Collagen

Collagen just like eye cream should be something we start adding into our daily diets and regimes when we get into our
20’s because our body starts to lower its production levels it’s just how it goes here.
However there are a few safe and tasteless or yummy flavored additives we can get into our system every morning.

Spoiled Child is a new one on the market and thier liquid collagen has a fruity smell and taste that can we added to lemon water, Teas and plain water for a little something extra. It’s full of peptides vitamin c and hyloronic acid. All of these aiding in our the ailments our skin naturally experiences with age and expose to the sun.

Vital proteins has a variety of options, the tasteless and flavorless is my favorite because you can add this to smoothies, coffee even pancakes of other baked goods! Even pastas. Whatever it may be for a healthy kick !

The Defenition of Love

As women we ponder the idea of Love alot. We listen to songs about it, we have in our head what love is for us,we know our love language and we can go on and on about the feeling. However as I have more converstions about it I begin to start been processing the dialogue that you can hear we have I society and with ourselves. I understand now that we speak and operate from two different places when doing so a place of healed and hurt. We tend to either speak about what love isnt or most definetly is and still as we talk it will leave us more confused because of the standards and limitations that is put on Love.

Since the age of google, youtube and social media we have an even more broad spectrum of helathy vs toxic love and as I get older I see that the confusion is in our perspective and and Love is in the details. It is idenified by specific actions its not characterized by feelings at all.

To gain understanding we reaecrch and so I did and found that many things when we google, look them up in books that gather information, have this abstract conept to them. Theorhetical ideas of what soemting is and relates to. In regards to love when we google and search for a Defenition it is charectoried by words such as warmth, tenderness or intimacy; generalized propositions. However when you dive deeper into these words that describe it you find that they are specific to a person based on languses of love that are only made known to those that we choose to translate it to.

The bible has many ways that they decribe love and the most popular 1 Corinthians 13 is an explanation that speaks to and can be understood by every love language but it has a very concrete appraoch to the words used to descibe what love is. It speaks about love in a very direct way not a way that comes up in a small talk converstaion about the general publics ideolgy around love. It goes in depth and explains what google for example does not and takes the genrlized word and makes them personal. Instead of warmth something we feel, it says love is patinet and kind actions that cause ourselves and others to experince that. instead of tender it says Love does not envy or boast giving direction away from harsh and huaghty attitudes, and in relation to intimacy it advises that Love is not self seeking, easily angered nor does it keep record of wrong. Paul the author who is given word by God takes this Word and turn in to an act. To teach the audience he’s writing to how to GIVE and LOVE properly and if you look at it from the receivers end how to do so gracefully.

Love is not an abtratc concept, there is a truth behind the general tranlation of it and as humans we dont operate from an impersonal space. Love isnt just an idea or a feeling , its an action that causes healthy thoughts and ideas about a person that ultimately leaves us with a feeling of warmth, tenderness and intmacy. Fidning love first starts with understand how to be that and be a mind, body and spirit that can be a home to live from that mind set and act in it everyday.

When we come from a place of Love we are embracing the freedom that comes from living in it fully for ourselves and others. Love is a healthy concept and is something that when done well allows ourselves and those around us to live fully in thier purpose and Gods plan.

A few things that I took away when I looked into this

1. To gain understanding we must perceive Love as a concrete idea a fact not an abstract generalization or “feeling”

2. We must recognize where we come from when we interpret it and experience it.

3. We have to make a choice of what we believe about it and accept how that play out for our lives.

Lemon Water

Old habits die hard. Drinking Lemon water every morning feels like an old past time. It is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body morning or night. The benefits will last you for so long long and overtime even if you stop for some time during a busy your body recognizes the replenishment. I

In The AM
Before coffe and even before eating all you need is 1 cup and half a lemon to help your body energize , metabolize and find relief from dehydration throughout te day.

In th PM
Before going to bed and before brushing when your body is at rest 1 cup and half a lemon will help boost your immunity, detox, and relive inflammation.

A simple step that you can add to your routine for results taht will last you and that your body will ask you for and crave.

Promesa

Starting up the shop and legitimizing all that is to come along with it is a dream of mine! Promesa is an all inclusive brand and as I dive deeper into expanding it I can’t wait to share my vision as well as the organizations that I’ll be partnering with to give back and promote the diversity that should be the norm in our society ! Style and fashion is a pleasure that I get to partake in and am fortunate enough to be connected and knowledgeable in all the right places to own, operate and launch a brand that I feel proud of. Every peice is hand picked, designed and styled by me and is made with timeless quality. We are a brand that stands behind the idea that beauty and sexy don’t need to compromise a womens integrity. A brand that believes that the power of a woman is found in her Femeninity. And a brand that feels strongly about beauty from the inside out. Thank you so much for you support, and we can’t wait to see this little promise fulfilled !

