go to Nigeria to make their clothes. When you see "Made in Italy" you assume it's going to be of quality. Let's see if we can get Louis Vuitton in Nigeria to make a collection there, the production. And to change the connotation of that Africans make mediocre, but that Africans make supreme quality."  100% Cotton Ankara cloth in Edo, Nigeria. Thanks for reading. :o)
♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 17 of 11/13 Moons Waning Gibbous  wealth.
love. success. Yeah we say we desires these things, but are we REALLY ready to receive them into our lives if they came knocking at our door TODAY? When you get that big pay day, do you have a financial management and investment structure that will insure those seeds harvest more fruit? When he/she shows up are you ready in every way to receive them fully into your life? When you get that call and have the attention of the world finally, are you ready to handle all the interest that comes with it? My friend, beautiful and prolific jewelry designer K-Fleye and Will Smith have been saying for years: "Stay ready so you don't have to get ready." I got an unexpected text on a Wednesday evening at 7 pm to be across the country the next morning to do makeup for a TV series. I made it happen and was there. A metaphysician knows that if you don't make space for things in your life they have a hard time getting in. Sometimes they will drop in anyway, and as the unannounced guest looks for a place to get cozy, you've got to scurry about trying to pull it together to make their visit comfortable. You've been hoping, praying, desiring and conjuring but didn't believe they were coming so soon. That's the funny thing about life, each day really is an adventure because you never know what or who is going to show up. Everyday we are creating a legend. It's an amazing phenomena that every time I clean my house and let go of unnecessary possessions, I get a call for an assignment, product orders come in or otherwise somehow attract prosperity. The holiday season is here, with the powerful winter solstice leading us into a brand spanking new year. This is a really good time to explore what we need to do to get ready for wealth, love, success if we're truly serious about attracting, being, having those things. Get your passport. Keep a suitcase ready. Keep your toenails done. Lover ready undies. Have your EPK (electronic press kit) updated. Products stocked. Let's get and stay ready for all the wealth, love and success that our hands and heart can hold, because any day is a good day for miracles to occur and the legend to continue. ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 16 of 11/13 Moons Waning Gibbous
photo credit: Pixabay s u p e r m o o n s It's occurred to me that some people may wonder what's the deal with all the interest in the moon. For me? It's my way to be grounded in the rhythm of nature instead of a man-made rhythm of hustle and bustle. Being connected to my internal lunar rhythm as well as the external lunar cycle in the sky assists me with mastering the illusion of time and to just BE present. Tonight get out of your house to gaze, honor and conjure the desires of your heart with this Full SuperMoon in Taurus. The moon hasn't been this close to the Earth since 1948 and won't be this close again until 2034. Walk to the waters, charge your crystals, kiss your love and celebrate all of the beauty and blessings in your life - now and forever. Need some Full Moon Rituals & Observance ideas? CLICK HERE l o v e
I launched Auset's Notebook two months ago on my birthday as a "mostly daily" place to share a bit of my personal holistic beauty culture - which is heavily based on habits and mindset. Like my mother, your mother probably would affirm that "Pretty is as pretty does." True. True. True. 99.9% of the 40 notes have been "inspired." I awoke with the message and compelled to write about it. Here were your TOP THREE FAVORITE Notes: #1: No. 28: Get Off Your A$$ Gorgeous CLICK TO READ AGAIN #2: No. 34: ...Before You Call YourSelf A Witch CLICK TO READ AGAIN #3: No. 3: Villains, Angels & Beauty Secrets CLICK TO READ AGAIN s l e e p  So it could be YOU or it could be ME but here are the posts you TOTALLY slept on.
WTH?!? Let's try this again: Here were the TOP THREE Notes That Got Crickets: #1: No.33: Your Daily Beauty Ritual CLICK THIS TO READ #2: No. 27: Stingy With The Goodies CLICK THIS TO READ #3 was tied with the following notes: No. 6: The Goddess's Collard Greens CLICK THIS TO READ No. 21: The Excellence of Love CLICK THIS TO READ No. 31: You Must Set The Standard CLICK THIS TO READ No. 39: It's Time To Express Your Multi-Genius CLICK THIS TO READ [FAVOR] Please do me a solid and tell me WHAT ARE YOU INTERESTED IN and I'll see if I can provide inspired notes about those topics. I've opened up the comments sections and look forward to your input as well as feedback on the notes that got crickets. I LOVE feedback and don't get sensitive when I receive it so give it to me! ;o) ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 15 of 11/13 Moons Full SUPER Moon in Taurus  Ever wonder why people consistently fail at their New Year's resolutions? It's the wrong timing.
