LIVE THE F.A.B. LIFE!!!
By: Kristin Ballard

Living the “F.A.B. LIFE” isn’t always about the glitz and glamour, you first have to be happy with yourself before you can accomplish greatness in your life. So many people assume that just because it seems to look good on the outside that every thing is ok on the inside. For some, that may be so, but you can only truly show the beauty of your greatness by being happy from the inside out.

F.A.B. is the shorter version of the acronym F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S. used by Beauty Come Forth the book and the online magazine that represents letting your inter beauty shine through. So for the New Year why not shine and live the F.A.B. life.

Forgive but never forget
• Learning to let things go may be one of the hardest yet most life-changing things you can learn to do. It can make a huge difference in your life. It’s not about just letting things go, it’s about forgiving yourself as well as others for what they may have done or said to you. Holding on to petty things that mean nothing can cause you a lot of heartache and pain and not even affect the person who has offended you. If the offender is you, don’t beat yourself up about it; just know not to do it the next time. As people we always think we have to fix everything not realizing that we should only deal with the things we can control like forgiveness. Even though we forgive others and ourselves it doesn’t mean we forget. It just means that we take whatever the situation is and learn from it, because many of the experiences we have today can make us who we are.

Accept and appreciate yourself as well as others
• As a person who is living the F.A.B. life, I have learned over time that if you don’t learn to love and appreciate yourself you will always be unhappy with yourself as well as others. Accepting who you are as well as others comes with just learning to embrace your differences and not always seeing things as a flaw but as something that makes you unique. Once you accept these things you can then start to learn to appreciate who you are as well as the people around you. Then you can spread your love to other people.

Believe and become
• If you believe in something it will come to you just like if you think something bad is going to happen to you it most likely will. Believing in things is all state of mind so get rid of the negative thoughts and think positive. It can change your life for the better. The big picture in what you want and staying positive about it can make life a lot easier. So stay focused and always believe in yourself. You can start to live a wonderful life.

So now that you know that the F.A.B. life isn’t all about the glitz and glamour you make a true New Years resolution, to be F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S. and live the F.A.B. life.