Thoughts on True Love

Love is an absolutely beautiful thing to experience. The things that are built from love and have a foundation that is formed upon it can withstand so many of life’s trials and tribulations.

The Bible says in both
1 Peter 4:8 as well as Proverbs 10:12 that Love covers a multitude of sins. True love that they speak about in Proverbs 13 is so impactful that it can completely change a person around and that first encounter comes straight from the Holy Spirit.

Something that is profound is that you have to personally experience Love in this way to distinguish it from the rest of the world. Society offers a love that comes from created things not the creator and in doing so portrays an example of relationships that are disposable and filled with temporary satisfaction within them and within ourselves.

The concept of Love is so altered that even the SELF is magnified and selfishness glorified in the media. We are living in a time where The essence of true love is only seen and practiced by 1% of people. This idea of selflessness, and long suffering are no longer and our commitment and loyalty are to our own desires and not to God.

As Women our relationships with God and man was altered from the beginning and there is an idea of discontent that will constantly haunt us and take over if we do not filter the truth about love from the ideology of the world today. Society wants to push woman into a role that God never had us in or intended for us that keeps us from embracing others, ourselves and HIM in a way that brings out our true loving and Femenine nature that he gifted only us with. Each one of us has a different circumstance and no matter how beautiful our relationship is with our men or how healthy it is with oneself, it doesn’t compare to the intimacy you experience with Jesus.

Regardless of our relationship status the ONENESS that comes from a relationship with him, not only pushes you into your fullest potential but will carry you, lead you and protect you. The commitment you make to God will only guide you into the right and healthy relationships. It will put you in places that allow you to live out your purpose, it will help you use your gifts to glorify him and love him back.

When your in a relationship with him you experience the TRUE LOVE that you need to reach your full potential and thrive. You understand what it means to be suffered for and what kindness is when you don’t deserve it, what it means to have something special that no one else can break apart. It is only then that you can extend that unfailing love to another.

True love is a beautiful part of life when it’s a love that’s not of this world. When it’s a healing, patient and love that grows based on faith and belief. It is Love in its purest form, untainted by society’s standard and having no limits.

By Amaris

Keeping it Real; On Healing

On The podcast I’m going to dive into Ep.2 of this series with something that I’ve been doing a lot over these past 2 years and that is Healing. I talked about in Ep.1 how I am and how I can be a very impatient person however As God is changing me and as Jesus shows me his love and I feel the Comfort of the Holy Spirit I’m able to be slow and be still. Rushing the process has been something I wish I could do to be able to feel as I did before some of the things that I went through. However the healing we experience through Jesus is so different than the healing that world tries to sell and it takes longer but provides eternal results rather than temporary pleasures. Tune into Ep2 as I walk through all the things that have helped me through the process and how I’ve been genuinely able to experience healing and find peace love and acceptance amidst imperfection. Embracing who we are as we heal is not the ideal way , social media idolizes the opposite, have it all together be envied enough to call yourself healed and in the real world the things that have broken us bring us closer to God our purpose and his people. There’s beauty in it all !

Keeping it Real ;On Goals

Ep.1 is the start of a really good series on the POR ESTA V!DA LOCA Podcast because im going sraight into all the good stuff and KEEPING IT REAL on the expectations that are placed around the idea of goals. Im going to keep this series going and let God lead me. I hope you enjoy ad tune in !Here are a few take aways from the episode if you’d rather read than listen.

1. Write your goals down
2. Modify
3. Change your perspective
4. Have a level of privacy
5. Reward yourself

We all excecute these steps diffently
But its just a guide that has helped me reach my goals with 4 kids, being a sister , daughter and still a person reaching for her own dreams. I have had to implement ALL of these to get going on my goals without taking away from my priorities.

Reaching your full potential is something that we all are hoping and wishing to achieve in this life. However there is a huge difference between our full potential in this world and our full potential in Jesus. God sent his son so that we can have that opportunity and in doing so we can only pay gratitude by setting goals that align with his Will and creating healthy habits that help us get there.

In doing so we are setting ourselves up for the best opportunities ones that align with our gifts. We are allowing God to work through us by allowing his son Jesus to plant seeds that will eventually grow into habits that form a life style that is suitable and necessary for the path he will have us take.

We must be open to giving up our plans and opening our hearts to his and allow his love and peace to comfort us in the unknown that will become our lives as we take his hand gland start the journey that he wants to take us on.

On it, he will change you into a person you were not. He will have you encounter Things and people and him in ways you haven’t and shine his light on you in a way that glorifies him and being your life joy and purpose.

Happy Wednesday 🫶🏻

What is on your favorites list ? to last though the colder months ? Or an all year holy grail ? Or a just because ! Here is what’s on my vanity this Autumn, a few little gems that I think are every bit worth it.

