HeART of A Warrior: A Pictorial Connection with Jess Tomlinson

March 12th, 2013
Posted in art ✻ photos ✻ music ✻ creativity, HeART of a Warrior Interviews

“HeART of A Warrior: A Pictorial Connection with Creative Mavens” is a weekly spotlight that illuminates an entrepreneurial Goddess who inspires, uplifts and is full of savvy Soul. At I Love Intuition we know that creativity is a gateway to intuitive guidance and to enhance your affinity with Spirit, each question in this interview is answered with visionary magic through photos, video or art created by each woman. These are modern day warriors who are following their heart, delivering passion and spreading all kinds of love juju. Enjoy this week’s HeART of A Warrior Goddess as she drops wild, visual wisdom on ya!

1. Who are You?

2. How do you nurture your creative, soulful Goddess Self?

3. What do you do to connect with your Intuition?

4. Please share a glimpse into your sanctuary…

5. What is playtime for you?

6. Define Sexy.

7. Enliven us with a book or song that lights your fire…

8. When you feel purposeful, what emanates from your Heart?

Jessica Tomlinson takes her years of public relations, marketing, and event experience and is pioneering a Me Time Movement for busy professional women to take a break from their latte sippin’, pump pushin’, amazingly crazy lives.

Jess takes her personal experience of transforming from the “Yes Girl” and experiencing excruciating stomach pains from stress, to Miss Me Time, inspiring other busy, professional women to own their true desires, clearly communicate what they really, really want and say “No” without feeling guilty, so they can say “Yes” to numero uno.

In her spare time you can find Jess giving back to the community of Las Vegas, through Vegas Young Professional’s Community Outreach Committee, which Jess was the former Chair of for two years. She is also an advocate for children, serving formerly as a council member for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Henderson. Finally, one of her biggest passions is leading a women’s empowerment group, as the Tribe Leader in Las Vegas for Tribal Truth. Other times she is getting her yoga-on, playing with her mini dachshund, savoring a fabulous cappuccino or glass of red wine and working on her first book, “White Girl Diaries: How to push through fear and expectations to find Legit Love.”

Contact Jess:
Twitter: @JessMissMeTime
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The Down and Dirty of Authenticity

March 7th, 2013
Posted in art ✻ photos ✻ music ✻ creativity, christina's clairvoyant explorations, love ✻ spirituality ✻ inspiration ✻ meditation

Authenticity is a buzz word nowadays. We hear, see it and speak about it all the time. At least I know I do and the circle of people around me do too.

I did a little digging into the word. Webster defines it as: true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.

Greek origin of the word is authentikós: original, primary, genuine.

My definition: being present to the truth of who you are in the moment.

Key phrase being “in the moment”. You are forever changing. Who you have been for years may no longer be you in the moment.

As much as we want to sugar coat this buzz word of authenticity, it’s not always flowers and roses and sexy dresses.

There are days when you’re lacing up hikers and filling up your backpack with survival of the fittest gear to get you to the other side.

A high price is paid for living in this way. Yet the outcomes are indeed priceless.

To understand authenticity, you’ve got to know yourself. Stripped free from the should’s and have to’s and ought to’s and mama said it’s best to’s.

Then stand in the power of your truth.

It’s revealing, vulnerable, and can feel as if you are a hyper realistic nude painting displayed in the grand entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Some will love you, other’s won’t. You’ll have gawkers, gaspers, admirers, lovers, imitators, loathers and passerby’s who don’t even turn an eye.

Let’s get real with the down and dirty of being authentic.

Friends come and go. I’ve had loooong lasting friendships where I thought we’d be rockin’ them rocking chairs Cracker Barrel style. Yet the path of authenticity nudged me to let go of the ones that just didn’t jive with the life I wanted to create. And with some I wasn’t being treated with love, respect and just great friendedness. (yes, I just made up that word.) Easy to do – hell no. Worth it – absolutely and mighty grateful for the connection and the disconnection.

Get ready for Judgement. You’re always going to be judged no matter what. Get over it. Once you do, you have the freedom to just be.

Family may just not get you. Every single person in your life, especially your family has a perception and picture of you. They see you through their own belief systems and many times want you to be a certain way. When you don’t conform to their picture of you, it can send them into a tizzy. If you were used as the scapegoat growing up and finally learn to say no to the drama and stand up for yourself, that can be a blow in the face to them. Don’t try to get them to understand you. Live by example, it speaks louder than words.

Relationships and Love can shift. Authenticity has cost me my marriage. The path of my heart led elsewhere and listening to that quiet voice was a tough decision I grappled with for years. Grief, sadness, pain – oh fo’ sho’! Now on the other side, I am deeply humbled for the journey, lessons learned and uber ecstatic in creating anew.

You’ve got to LOVE both. The dark and light sides of this journey. And be willing to accept that a path of light will uncover the dark.

So yea, you lose a couple peeps here and there, your job or maybe what you thought you had created in business is no longer authentic and you want to go in a totally new direction. Pay the price of loss.

The gain will remain in your heart.

I’d love to hear from you. What challenges have you experienced from being authentic? What have you gained from being true to you?

In gratitude for being on this journey with you.

XO!

HeART of A Warrior: A Pictorial Connection with Sasha Campbell

February 19th, 2013
Posted in art ✻ photos ✻ music ✻ creativity, HeART of a Warrior Interviews

1. Who are You?

2. How do you nurture your creative, soulful Goddess Self?

3. What do you do to connect with your Intuition?

4. Please share a glimpse into your sanctuary…

5. What is playtime for you?

6. Define Sexy.

7. Enliven us with a book or song that lights your fire…

8. When you feel purposeful, what emanates from your Heart?

Sasha Campbell is Certified Raw Food Coach, Raw Food Chef and Teacher. She is a speaker, writer, mother and wife. Her training and experience include being mentored and trained by some of the world’s top Raw Food Leaders.

Her education includes David Wolfe’s Ultimate Raw Food Certification, Successfully Raw Food Coach Training, Living on Live Raw Food Chef Certification, Uncooking 101 Living Food Chef and Teacher, BodyMind Institute and Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. You can find Sasha teaching raw food classes, running a raw food meet up and coaching other’s on their raw food journey. Her vision is to inspire and nurture individuals who are on a journey to health, wellness and vitality. You can visit her blog at www.blyssfulhealth.com. You can also connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.