GALLERY I :: NANCY BALLARD :: Essence Portraits

Flaunt all your exquisite colors and perfection.

It is you loving you.

Consider your tenderness, the color, the essence of your goodness.

The expanding heart… what each person gives to the other upon meeting.

You are defined by your own ideas of perfection.

Stop thinking about how beautiful you were and see how beautiful you are right now.

I am able to see that I am also what I don’t see in the mirror.

Be thankful for the perfection in creation, the unique creation that is just you.

Love your body right now. Thank it - without it where would you be?

A gift of spirit that makes me different from everyone else in the world.

I am a favorite daughter, slowly learning and believing how much I am loved and admired.

It only takes a conscience moment to shift into gratitude.

Let your colors show, wear them proudly.

The hearts and flowers are already in your heart.

To be seen in a way that allows what is perfect and distinctive only to you.

Finally it is your turn.

Perhaps when you think of your body as your house, you will decorate it however you please.

Love all that you are.

A gift not used is a gift lost forever.

Acceptance is key; not only of others, but primarily of yourself.

Once released, you are free to be.

Promise to love every single part of you that makes you, you.

Design one tiny little minute for you that is filled with all you love.

You are being seen in a world that doesn’t see and heard in a world that forgets to listen.

What is important is the process, the journey, the internal healing and transformation.

Release your inner child and applaud her.

So many people falling in love with themselves, perhaps for the first time.

To love so strongly… the puzzle, the mystery of why.

Be where happy people are. Try to learn from them to be happy too.

Today is the day. It starts now, just the way you are, just like that.

Buy yourself a gift wrapped with a big bow. Listen to music that makes you happy.

Inside of you a flower grows and longs to be seen, heard and acknowledged for its individual essence and unique perfume.

All of your senses are alive and aware, accepting and appreciative.

Something radiates beyond the physical… it is your spirit.

There is absolutely nothing to be afraid of.

Honor yourself with true gratitude.

A child dancing brings color, hope, joy, and delight into another’s world.

Keep going, just one step at a time. You’ll be amazed where you end up.

How profound, how simple, how beautiful!

Will you show yourself?

I am a spirit within a body.

Your honesty, joy and acceptance are truly gifts received.

One woman’s vision can spark many other women’s vision of themselves and of the world.