Whatever you are focused on during the Winter Solstice will be amplified during the next 365 days. For any goal, vision, desire you have, there is not a better time than the Winter Solstice, the longest nights of the year to cultivate your genius within by being still and listening. The most Ancient Egyptians were legendarily advanced because they discovered the secret of cultivating the genius within. In the cocoon of darkness, dreams, visions and insight come forth like none other. Although the Winter Solstice is over one month away, we know that the seeds for manifestation began yesterday on 11.11.16. Dec. 19 to Dec. 25: Is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the four days and four nights when the sun stops its progression are the shortest days (9 hr. and 8 min.) and longest nights (14 hr. 51 min.) of the year. Winter Solstice: Wednesday, 21 December, 2016 at 5:44 AM EST I've personally observed the Winter Solstice since 2012 and host an annual observance community on Facebook. A great deal of my observance practices were inspired by the work of Ra Un Nefer Amen of Ausar Auset Society. Not on Facebook? Shoot me an email and I'll find a way to include you in the goings-on. This year's observance will include key events: 1. Pre-Winter Solstice Cleanse/Detox beginning on Sunday, Nov. 27th 2. Global Conference Call 3. Celebration & Gathering at Metamoorphose Wellness Temple on Friday, Dec. 30th. The basic protocol during these four days (Dec. 19 to Dec. 25) are the following: 1. Eat lightly. 2. When the Sun sets don't use any artificial light. 3. Quiet your environment. 4. Refrain from speaking. and 5. L I S T E N Be ready to write down what you hear and see. When the Sun returns you will be the newborn Queen/King ready to serve, receive and shine. This is the ULTIMATE preparation for a 2017 filled with Health, Love, Unity & Prosperity. ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 14 of 11/13 Moons Waxing Gibbous  11.11 First thing, today is a particularly auspicious day for setting intentions and manifestation. The intentions we cast today will begin to unfold and manifest after the Winter Solstice throughout 2017. Soon I'll be inviting you to join our global community for our 2016 Winter Solstice Observance 11:11 AM 11:11 PM Now let's talk about the expression of your multi-genius. you. Here's what I KNOW about you: You've always kinda been the different one, the go-to person, the maverick. Now you're ready for something next level and although you've been paring down a bit, you're desiring even more simplicity in your life. You've been experiencing a great deal of a transition in your life that's been at work for years. In your Spirit, you're the heart-centered rebel that gives so much to everyone else that often you feel a bit depleted and off-track. You CAN play as hard as you work though. You were born to inspire and lead others by shining without apology; sharing and serving generously. No matter the station in life or work you've done, your presence has always been that of a lightworker. If you fully accept this charge, your purpose for being here at this particular time, you will be taken care of and rewarded if you keep your eye on contributing and serving others. We are at the threshold of a Golden Age, you've heard about the Aquarian Age? That! The last Golden Age was during the building of the Pyramids in Egypt. me. This is what you should KNOW about me: At eight years old I was cleaning - no ...actually TRANSFORMING my friend's bedroom from utter chaos to order. The same year I organized a surprise party my mother - and people showed up. Can you imagine? We had a good time. At thirteen I made a pair of jeans for a friend of mine and she paid me four dollars. CREATING, FACILITATING TRANSFORMATION & BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER is in my DNA. I was born to serve and create. It is my deepest urge. My name Akua means "the sweet messenger" and I've been given one specific job to do - a very sacred job: inspire women and girls to be magical and powerful. Our marriages, our children, every relationship in our community depends on it. As a seven-year old who was bullied and suffered painfully from a low self-image for most of my teens and early twenties, I never would have believed that I would grow up to work with the leaders, luminaries and lightworkers of this world. While painting over a 1000 faces as a makeup artist around the country for celebrity clients, writing SUPERWOMEN & GODDESSES: Workin' Your Power & Magic, I've organized holistic beauty-centered experiences like: 9 1/2 Weeks: The METAMOORPHOSE Project™, SoulSistah Fest™, and 2012: The Love & Beauty Journey™. I've been called a magician, a muse, a healer, a high priestess, an artist and that I turn people into rock stars. Those titles are all true. By the time people make their way to me they are ready for their moment, their moment to step up to their next level. My Mars in Sagittarius aspect can make me a bit spicy at times, but my intention has always been a heart-centered desire to serve, create, and transform. we. Even the greatest lightworker requires a community of lightworkers; and because we experience this reality in the physical, spiritual, emotional, ethereal, mental dimensions we have an opportunity to be multi-dimensional beings or multi-geniuses, literally BEING in different dimensions at the same time using both hemispheres (feminine & masculine: the ultimate marriage) of our brains as well as. It's not enough to just master law and finance, or just balance your chakras, or just focus on your love languages. You got the point, but we are multi-dimensional, multi-geniuses to be activated, cultivated and expressed. Activating, Cultivating multi-geniuses is my area of