6 qualities of a true beauty

Alyssa White

• Our world is full of beautiful people. Just turn on the television, scroll through Instagram, or walk down the street - people are beautiful! But a true beauty is a rare occurrence. They possess a special combination of natural, learned, and cultivated qualities.
  These are the qualities of a true beauty:

• 1. Glows from inner peace and happiness

  Truly, the most beautiful people choose to be happy. They smile. They laugh. They radiate joy.
  This happiness creates a warmth and attraction about them. It draws people in and helps others feel loved and welcome. It brightens the room and cheers everyone up.
  Beautiful people choose to be happy. They make the most of their circumstances and boldly face the realities of life. Their happiness heightens the mood of everyone in their path.

• 2. Knows who they are

  True beauties understand exactly who they are, and they don't try to be someone else. They know their strengths and weaknesses and embrace their imperfections. They alone define themselves, regardless of opinions, trends, and pressures. True beauties know who they are and love that person.

• 3. Sticks to values

  Beautiful people strive to live decent lives. They make good choices and hold themselves accountable to self-imposed standards of moral behavior. They align every decision with a strong internal voice telling them what is right and what is wrong. This frees them from feeling guilt and regret and promotes a distinct coolness and self-esteem. True beauties stick with their principles; they can't be compromised.

• 4. Conquers adversity with inner strength

  "The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." - Elisabeth Kubler Ross
  True beauties are strong. From the depths of their soul, they are built piece by piece from each life experience. They allow adversity to transform their character into a work of brilliant beauty.

• 5. Acts in goodness

  A true beauty radiates from the most beautiful feature in the world - the heart. Other words that describe their attractiveness include kind, compassionate, gentle, and sweet. They are mindful of those around them and always look to build and encourage. Their words are uplifting and their actions are selfless. In every sense of the word these people are simply GOOD. True beauties are the best kind of people this world has to offer.

• 6. Rocks the bod

  Beautiful people are beautiful because they take care of themselves. They eat well and exercise. They get enough sleep. They glow because they're healthy.
  They dress in a way that flatters their body and personality. They embrace their body type and WORK IT. This outward beauty only enhances their inner beauty. Physical appearance is only surface deep, but it is important. The outward appearance is a direct reflection of the self-image held deep within. True beauties know this, and their outward appearance mirrors and magnifies their stunning inner beauty.
• Source : https://familyshare.com/24243/6-qualities-of-a-true-beauty 

Mama Mia! Every women's dream skin and overall complexion...

I remember watching Mama Mia - The Movie, with my kids and had a great time. It was full of memories, especially those ABBA songs. Yes, it was like 30 years ago when I was a teenager like my 15 year old daughter.

Other than the fun storyline, the romance and those songs, I remember being quite captivated by a young actress, who played the daughter to the mom, famously immortalised by Meryl Streep.

And I found out that her name is Amanda Seyfried. You can read more about her here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Seyfried

Other than her overall youthful demeanor, Amanda has the most beautiful skin, not mentioning her lovely, mesmerizing green eyes. Well, some girls have all the luck! HAHA!

Just the other day, a patient asked me what kind of skin treatment and procedures she can sign-up to look like Amanda Seyfried, the IT GIRL of Hollywood now.

I was caught speechless, momentarily.

I didn't quite remember what I said, but she burst out laughing saying she was just pulling my legs, and she knew there's no such treatment and confessing how she envied Amanda's skin and complexion, and her wonderfully slim and attractive body, with just the right curves at the right places.

And here's Amanda Seyfried in her latest movie, "In Time".

I watched it with my loved ones on a weekend two weeks ago.

Amanda Seyfried!

O wow! I know what's troubling my pretty patient now...

Beauty Concept : Tattoos - Beautiful or dirty and ugly?

Do you think tattoos are beautiful? Or are they dirty and ugly?

Angelina Jolie. and her tattoos.


When I was a young girl, growing up in a certain part of Kuala Lumpur, tattoos are a no-no. Only gangsters get tattoos. If you are stopped by the road and the police found tattoos on your body, you are suspected of being a triad member.

Now, you see tattoos on people you least expect, like that red rose on the shoulder of that lovely young mother who's cradling her 1 year old baby daughter at the mall.

Yoga may help cancer survivors sleep better, boost energy

Hi all, here's something other than beauty tips and porcelain skin talks for you. This is something you can all do, other than shopping and watching TV at home :-). Remember, it is better to work on prevention than cure. Find a yoga class, and get started asap. A healthier body makes a prettier/handsomer you... Having said that, I should get started myself. HAHA! 

NEW YORK, May 21 — Cancer survivors might want to try yoga to get a better night’s sleep and to boost their energy levels, according to a US study.

Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Centre in New York randomly assigned more than 400 cancer survivors, most of whom had been treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer, into two groups.

One group did gentle Hatha yoga and restorative yoga — including special postures and breathing and mindfulness exercises — twice a week for a month. The other was only monitored, following standard practice.

Those who did yoga were able to cut back on sleeping pills and slept better, as measured by a 22 per cent increase in sleep quality on a commonly used scale. That was nearly twice the improvement of survivors who didn’t do the exercises. Yoga also cut fatigue by close to half, and led to a small increase in quality of life.

That is good news for cancer patients, said researcher Karen Mustian who led the study that will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in early June.

“We really don’t have any good remedies for fatigue for cancer survivors,” she told Reuters Health.

Although patients may take drugs to help them sleep, such medications have side effects and aren’t usually long-lasting which led Mustian’s team to look for alternatives.

How yoga achieves its relaxing effects isn’t completely clear.

“It may be promoting social bonding,” Mustian said, adding that preliminary studies have suggested it could also lower stress hormones.

For cancer survivors seeking help from yoga, Mustian recommended looking for Yoga Alliance-certified instructors, especially those who have experience with people dealing with illness. She also stressed that the results may not apply to all forms of yoga.

Dr Douglas Blayney, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, said physicians and oncologists were often uncomfortable advising patients who wanted to use therapies that were complementary to standard cancer therapy.

“A physician can say with some confidence, ‘yes, this kind of yoga program may be useful’,” Blayney, who was not involved in the research, told Reuters Health.

“Here we have a studied intervention, one that has been subjected to clinical trials and, lo and behold, it seems to be beneficial.” — Reuters

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Who's your man?

Take your time and scroll down slowly...

Still can't decide, right? HAHA!

Just joking. :-)

The real point is this. There's no one type of good-looking guys. The same goes to your own looks. Each and everyone of us will have our own plus points.

The secret of looking good is to highlight our plus points. And the more we focus on our good features, the more positive our attitude will be. :-)

And as the saying goes, a confident person has an air of attractiveness that makes you forget all his/her less than perfect features.

And to the ladies out there, a confident girl is a sexy girl!

Or so the men I know tell me. ;-)