Category Archives: Tiny Beauty

tiny beauty: love & beauty are everywhere ~ take a moment, where ever you are, to contemplate our similarities and differences, and know that love & beauty are in the eye & heart of the beholder. bel âge, becoming and discovering beauty, travel, faith.

create a brighter future for college bound teens with cancer ~ eva la rue NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON

Our BUTTERFLY KISS Lip Gloss launched to Help College Bound Teens With Cancer

We have entered the next phase of the campaign so you can continue to help provide support to this program with your purchase of Skinn Cosmetics “Butterfly Kiss” Lip Gloss. Dimitri James and Skinn Cosmetics are giving the proceeds from the sale of this Lip Gloss in the BUTTERFLY KISS shade (excluding the cost of shipping & handling) toward our unique National Scholarship Program.
Eva, her husband Joe Cappuccio, and I, developed, spearheaded and launched the National Scholarship Program with Beckstrand by personally donating and raising money to initiate the first round of scholarships in 2011. I worked with Eva, Skinn Cosmetics and Beckstrand to design our new Skinn Butterfly Kiss Lip Gloss fundraiser. [MORE]

create a brighter future for college bound teens with cancer ~ eva la rue NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON

Our BUTTERFLY KISS Lip Gloss launched to Help College Bound Teens With Cancer

We have entered the next phase of the campaign so you can continue to help provide support to this program with your purchase of Skinn Cosmetics “Butterfly Kiss” Lip Gloss. Dimitri James and Skinn Cosmetics are giving the proceeds from the sale of this Lip Gloss in the BUTTERFLY KISS shade (excluding the cost of shipping & handling) toward our unique National Scholarship Program.
Eva, her husband Joe Cappuccio, and I, developed, spearheaded and launched the National Scholarship Program with Beckstrand by personally donating and raising money to initiate the first round of scholarships in 2011. I worked with Eva, Skinn Cosmetics and Beckstrand to design our new Skinn Butterfly Kiss Lip Gloss fundraiser. [MORE]

in a world of information and stimulation overload, learning to take a moment to meditate {right here ~ right now} and to allow us to refocus our energies in a positive way is absolute brilliance ~ sarah nean bruce {grafitti buddha via blue buddha collective}

1-moment meditation ~ right here right now

in a world of information and stimulation overload, learning to take a moment to meditate {right here ~ right now} and to allow ourselves to refocus our energies in a positive way is absolute brilliance ~ sarah nean bruce [READ/WATCH]

PS~please watch this video {via my bestie @DENISEbooks}. it is an amazingly simple thing to accomplish… & it really works! plus each meditation time, takes less & less time… until you achieve one moment meditation.

in a world of information and stimulation overload, learning to take a moment to meditate {right here ~ right now} and to allow us to refocus our energies in a positive way is absolute brilliance ~ sarah nean bruce {grafitti buddha via blue buddha collective}

1-moment meditation ~ right here right now

in a world of information and stimulation overload, learning to take a moment to meditate {right here ~ right now} and to allow ourselves to refocus our energies in a positive way is absolute brilliance ~ sarah nean bruce [READ/WATCH]

PS~please watch this video {via my bestie @DENISEbooks}. it is an amazingly simple thing to accomplish… & it really works! plus each meditation time, takes less & less time… until you achieve one moment meditation.

violet butterflies transformed {Wiki Graphic}

n.o.w.~forever violet {by sarah nean bruce}

you may have crushed my heart,
but you did not crush my spirit.
.
i did not shrink,
i let go,
i flourished,
i grew taller.
.
i forgave you,
i forgave myself.
i forgave the stars.
.
the love i have, the love i gave ~
is forever violet,
forgiving,
healing,
fragrant,
ever-radiant.
.
much, a.d.o.

inspired by ~

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~ Mark Twain

violet butterflies transformed {Wiki Graphic}

n.o.w.~forever violet {by sarah nean bruce}

you may have crushed my heart,
but you did not crush my spirit.
.
i did not shrink,
i let go,
i flourished,
i grew taller.
.
i forgave you,
i forgave myself.
i forgave the stars.
.
the love i have, the love i gave ~
is forever violet,
forgiving,
healing,
fragrant,
ever-radiant.
.
much, a.d.o.

inspired by ~

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~ Mark Twain

{Blue Buddha Quote Collective photo}

p.o.w.~lingering

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. #Chinese Proverb
{and an ever~fragrant lingering
in my heart of that lovely offering
~ snb}