genius. When people acquire my services, follow me, engage in my experiences they get activated, cultivated and express it in the world beautifully, prosperously. Like a farmer, I'm in the ministry and enterprise of growing multi-geniuses i.e. superwomen & goddesses. An Invitation & Request. Most of the time, the"money" part of my work is an after-though when I'm creating products, experiences and serving people in the capacity with which they engage with me because my priority is Love, Beauty & Magic, kind of obsessed with it actually. On this particularly auspicious day I know that it will be beneficial to us both to extend this invitation and request to you. The Invitation is to allow me to pour my genius, wisdom, knowledge, creativity and love into you daily as a kind of personal godmother. I'll find out what your goals are monthly, give you a structure, a blueprint and support to fulfill on those goals to further cultivate your multi-genius Self. And of course, there are gorgeous holistic beauty products and tea ceremonies are definitely involved. If you've ever wished for someone who will keep you on-point, who won't sell-out on you when life gets crazy busy or you just get lazy, here I am! I'm happy to support you and was born just to do that. The Request is, partner with me by becoming one of my patrons. I've just set up a community page on Patreon, which is still being edited. I'm still getting the hang of using it and this arrangement will provide an opportunity to just give, give, give to you without any limits. Whether or not you accept the invitation or grant my request I will still do what I do: serve, create and facilitate transformation. Honestly though, it would just be a lot more fun if you were part of our community. You can commit to as little as 5.55/mo. or as much as 2222.22/mo. You can change it from month-to-month or cancel at anytime. We'll figure out how to do that together. Patreon is new to me but creators I respect have used it with success. I know when I give, I get and that we only get to keep what we give away. Whatever seed you plant in our garden it's going to be fun to witness the magic, miracles, prosperity, collaborations that will be born out of this circle, tribe, family. Love. Beauty. Retreat. If the monthly pledges are hearty enough as a community, I'm looking to host at no-cost (other than your airfare and lodging) to our monthly PATRONS a Love & Beauty Retreat in a balmy, paradise in 2017. I'm so excited about The Golden Age that we are at the threshold of. I'm honored to be in your midst. This is our time. Let's do this together! CLICK THE IMAGE TO JOIN US  ♡ ☆ ♀
Akua Day 13 of 11/13 Moons Waxing Gibbous  photo: wallpaperswide.com elation. anger. apathy. I'm glad I committed to a "mostly" daily notebook, because it's been a whirlwind week with unexpected travel, work and adventure. I've come back with so much to share with you and had other notes in mind to write today, but out of compassion for the people in America, our home - post-election, I feel I need to offer some light and comfort.
DIVIDED Apparently a quarter of our country is celebrating the result, a quarter of our country is in shock, grief and feeling angry, while half of the country is perhaps frustrated, apathetic or altogether disconnected from politics. No matter where you stand in any of those groups, it's time to, as Seth Godin writes in his blog today, "Roll Up Our Sleeves." Voting twice every few years isn't going to do the trick, nor is just balancing our chakras. This is a great time to really take ownership of our reality. What if each person treated this nation/planet and land as it were our own home? Like someone else isn't going to get the dishes and make the bed, we are. No matter where you stand, the activities that we've been witnessing on this planet of late have been a mighty catalyst for bringing the ugliness and beauty out of us all to the surface. No matter how it appears, it's can be a beneficial thing because now we can REALLY get honest, have compassion, really dig in to do the work of healing. FEELING ELATED? Be compassionate and respectful, honoring the feelings and processes of your fellow citizens. FEELING ANGRY? Be committed to not violating another's right to the pursuit of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in your expression and process. Beneath anger there's always hurt, disappointment or even fear. Anger is completely valid and natural. Knowing that all illness and disease begin in the Spirit, the key is to express your anger, then move on. Like a child expresses his/her emotion and then pretty quickly moves on - we have an opportunity to express anger while taking note of the hurt/disappointment beneath it. The goal is to process the roots of your emotion and look for "the gift" in it, which could be an insight for change/transformation/renewal, added wisdom, etc. The goal is to use your anger a tool for growth and expansion then get back to having a light heart. There's a quote from Buddha that I quite appreciate: "Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." FEELING FEARFUL or INSECURE? I can definitely empathize with a feeling of uncertainty. My last note was about "F*ck Fear! Say Yes." It's important to keep a proper perspective of our true power to create our own reality. Every choice we make is creating our future on the microcosm and the macrocosm. You've got the power. Just know that a fearful or insecure person is a vulnerable person. We don't always make the best choices when we feel afraid or insecure. And sometimes even, others set up people to feel fear and insecure to take advantage of their feeling of vulnerability. My Healing Prescription: BE. DO. HAVE. To soothe and empower yourself, here are a few things you can "do."
