I’ve reflected back on this excerpt from Marianne Williamson’s Return to Love many times as it speaks so clearly to why I love working with women to bring out their personal, inner style. And it is very much something that I need to remind myself of for my own personal reasons as well.

Starting, building and running a business can be scary. As much as I would rather stay behind the camera, I know I need to step out and let MY light shine. And in the coming New Year, you will definitely be seeing more from U*styled!

I’m incredibly excited about what’s cooking here at U*styled, but more importantly, I wanted to share this with you again.

“We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

~ Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”, Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3

As you go into the New Year, consider this for yourself. Let this be your Mantra: I’m Gonna Let it SHINE!