Uno.
My Clinique Dramatically Different Moustizer.
$32.00
My skin has been extremely problematic ever since….well BIRTH lol. It has seriously been so lifesaving to come across a product that gives me so much hydration to the point of not needing makeup on the days I want to let my skin breath. I’ve searched deep and wide for an everyday moisturizer and this will stay until im old and grey on my vanity. Though it ranges on the higher side price wise. It’s 100% worth the money and will last you up to 6 months!

Dos.
The best masscara award goes to my Lancôme High Defenition mascara in Noir $16.00-$33.00 dollars
This is not waterproof but it might as welll be. It will last you all day through your worst days and through your best. It exceeds my expectations in a skinny little tube !

Tres.
The Classic Maybelline Duo Liners in Light brown. $13.00
If your looking for a compact all day everything liner this one will liner your lips brows and eyes and last all day long!

Thank Me Later 💋

The Por Esta V!da Loca Podcast just aired!
Im really excited to be jumping into it, as I have pondered the idea of starting something that branches off of Por V!DA for a while. As I jump in, and journey to my promised land God genuinely makes an effort to show himself.

I was so hesitant to get going on this project for so many reasons and I wanted to give some encouragement Today and how I pushed past my doubt and harsh feed back.
When God calls you to something , jump in !

Proverbs 31:26 says She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. This verse is something that i feel lays the foundation for not only POR V!DA
But also for the podcast and the reason is
My personal form of processing is through either speech , or print so I need to talk or write about things. This is just me , everyone
is different. Although I’ve always enjoyed writing , the meaning and affect of words did not start to have an impact until my older brother passed.

My God sister gave me a journal and I filled it up. I continually did that and started to fall in love with writing all together. In high school which was rough, my English teacher emphasized my writing and in my few college classes English 101 in specific I was able to also gain some attention from a teacher ill never forget. This meant a lot but I am only recalling these moments because they are ones I overlooked.

I did not think that this gift that was getting attention was anything special, my mind was focused on other things and I was in relationships and friendships with people who payed a significant amount of attention to secular culture. So this gift was put under a rock and I kept it there.

Under that rock, dark and lonely still
God was working and refining this gift. He was building my confidnece in other areas that would help bring light to it. I went through trauma and trials to get here, lost relationships, wanted to turn back and at times questioned God and the reasons for things. However as I jump in, God gives me the mental capacity to understand why I needed to go through this to get going , why I struggled and how in that he brought me to the water.

You will most definitely be put in relationships or affected by other peoples weaknesses that want to stay on dry land and keep you there with them, when your dying to get into the water and cool off. It is part of life and these are moments we need to simply reflect on. You will be in circumstances you feel dont make sense and take the time your in need of to accomplish these golas. He is trying to build something in you remember that. Sometimes we haven’t mastered an area that he needs us to to be able to handle being fully in our purpose.

With Proverbs 31:26 I hope to take this journey to beautiful and dark places. To uncover things I haven’t and enjoy all the scenery. Our words have an impact and I pray that whatever impact God wnats mine to have take effect in the way he has willed it.

God will use what your good at naturally to guide you in the direction that he has called you. We are likely to stray, we are weak on our own but in him as my mom as always highlighted WE can reach our full potential.

Happy Monday ☕️💋

Birthdays are a beautiful time for celebration and reflection. As my 28th birthday came around this year, just 2 weeks ago, I’m amazed with how fast 10 years have gone by. In those ten years not only did I discover who I was but also who I wasn’t. I can celebrate the things I have accomplished and also reflect on the mistakes I hope not to make agian.

As I reflect im greatful for how far I’ve come in my journey that I’ve even made it to 28. My older brother didn’t see it past 13 years old so to me I see another year as a gift on its own . My brother Andres 26 now just right behind me im greatful to still be around to care for him as much as he needs. My Babies watching me grow as I watch them, just living this life right along side of me, I’m truly blessed !

We only get older and it’s a choice as we age to attain wisdom and become her close friend. The Bible will often refer to wisdom as being a woman, something that I personally resonate with as a woman myself because of what she offers. It’s a level of Femeninity the world and our culture today has comepletey lost sight of. Wisdom is sensibility, and a bearer of good fruit, a steward of money and a peaceful peace maker. To know wisdom we must seek her out and do the work in understanding her apart from our thoughts, feelings and our reactions.

When we do reflect weather if be on our birthdays, right before making a big decision or even a small one or even when choosing whether or not bangs are a good idea, may we not only be what we see in the mirror but also the choices we make and the way we live our lives and how we treat those around us and May we like what we see looking back at in 10, 20 and 30 years and in that moment. May we be open to change and not hold on to anything superficial, be open to evolving and allowing God to prune us where it is necessary so that we bear sweet fruit to share with our village.

Cheers to 28 🍓☕️💋
I look forward to another year of this V!DA.