We're all feeling the winds of transformation and hopefully the dismantling of all that doesn't work on this planet. How we navigate this era will depend on our consciousness and mindset from moment-to-moment, day-to-day keeping our eye on the prize without distraction. The future will reward those who are productive, who contribute to the lives of others, that can pierce through the illusion, see and move in the Source of Our True Power. Speaking of the winds of transformation, the other day I was on a plane flying over Denver which is known to have choppy air. When the flight got uncomfortably turbulent, my si"star" friend held my hand and said "The plane is just dancing in the wind." ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 12 of 11/13 Moons Waxing Gibbous  This note is dedicated to Stacye Branche, Fanta Celah, My Mother, My Ancestors, My Daughters and Yours. Having not read Shonda Rhimes' book "A Year of Yes," I was still inspired to deem 2016 my "Year of Yes." After watching "Yes Man" starring Jim Carrey, I was fascinated about how more beautiful and adventurous my life could be by simply receiving the opportunities presented to me.
Through saying "Yes." this year I've:
F*CK FEAR How do I, you, we trust life, ourselves, others and not be in fear? At the end of this note, I've got a challenge for you. When I think about the saying "Ignorance Is Bliss," it's a bit true. I did the most brazen things in my early twenties not because I was necessarily courageous but because I didn't know to have concerns, fears or hang ups. I walked into the offices of power players, laid out my vision and created enduring relationships. When I think about that girl, she's my muse, my rockstar. YOU KNOW TOO MUCH We get older, and consume way too much fear, lack and scarcity through the eyes of "grown-ups," media and our painful experiences. REALITY CHECK If I think about the fact that things ALWAYS work out, even when they don't, it reactivates that free-spirited adventurer within. Knowing that my highest good is always at hand, I can trust The Most High, the Universe, the Spirit Allies and my inner Oracle i.e. my Heart. Through being even more intentional about receiving and following-through with opportunities I've identified hidden layers of concerns, fears and hang ups that are just frankly out-dated and illogical. Those damn concerns, fears and hang ups of ours short circuit and block my/your/our ability to serve, share my/your/our gifts, wisdom and love with others. OFF WITH YOUR HEAD So . . . if we started or continued to ignore our monkey minds (survival-focused) and get into our hearts (not emotion, but our inspiration/passion) and be led by that - the magical and miraculous will continue/begin in our lives. In our SUPERWOMEN & GODDESSES culture, we believe (be + live): REAL superwomen think, feel and act with a mind that anything is possible and REAL goddesses inspire life in everything they touch. It's the only way if I/you/we are to really work the highest power and magic. So . . . RIGHT NOW IDENTIFY . . . at least one b*llshit concern, fear or hangup that you KNOW is illogical, challenge it and put it to eternal rest. It's our time to win, progress, and accomplish. Every accomplishment we make juices us up to create another and another and another. And not just accomplishment for accomplishment sake or our ego but the expression of our divinity, beauty and power within. DO THIS. I want you to:
♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 8 of 11/13 Moons Waxing Crescent  Four recipes. Two days. Looks like the New Moon has stimulated my appetite. The first time I enjoyed this snack was at my good friend, Chef Keidi's Kitchen Lab in Los Angeles and it was soooo good, I'm STILL thinking about them. I can't believe it's taken five years to finally make this recipe. Now that I've made my own (with the help of my lil' eleven-year old friend Dzenkesh), I can see that this will be a staple in my home because sometimes I have a taste for Starbursts or Twizzlers. This natural candy tastes sooo much better than the toxicly sweetened corporate candies and is HIGHLY NUTRITIVE providing benefits for men who experience erectile dysfunction. Watermelon is a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene, lycopene, amino acid (citrulline), vitamins B1 and B6, pantothenic acid, biotin, magnesium, potassium