Learn how to incorporate PINK into all aspects of your life, from what you eat, to what you wear, to how you feel. PINK is the color of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. The more you surround yourself with PINK, the more LOVE you will experience for yourself and in your life. Learn a wonderful Watermelon Salad recipe and a few other fun tips to get you started.

By: Betsy Karp,
The COLOUR COACH

Have a COLORFUL Day!

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Most people have a difficult time with VALENTINE'S DAY! So let's rename it i adore me Day! It's a celebration of YOU and all the love that you have for yourself, your life, your creativity and your being. Take today and focus on GRATITUDE for all the things that you have NOW. Surround yourself with REDS, HOT PINKS and MAGENTAS and find all the fire, passion and love inside of you. Rock It into your world.

Whether you have a date or not, just make it a special day about love. Pamper yourself: take a bubble bath, get an aromatherapy massage or even enjoy a cup of hot cocoa.

Write down five things that you want to create for yourself and try to make one of them come true today. Relax, enjoy, live and love.

Happy i adore me Day!

Have a Colorful Day,

Betsy Karp,
founder & creator of i adore me

Learn to Paint Your Life with Color. Moms, Single Women, Married Women, Single Moms...enjoy this fun, informative video about what each color represents, and learn to use color purposefully in your life. Isn't it time to pamper yourselves? Contact me to schedule a FREE 15 minute chat and begin to completely transform your life.

So what's YOUR passion? Watch this video and be inspired by 11 & 12 year olds who are completing their final WOW Projects for Citizen Schools and The i adore me Kids Program. They have found their passion and used their creativity to impact their community.

Once we find our passion we can step into who we really are and what we want. There's no time like the present, so find that passion within you and bring it out into the world. We all have special gifts to share. What's yours?

                            By: Betsy karp

Happy New Year! Start it off with a gift to yourself. Pass these inspiring questions along to people you love. Whoever gets the most people to answer these questions under the comment section below and "like" my Facebook page, gets 20% off any program of their choice.

Rules:
1. Whomever comments below must put the full name of the person who sent them here at the top of their comment (yes, you and your answer counts as well).
2. Whoever likes my Facebook page must post the full name of the person who sent them there on my wall.

Take a few minutes today and fill in the blanks. See what you get. Don’t edit. Let these uplift and inspire you to be the best you and let 2013 bring you more of all of these wonderful things.

Love is __________________________________________________

I’m grateful for __________________________________________________

I believe __________________________________________________

The world needs __________________________________________________

I hope for __________________________________________________

Life depends on __________________________________________________

Sex invigorates my __________________________________________________

Hold on to __________________________________________________

I crave some __________________________________________________

The moment is __________________________________________________

It’s time to __________________________________________________

Believe in __________________________________________________

Trust that __________________________________________________

My success depends on __________________________________________________

My appreciation is __________________________________________________


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1.   Keep Giving love
2.   Make time for yourself
3.   Get out of your own way
4.   Stay present
5.   Use color to uplift you
6.   Eat healthily
7.   Get out in nature
8.   Help others
9.   Take a chance on yourself
10. Give up criticism and complaining
11. Be generous
12. Make a contribution
13. Open up
14. Communicate
15. Surround yourself with friends and loved ones
16. Take yourself on a date once a week
17. Meditate
18. Eat something you loved eating as a child
19. Laugh
20. Give hugs
21. Get a good night’s sleep
22. Exercise
23. Focus on gratitude
24. Believe in yourself
25. Live for the journey instead of the result

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Betsy Karp,
Founder of i adore me

                            Written by: Betsy Karp

I have twenty-two 11 and 12-year-old students in my i adore me class, preparing for their “WOW” Project at Citizen Schools. Out of the 22 students, 20 of them are doing outstanding, inspirational, exciting work. The other two are a problem, and I’ll explain why…

One of these two students said to me, “I can’t do this. I don’t know how, I don’t want to and I’m not doing it.” My response to him was, “Let’s talk about it and see what we can work out.” He was very unruly, angry and belligerent, to the point that the principal had to come to the room. This child refused to have anything to do with the “WOW” Project, so the principal let him work on the computer in the back of the room.

