Do you sometimes feel as if the true woman you are is locked up in a closet collecting dust along with those low-cut jeans you'll never have the courage to wear? Do you hide parts of yourself in order to please someone else? If the package you present to the world is a neatly wrapped, square blue box when you're really a yellow-and-purple drawstring velvet bag with fringe on the bottom, you are living a lie. Covering up essential parts of yourself (and I don't mean a sarong over a bathing suit) will eventually block out your true essence - the goddess within you.

When we think of modern-day goddesses, our attention naturally goes toward top female celebrities such as Madonna or Cher - beautiful, talented, successful, and sassy. Women who can push the emotional buttons of society with the way they dress or act. Women who are not afraid to speak their mind, even if others don't agree. Women who can run a business empire and also be a star, a mother, and a lover at the same time. But what about the rest of us - the everyday women living everyday lives?

There are everyday women - you know who they are - who light up a room whenever they enter. People naturally gravitate to them, like mosquitoes circling a patio lamp. These women are usually not the prettiest or the smartest or the thinnest, but there's something about them that shines. You can't quite pinpoint what it is, but you know you want some of it. Well, guess what? You can't have it because what they have is unique to them. All they've done is be the goddess they really are inside You can't be that goddess, but you can be your own goddess. You are the only person in charge of your own inner light. It's your choice to turn it on or off.

I know that at first you might not consider yourself a goddess, but what if I told you that you are. Anytime I meet someone new, I start to see her as a goddess. I notice how her facial features, which might have seemed ordinary at first, fit her persona like a snug glove. Her other attributes - such as the way she moves her body, the sound of her voice, and the texture of her hair - all paint a unique picture that is a reflection of her spirit inside. As I spend more time with her, observing and appreciating her qualities, I can't imagine her wanting to be anything other than what she is - a loving, giving, perfect creature - a goddess.

Rediscover yourself - your true self. Maybe you'll awaken your fiery side, like the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele, or your mothering instincts, like the ancient Greek goddess Demeter. Whatever you find, dust it off and shine it up. Bring forth the true light within you, which no one can ever duplicate or take away. Dare to be who you really are and dare to experience life in full color!

Five Ways to Be the Goddess You Are:

1. Make a collage of all the things that represent who you are - keep it handy for reference.

2. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

3. Create your own look (hair, face, clothes) that is pleasing to you.

4. Always act with integrity, in every situation and with every person.

5. Accentuate your unique personality or physical traits.

This article is an excerpt from Debbie Gisonni's book, The Goddess of Happiness: A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Bliss. Copies are available at bookstores or online at: Amazon.com.

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