and dietary fiber. Historically African Americans were ridiculed in media and propaganda for being a watermelon-eating people, but screw the stereotypes because watermelon, especially eaten naturally, is excellent for the kidneys. It's known also to be "Nature's Viagra™" due to the citrulline which relaxes and dilates blood vessels like the pharmaceutical. So EAT YOUR WATERMELON! Make sure it's seeded because when you eat seeded food, you will have a vital seed within. Watermelon Candy Recipe by Chef Keidi Adapted from the book "Living Superfood Recipes" To order: LivingSuperFood.com seeded watermelon 1 tsp. citric acid or juice of 1 lemon 1 c. water Equipment: dehydrator, wax paper, very large sharp knife, paring knife 1 PREPARE a shallow and large dish to soak the watermelon slices by combining the citric acid or lemon to water. 2 CUT watermelon into manageable sections with a sharp large knife, then cut into whatever shape you desire leaving the thickness of the slice about 1/2 inch. If it's thicker than this it will take a super long time to dehydrate, it it's thinner it will be a very fragile chip. Leave the seeds intact as they contain critical nutrients. 3 REMOVE RIND from your watermelon with a paring knife and set aside to juice if you desire. 4 LAYOUT the watermelon slices on the dehydrating screens and place in the dehydrator for about twelve (12) hours at 135 degrees. 5 FLIP the watermelon slices about six (6) hours into the dehydration process. 6 EAT, SHARE & BE MERRY Thanks Chef Keidi! This is sooooo good. WATERMELON RIND JUICE 1 part watermelon rinds 2 parts sweet, variety of apple Equipment: juicer 1 CUT UP a sweet variety of apple. 2 JUICE the rinds from the watermelon and the apples. 3 DRINK in gratitude. ♡ ☆ ♀
Akua Day 4 of 11/13 Moons Waxing Crescent  If you're a juicer of fruits and veggies you'll know the feeling I'm talking about. I always feel wasteful when I juice up a bundle of produce and throw away the plant fibers and other "refuse." So this week I did something different. I juiced then I used the refuse to make soup! And it was sooo good. Juice once. Drink twice. Recipe below. Check it.  SuperWomanGoddess Shot™ 1 serving 1 fuji apple 1 golden beet with about 4 in. of stem 2 in. chunk of fresh ginger root 2 pieces of fresh turmeric root Equipment: Juicer, Sharp Knife, Cutting Board 1 WASH the produce thoroughly, keeping in mind that you'll be consuming the peels and every part of the fruit/vegetable. 2 CUT in sections small enough to fit into the juicer. 3 JUICE the produce. 4 "IN" JOY your SuperWomanGoddess Shot™ with a heart of gratitude. Take a deep breath, relax your shoulders and receive the nutrition and healing within the spirit of this food. 5 SET ASIDE PLANT FIBERS/REFUSE and refrigerate if you will not make your soup right away. Now, let's make our soup!  photo: dailydead.com SuperWomanGoddess Soup™ 6 to 8 servings Refuse/Plant fibers from SuperWomanGoddess Juice 2 TBSP Organic Coconut Oil 1 Large onion (I used a sweet onion), chopped 1 Large shallot, chopped 2 green onions, chopped 2 sweet potatoes or yams, chopped 4 c. of water (spring, filtered) 2 c. of "milk" (coconut or unsweetened almond, etc) 6 tsp. Braggs Amino Acids or Dehydrated Veggie Stock Mix or Coconut Aminos 4 to 8 sprigs of fresh or dried thyme or rosemary Pink Himalayan Salt to taste (I used about 1 1/2 TBSP.) Cayenne and/or black pepper to taste (I used about 1 tsp.) finely chopped pecans for garnish Equipment: Heavy-bottomed soup pot 1 MELT the coconut oil in your soup pot. 2 ADD the onions then SAUTE until tender but not brown. About 5 - 7 minutes. 3 ADD the sweet potato or yams and SAUTE until sweet potato or yams begin to soften. ADD the water, milk and aminos or veggie stock powder. Cover, simmer for 30 minutes until veggies are tender. 4 REMOVE sprigs and discard. You make leave the soup chunky as is or PUREE the soup in your blender or food processor if you prefer a smoother consistency. 5 RETURN the soup to the pot and add your seasoning to taste and heat gently; do not boil. 6 SPRINKLE chopped pecans and a bit of black pepper on top of each serving . 7 "IN" JOY your SuperWomanGoddess Soup™ with a heart of gratitude. Take a deep breath, relax your shoulders and receive the nutrition and healing within the spirit of this food. ♡ ☆ ♀
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