Indeed.
January 24, 2014
January 15, 2014
Be lovely: A Girl Scout Gold Award Project.
As a Girl Scout Ambassador,
I have the opportunity to help my community (and world!)
by
identifying a problem
and
finding a way to bring awareness to that problem.
I have chosen be lovely to be my Girl Scout Gold Award project.
The following entry is more depth into the
concept,
informational aspect,
physical aspect,
and
sustainability
of my project.
The goal of be lovely is to “inspire the essence of elegance.”
In today’s society, it can sometimes be difficult for girls and women to express who they are.
The choice of a woman deciding to carry herself in a traditionally feminine manner is often looked down upon;with such negative connotations as the practice makes a woman look weak or is demeaning to her gender. Be lovely wants to rid of that state of mind and show that femininity is nothing to be looked down upon, but rather something to be celebrated; that choosing to embrace femininity does not mean “weakness,” but rather it shows grace, charm, and pride in being a lady.
A strong lady.
The idea behind this project is not only what the above states, but also
to show girls and women how beautiful being female is,
to celebrate our individual and collective beauty as women,
and
to inspire the essence of elegance--
to be lovely.
To express more of the ideas behind the concept of this project, I have created a blog on which I post entries consisting of quotes, pictures, and thoughts that express the ideas of be lovely in an inspiring way.
For the physical part of my project, I am hosting a tea in February 2014 at a local public library.
There I will welcome the community to enjoy afternoon tea with me as I present my
Girl Scout Gold Award project.
No matter how a lady chooses to express herself, afternoon tea is a simple way to
show elegance
and
embrace that aspect of being feminine.
Afternoon tea provides the opportunity to take a break from the business of life to refresh one’s mind and body
(this way, it will be much easier to go about life with a positive attitude:
“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside” - Chanel.),
or to show love through hospitality (another way of conveying classic elegance) by inviting friends to join you for fine conversation over delicate treats and cups of tea--this time is sure to consist of friendship, open hearts, and celebration of beauty!
It would be wonderful if more ladies could keep the tradition of afternoon tea time, but unfortunately not everyone can. Of the assortment of reasons why, one reason is that not every girl or woman has access to a tea set. For this reason, I am putting together a basket consisting of the following items:
A table linen; a tea pot; four tea cups; four saucers; and a scrapbook-style booklet explaining my project, the tradition of afternoon tea, and simple tea time recipes and ideas for hosting an afternoon tea for a small group of people.
This basket will be donated to my local public library and presented the day I host my afternoon tea. Whoever wishes to may check this basket out from the library and have the ability to host an afternoon tea.
Thus keeping the tradition of afternoon tea alive along with,
and more importantly,
the values behind tea time.
by
identifying a problem
and
finding a way to bring awareness to that problem.
I have chosen be lovely to be my Girl Scout Gold Award project.
The following entry is more depth into the
concept,
informational aspect,
physical aspect,
and
sustainability
of my project.
The goal of be lovely is to “inspire the essence of elegance.”
In today’s society, it can sometimes be difficult for girls and women to express who they are.
The choice of a woman deciding to carry herself in a traditionally feminine manner is often looked down upon;with such negative connotations as the practice makes a woman look weak or is demeaning to her gender. Be lovely wants to rid of that state of mind and show that femininity is nothing to be looked down upon, but rather something to be celebrated; that choosing to embrace femininity does not mean “weakness,” but rather it shows grace, charm, and pride in being a lady.
A strong lady.
The idea behind this project is not only what the above states, but also
to show girls and women how beautiful being female is,
to celebrate our individual and collective beauty as women,
and
to inspire the essence of elegance--
to be lovely.
To express more of the ideas behind the concept of this project, I have created a blog on which I post entries consisting of quotes, pictures, and thoughts that express the ideas of be lovely in an inspiring way.
For the physical part of my project, I am hosting a tea in February 2014 at a local public library.
There I will welcome the community to enjoy afternoon tea with me as I present my
Girl Scout Gold Award project.
No matter how a lady chooses to express herself, afternoon tea is a simple way to
show elegance
and
embrace that aspect of being feminine.
Afternoon tea provides the opportunity to take a break from the business of life to refresh one’s mind and body
(this way, it will be much easier to go about life with a positive attitude:
“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside” - Chanel.),
or to show love through hospitality (another way of conveying classic elegance) by inviting friends to join you for fine conversation over delicate treats and cups of tea--this time is sure to consist of friendship, open hearts, and celebration of beauty!
It would be wonderful if more ladies could keep the tradition of afternoon tea time, but unfortunately not everyone can. Of the assortment of reasons why, one reason is that not every girl or woman has access to a tea set. For this reason, I am putting together a basket consisting of the following items:
A table linen; a tea pot; four tea cups; four saucers; and a scrapbook-style booklet explaining my project, the tradition of afternoon tea, and simple tea time recipes and ideas for hosting an afternoon tea for a small group of people.
This basket will be donated to my local public library and presented the day I host my afternoon tea. Whoever wishes to may check this basket out from the library and have the ability to host an afternoon tea.
Thus keeping the tradition of afternoon tea alive along with,
and more importantly,
the values behind tea time.
Photo credit: via Pinterest
January 09, 2014
January 08, 2014
January 03, 2014
A Woman is a Woman.
To paraphrase the wisdom from a lovely woman I met the other day. . .
Girls and women express who they are in different ways.
And that is wonderful.
Because within each girl there is diversity,
but at the same time,
as females,
we all
- no matter how or how often we convey it -
have the potential to and natural ability to
carry the essence of elegance.
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