This student is an artist and I have seen some of his previous work…he is quite talented. It was bothering me that he was so stubborn and didn’t want to at least try. He was feeding on the other student, who only speaks Spanish, who said that he couldn’t do it, because he doesn’t speak English.

As all of this was going on, one of the girls in the class came up to me and said, “Ms. Betsy, can you help me please? I don’t know how to draw people and robots for my ‘WOW’ Project.” As I was helping her, a light bulb went off in my head. I said to her, “I will help you with the people, but let’s see if we can ask your classmate on the computer in the back of the room if he would be so kind to help you (since he is such a talented artist) to draw the robots.”

I picked up a piece of yellow construction paper, we walked to the back of the room and the two of us kindly asked him for help. He looked up at me and said, “I can’t do it.” She said, “Yes you can. I’ve seen how great you draw and I really need help with the robots.” He looked up again and said, “Ok, I can help you but I can only draw on white paper.” I responded to him with, “Yellow is the color that inspires us to be positive. It’s also associated with our will. So I want you to please take this piece of yellow paper and help her to create some wonderful robots.”

By the end of the class, he handed me a work of art! He had titled this project “Halo.” He had drawn an ARMY of robots and wrote on the bottom of the yellow paper, “I Can.” I had tears in my eyes. Not only did he help his classmate, he learned to give back to his community (his fellow student), which is what the “WOW” Project is all about.

I complimented him and said, “You flipped your script. You went from ‘I can’t’ to ‘I can!’ How does that feel?” He said, “It feels really good! Thank you miss Betsy for believing in me, because now I’ve done the “WOW” Project too.”

After seeing all of this, the other student who only speaks Spanish decided he wanted to do something as well. I asked two other students who also speak Spanish to interpret for me. They asked him to write me something in Spanish that he loved about himself. He wrote, “I am going to try to do this project.”

It was a win-win for everyone.

Where in your life can you flip your script and start showing up for yourself? How can you start turning your “I CAN’Ts” into “I CANs”? Maybe you can find someone or something that can unblock you as well and get you out of your “comfort” zone. What’s your payoff in staying blocked? Color Your World with yellow and let these kids be a symbol of inspiration to help you get unblocked. Isn’t it time you got out of your own way?

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Betsy Karp,
Founder of i adore me

Here is part two for the i adore me class I am teaching to 11 & 12 year old children for Citizen Schools. Through this course they are learning how to adore themselves, how color can impact their emotions and what that means for their community. The following are six short blogs by some of the students. They were asked what their passion is, what their favorite color is, how their passion and their favorite color makes them feel aWnd how they will use these things to support their community. The lesson here was to teach them how to express themselves through words. It’s interesting how a child’s mind works. We can learn a lot from them! They don’t edit themselves. I hope you enjoy their answers as much as I do:

Written by: Mansur Usman

My passion is that I want to be an artist to get money and play basketball. My favorite color is yellow. The reason why I pick that is because yellow makes me feel free and relaxed. The passion and the color makes me feel I am going to be a better person and be famous. I can use all of these to decorate my community and make it colorful. Or maybe the boys wants to play basketball or the girls want to be artists. And I could make my community a better place.

Written by: Leslie

My passion is counseling people. I love giving people advice. I’ve always loved giving advice. My favorite color is blue, because I love the way it makes me feel. It makes me feel secure. The way these things would help me support my community is that I could go do a big poster and I want it to be blue. I want the people to know that I’m creative…also what I’m capable of doing for my community. It’ll help them with their problems.

Written by: Merlin

My passion is to be a Marine. My favorite color is blue. It makes me feel safe and happy. I will help.

Written by: Marcel Daniel

My passion is being an artist and rapping. My favorite color is green, sage, because it makes me feel like I’m strong. I say it’s because my raps and drawings, and my color will change the world.

Written by: Mark Diaz

My passion is to play football and basketball. My favorite color is black. My passion makes me feel energetic. My favorite color makes me feel happy. A lot of people love black. I can also build football fields and basketball courts. They will be able to practice their dream.

Written by: Stephanie Porfil

My passion is playing Xbox Kinect. My favorite color is red and black. My favorite color makes me feel dark and bright. I will play games with kids who don’t have Xbox 360 to let them have fun.

