Although I haven’t met Oprah, I have been inspired by a lot of her work. I don’t believe in being a fan of someone that I don’t know; however, I am grateful for what she has done for the world and how she made spirituality more accessible and understandable to the mainstream across all borders.

Oprah has a segment in her show, What I know for sure. Which has often inspired me to think about what I have learnt in my life. As a form of gratitude towards her and a celebration of what I have learnt, here are 12 things that I know for sure:

1. Each moment is too precious to be spend on negativity.

2. Sometimes it takes mistakes to learn exactly where to go.

3. Growth requires work and persistence.

4. I can spend my life competing with others and be miserable or I can compete with my former self and thrive.

5. Sometimes spiritual teachers and leaders show us how to not behave.

6. Intuition is one of the most valuable assets that I will ever have in this lifetime.

7. Some people will try to steal your light but it is up to you if you will let them or not.

8. Listen to someone’s words about themselves and you’re listening to a story; look at someone’s actions and you are understanding their truth.

9. There is enough for all of us. The idea that there can only be one (at the top) is a construct that was created to keep people divided.

10. I will only be at my full potential by accepting myself, loving myself and standing in my truth.

11. Happiness is a moment; however, peace is a constant that you can always acquire within.

12. Abundance is about forgiveness, acceptance, unconditional love, peace, manifesting and being in alignment with The Divine.

I get asked so many questions about skincare and skin. To be honest, I entered into the skincare industry, as the owner and CEO of KindGirlco., because of my love of the human body.

A lot of feedback that I have gotten is that there is little-to-no information on the skin, which is why I went back to school to study skincare. I wanted to find out more about the skincare industry and what these products are doing to our skin.

These are just a few things that I would like to share with you:

1. DO wash your face in the morning and at night.

Regardless of recent evidence that has shown that it is better to keep your makeup or grime on at the end of the night, to avoid drying out your skin, I highly recommend washing any unwanted toxins off your face when you wake up and before you go to sleep. You don't want any bacteria or germs to interfere with your skin cellular reformation.

2. DON'T use products that have many ingredients in them.

Just like with anything else, you want to simplify what you put on your skin. I see what I put on my as skin food and, just like food that we eat, the simpler food we eat, the better. That's why in our product line, we don't more than 5 ingredients in our products. This also reduces your chances of having an allergy breakout and, if you do, you are more likely to figure out what caused it. Scientific evidence has also shown that simpler product lines promote skin cellular growth because the nutrients are absorbed better into the skin.

3. DO use oil based products.

One of the reasons why I got involved in skincare is because I had developed eczema and rosacea. I am also a hot yoga teacher and needed to wash twice a day- this, I thought was drying out my skin. However, after my studies, I found out that it was the products I was using that were drying out my skin. I had been using products that were water-based- which is not hydrating on the skin. Water, H2O, is great for internal moisture but not for external moisture.

4. DON'T confuse natural for organic.

I am a firm-believer in organics, particularly with skincare, as what we put on our skin is absorbed into our bloodstream. Unfortunately in the US, there is no regulation on natural so it can mean anything. However, once a product is labelled organic, it must be organic. Meaning that it has seen only 2% chemical processing, if any at all. Even if it doesn't have certified organic; if it is labeled as such, it must be organic. Simplify what you put on your skin by choosing organic.

See www.kindgirlco.com for more information on their organic skincare line.

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