{Blue Buddha Quote Collective photo}

p.o.w.~lingering

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. #Chinese Proverb
{and an ever~fragrant lingering
in my heart of that lovely offering
~ snb}

success {flickr image}

n.o.w.~the fuzzy fundamentals and extraordinary essence of success {by sarah nean bruce}

success cannot be characterized.
.
success is not a stereotypical societal external circumstance
with a boiler-plated storybook description.
.
success is a personal decision,
from a personal perspective,
with a personal interpretation.
[read MORE]

success {flickr image}

n.o.w.~the fuzzy fundamentals and extraordinary essence of success {by sarah nean bruce}

success cannot be characterized.
.
success is not a stereotypical societal external circumstance
with a boiler-plated storybook description.
.
success is a personal decision,
from a personal perspective,
with a personal interpretation.
[read MORE]

{Flickr photo by GoodKarma}

n.o.w.~appreciating

I am grateful for …
The life
I have been given
.
The life
I have accepted
.
The loves
I have let go
.
The laughter
I have experienced
.
The obsessions
I have not chased
.
The passions
I have pursued
.
~sarah nean bruce

{Flickr photo by GoodKarma}

n.o.w.~appreciating

I am grateful for …
The life
I have been given
.
The life
I have accepted
.
The loves
I have let go
.
The laughter
I have experienced
.
The obsessions
I have not chased
.
The passions
I have pursued
.
~sarah nean bruce

Blue calm inside {thanks to Blue Buddha Quote Collective image}

p.o.w.~raining, dancing

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… it’s learning to dance in the rain.”~Anonymous
{today i am dancing in the rain, while the storm passes… yes, really … it’s raining right now in weho~sb}
also see: 10 Ways to Instantly Feel in Balance When You’re in Overwhelm

Blue calm inside {thanks to Blue Buddha Quote Collective image}

p.o.w.~raining, dancing

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… it’s learning to dance in the rain.”~Anonymous
{today i am dancing in the rain, while the storm passes… yes, really … it’s raining right now in weho~sb}
also see: 10 Ways to Instantly Feel in Balance When You’re in Overwhelm

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha portrait (photo byNYO Via Wiki Images)

n.o.w.~attracting

i give up what i don’t need and
i am content.
.
i give up material things & endeavors
taking up my space & my energy.
.
i give up toxic relationships & situations
weakening my outer & my inner being.
.
i give up impassivity & negativity and
i attract peace & positivity.
~sarah nean bruce

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha portrait (photo byNYO Via Wiki Images)

n.o.w.~attracting

i give up what i don’t need and
i am content.
.
i give up material things & endeavors
taking up my space & my energy.
.
i give up toxic relationships & situations
weakening my outer & my inner being.
.
i give up impassivity & negativity and
i attract peace & positivity.
~sarah nean bruce

PICTURE_blog-2011-1001_Cinderella_-_Project_Gutenberg_etext_19993-WIKI

The Awakening {to living happily ever NOW}

my mother sends this inspirational piece “The Awakening” to me once in awhile {especially after our periodic convos on life, love, living}. recently, i told her i had decided to be ~ “Happily ever NOW!”
it is a really good read, well worth the time i hope you “get it” like we “get it” again and again.
~sb
ps~apparently, this loving inspirational message has reached millions around the world.

PICTURE_blog-2011-1001_Cinderella_-_Project_Gutenberg_etext_19993-WIKI

The Awakening {to living happily ever NOW}

my mother sends this inspirational piece “The Awakening” to me once in awhile {especially after our periodic convos on life, love, living}. recently, i told her i had decided to be ~ “Happily ever NOW!”
it is a really good read, well worth the time i hope you “get it” like we “get it” again and again.
~sb
ps~apparently, this loving inspirational message has reached millions around the world.

_SCOTLANDLIONRAMPANT

w.o.w.~3 Lessons from my everyday happiness that will lead to my fantastic traveling {by sarah nean bruce}

for many people,
those 3 traveling lessons
in the Tiny Buddha article
might sound simpler and be easier
when they are not at home…
but ironically for me
{in my past travels
to incredible locales
with various people}
i haven’t entirely
been able to execute
these elementary exercises.
.
there was often
much expectation
and circumstance
and fear
injected and
imposed and
intertwined and
twisted
upon the situation and
the trip.
{please READ MORE}

_SCOTLANDLIONRAMPANT

w.o.w.~3 Lessons from my everyday happiness that will lead to my fantastic traveling {by sarah nean bruce}

for many people,
those 3 traveling lessons
in the Tiny Buddha article
might sound simpler and be easier
when they are not at home…
but ironically for me
{in my past travels
to incredible locales
with various people}
i haven’t entirely
been able to execute
these elementary exercises.
.
there was often
much expectation
and circumstance
and fear
injected and
imposed and
intertwined and
twisted
upon the situation and
the trip.
{please READ MORE}