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Forever Young Store & Fair Trade…

I spoke about beauty and how I think it is more than a cute face and a good-looking body. I came from a poor country and I have seen people struggling on a daily basis to provide for their families.

I’m Costa Rican. I never forgot my roots. Costa Rica is a small peaceful country ( we don’t have army), which is oriented to eco-tourism and building a sustainable economy. Our “gold” is the beauty and purity of our nature: the rain forest, volcanoes, mountains, beaches, exotic animals & vegetation and the best part is our friendly people.

Fair Trade is part of the business plan for me, it’s very important to help communities who are disadvantaged. Knowing that many families, especially women, are trying to make a decent income I decided that whatever my life in USA brought to me I was going to integrate and help them through my projects.

Forever Young Store is a great project. For me is not a business…it’s a way to touch so many people life’s. It begins with my customers to whom I want to make their natural beauty shine without worrying about toxics that could damage their health. And it closely integrates the providers that I so closely work together with.

Today, I would like to talk about a group of Costa Rican women who are making by hand the Yute Bags that my customers receive. Not only is Yute 100% biodegradable but these bags are also helping me to help many families in Costa Rica to earn a good income. It’s a win-win situation. I want to thank you to all of you for your dedication and the love that it put into every bag. I hope that Forever Young Store customers enjoy them and that we can keep having a positive impact.

To all of you, thank you for your dedication! Thank you for allowing me to share with all my customers your beautiful bags!

The purpose of this blog…

Beauty…I like to look myself in the mirror everyday and I really enjoy having a soft and smooth skin without wrinkles. I like my hair to be silky and shiny. I love makeup, perfume and fashion. I love seeing myself beautiful.  I love when others look at me as a beautiful woman, but it goes beyond this, because…I will never ever give up my beliefs to be beautiful. I will never ever be beautiful if what I’m putting on my skin or wearing comes from the suffering of other beings.

Beauty is much more than what you can see outside, beauty goes inside your soul, your mind, and your heart. There is inner beauty.

I always have thought that everything you do in life, even the small little things, have to have a goal to be meaningful. I always have thought that you have to live doing things that make you happy but without damaging others.

I believe in the power of one. One person can begin to change the world and when other people join, the force grows stronger. I believe that we share this planet with many beings and we have the responsibility to respect life and take care of our only home…the Earth. I believe that everything you do in life, good or bad, sooner or later will come back to you.

Now, you probably are thinking that I just forgot that I was talking about beauty and that somehow I was going to explain the purpose of this blog. 

First, let me explain whom this blog is for.

This blog is for those people who respect life, who respect all living beings, who are eco-logical, who want to exercise the power of one, and for those who believe in community.

I began this blog for the person, who cares about their appearance but do not want to use toxics on their skin.  This blog is for those who refuse to use products tested on animals or have products, which carry ingredients that were tested on previously on animals.

This blog is for those seeking beauty, justice, compassion and a better place to live. It is for those who want to make changes by doing the daily things differently and leading by example… 

Let’s talk about everything from beauty tips, and fashion trends, but let’s make a difference. Let’s be beautiful with consciousness! 

Welcome, to our community, and welcome to the power of one,