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Hugs,

Betsy Karp,
Founder of i adore me

Give Thanks. Thanksgiving is about appreciating all of the wonderful things you currently have in your life. It's about gratitude. It's about being present and appreciating the people in your life today. Go around the table and share at least one thing you love about everyone there and why you're grateful! It's the small things in life that make all the difference.

The holidays are here and we tend to over indulge and over eat. What happens when we eat and drink too much? Well, here’s a “12-Days of Christmas” list of things that start to happen to us:

1.   Indigestion
2.   Heartburn
3.   Bloating
4.   Weight Gain
5.   Fatigue
6.   Brain Fog
7.   Sleepiness
8.   Sore Joints
9.   Headaches
10. Depression
11. Erratic Behavior

....And, the Piece de Resistance

12. Button Popping Pants

Want to combat the list above? Here are three weapons to add to your arsenal:

1.   Be mindful of what you eat and drink
2.   Stay Present: Enjoy each bite and think about what you’re doing. Don’t feel guilty.
3.   Portion Control (a little indulgence is ok)

Click on the link below to get the full list:

http://overcomingholidaybingeeating.eventbrite.com/

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

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Gobble Gobble,

Betsy Karp,
Founder of i adore me

                    Written by: Betsy Karp

Have you asked yourself this question lately: “Who am I?” I love the synchronicity of the universe and how it all works. Everywhere I have gone in the last two weeks, the phrase “Who am I” has come up and brought forth an inner awareness within me.

I was gifted two tickets this week to see the Broadway show, “Cyrano De Bergerac.” It is a tragic love story of a man and his unrequited love for the beautiful Roxanne. Cyrano is a duelist, a gifted, romantic poet and a brilliant, passionate man. He has, however, a disfigurement that causes him terrible, life-long self-doubt. He was born with an obtuse nose, and from that moment, his own mother wanted to give him back, because of his fated flaw.

Cyrano ‘s inner self-doubt and lack of “Who am I” prevents him from expressing his need for true love. He feels that his ugly nose shouldn’t even allow him to be loved by an ugly woman.

Many of us have flaws, imperfections and self–doubt. Why is it that we hide and mask many things about ourselves? There should be no crime or shame in this, but only a true learning and gracious understanding in accepting and honoring the flaws within us.

There is so much beauty in all of us, including our imperfections. As I ask myself, “Who am I” and continually grow into whom I truly am, I have learned to appreciate my flaws and the weaknesses that make me “ME.” No one wants to be a perfectionist. Yes, it is true that we all want things to go well and have success, but there really is no such thing as being perfect.

I have been having my own sense of self-doubt and fears lately, as so much of my life is all about new ventures. I am stepping out of my comfort zone big time and challenging myself like I never have before. I am really showing up for me while staying present every day.

Just the other day I was internally beating myself up, causing a lot of anxiety. It was bringing up feelings of, “Am I good enough? Do I have what it takes? Am I worthy?" And then I had a dream that helped me to break the blocks and move forward in my own sabotaging beliefs. In my dream, I was in a beautiful Indian palace filled with luscious colors, wall hangings, pillows and velvet colored furniture, but there were no bathrooms. In the dream this palace wasn’t a great place to be when I had to go, but when I awoke from the dream, I realized I was creating the blocks within myself.

Once I was wide-awake, I realized how grateful I was to have a bathroom in my apartment. The dream helped me to let go of the perfectionism in me and to know that I am enough. I then reached within my heart and brought out my inner love for me. I repeated the mantra, “I AM ENOUGH…I AM ENOUGH AS I AM,” and as I said this, everything shifted in me.

Cyrano spent his life in denial and wasn’t brave enough to confess his love to Roxanne, his soul mate and true love, due to his heavy tormented self–doubts. Don’t be a victim like Cyrano. Be the victor of you and start to live your life today by saying, “I AM ENOUGH…I AM LOVE …I ACCEPT MYSELF AS I AM.”

When we allow our pasts and our own self-doubts to take away the beauty of self-love and all that we can be, we lose our authentic selves. When we are honest with ourselves, we look inside our hearts and find the courage and strength to say and admit our truth.

Stand up for what you believe in… flaws and all! BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE COURAGEUOS! Ask yourself, “Who am I?” and honor that!

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Betsy Karp,

Founder of i adore me