The Cosmos is Calling

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CURIOSITY is at the core of who I am.  I love learning for learning’s sake and I travel to the unknown as often as I can….to the recesses of my own heart and soul and, when I can, to the far corners of the Earth.  On this journey, I have found a trusted companion, a spiritual teacher, my own guru of sorts in Carl Sagan, astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, lover of the stars….child of stardust…He probably would balk at being considered a guru of any kind but through his eyes, I have learned more of who I am….Carl says that:

~We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself ~

And I believe him. Each one of us has a unique force deep within us… your deepest reason to be…that gives the universe an opportunity to experience itself in a way only you can provide.  When you identify and embrace your gifts, act on what makes you cry, embrace what makes your heart sing, and value your unique life experience, you will come to know your own personal passion fingerprint.  There’s only one like it in the entire universe and no one else has one just like yours. No one can show up in the world exactly as you do.  That means NO ONE can heal the world in exactly the way you can.

That’s a lot of responsibility, right?  Actually, it turns out to be the opposite. When you take the time to identify your personal passion fingerprint, it relieves pressure instead of creating it! Think of it as taking the lid off of your grandmother’s pressure cooker…whoosh! all at once the pent-up frustrations of not being fulfilled, not knowing what you are supposed to be doing with your life, feeling as if time is slipping through your fingers…it’s all gone , vanished, and replaced with a calm that comes from knowing your direction and purpose.  It gives you a sense of… dare I say….destiny.

The Cosmos is ringing up your smartphone….will you answer the call?

Stephanie Cornett

Chief Soul Shaker

Beautiful Forces

Beautiful Forces in the Chic Spotlight

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Beautiful Forces in the Chic Spotlight

Great news! Beautiful Forces has been highlighted in Cincy Chic, the only online lifestyle publication for women in the Greater Cincinnati area, our hometown.  Each week, Cincy Chic publishes a new issue, with a feature story, a fitness Q&A column, a movie column, and a “Chic Spotlight” which highlights a newsworthy local woman. This week we are in the CHIC SPOTLIGHT and couldn’t be more thrilled with the support we have received from our local community.

Click on the link above to see how the Chic Spotlight focuses on who we are, what inspired us to get started, what makes us unique, what our blog focuses on, and what’s next on the horizon for us.  A great resource for us to share with our friends and fellow world changers to introduce them to the Beautiful Forces family and to begin the discussion about how to turn LOVE into ACTION! Please feel free to share this blog post and the Cincy Chic article with your friends.

You each are a BEAUTIFUL FORCE in the world!  Go shine your light!!!

Soul Shaking

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As Valentine’s Day draws to a close, I sit here contemplating what this day of love and romance can really become for us….what impact can be made beyond the death-by-chocolate cupcake I hope I get for dessert tonight and some really cool Facebook posts I shared with friends.

And, this is what keeps coming to me….what does your SOUL want?  At your deepest core, beyond passion, right down to where your spiritual being having this human experience resides…what is happening THERE today?  Do you feel a stirring….the beginning of a wish….a small fire beginning to burn….what does the soul DESIRE?????

So I ask you to join me right now….sit down….close your eyes….and don’t think anything….just FEEL and LISTEN….your soul will speak to you if you allow it.  But it doesn’t talk in words….its language is love….Your soul is crying out to you…give yourself the best Valentine’s Day gift ever and heed the call…..feel love and let it lead you toward the actions that fulfill love.

What is your soul crying out for today?  This is what celebrating love can be about. Fulfilling your soul’s desire….shaking up your soul!

Give yourself permission to answer that cry.  

Do your own SOUL SHAKING!

What exactly IS a Beautiful Force?

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This is the question I’ve been asking myself for about six months now….I can remember the exact moment that Beautiful Forces, the idea was born.  But, since that moment, she has been a bit unwilling to be defined (a lot like her maker….me) ….She was born in a moment of personal frustration.  I wanted out of a job and into a life that let me live  in alignment with my beliefs and passions.  And, notice,  PASSION is plural….cuz….that’s important.  I am not a one cause, one idea, one path kinda person.  I am insatiably curious about many things and the topics can change in an instant.  The one thing that has never changed, however, is my desire, dare I say “calling”, to use my talents and my voice to do what I can to make life a little more bearable for others.

As a daughter of a Pentecostal minister, my childhood was filled with the intrigue of missionary work and reaching out to those in our own town who needed help.  I have been in the worst of impoverished communities and in them had the best experiences.  I owe my father a great deal in creating the heart of who I am today by “dragging” me along with him on his own missions and exposing me to the idea that all people are the same where it counts….in their souls.  And, all people, deserve LOVE.

I like to say that LOVE is my religion.  I believe that LOVE is all there is….that LOVE is a verb….and that the world can be changed with LOVE.

Add this belief to my ridiculous curiosity or “need to know” and you get someone who is addicted to documentaries ….seriously…you should see my Netflix queue!  I watch documentaries about nature, the cosmos, and adore TedTalks, but above all I watch documentaries about people who are suffering around the world.  I don’t just “watch” them….I live them.  I feel what the women in Nigeria are going through who suffer from serious lack of maternal healthcare.  I cry for the kids in the Mississippi Delta who have little to no access to food, let alone education.  I mourn for those who are in refugee camps.  In other words, I take it seriously!  But even I, the documentary fiend that I am, found myself in a place where I could not watch one more documentary about people suffering…my  heart just couldn’t take it.

In walks Beautiful Forces….she decided that she would like to come into the world as a documentary that focused on positivity and encouragement….on BEAUTY and TRANSCENDENCE.  She wanted to gather examples of people who have lived in oppressed situations, environments, or conditions, but who have transcended all of it through some sort of creative expression….dancers, singers, fashion designers, artists….and put them in one film and share HOPE with the world…to show others how they too can improve their lives….and together they would be BEAUTIFUL FORCES.  This documentary remains her true mission.

But, since then, she has gone through a lot of growing pains…who is she…what would be the best way for her to make an impact…what tactics and platforms should she use….and if you have been watching, you have seen some of the metamorphosis she has gone through. It’s been a lot of fun watching her….guiding her….letting her get really far out there and then reigning her back in.  I hope you have enjoyed the ride as much as I have.  The journey continues….never fear…there is more growth and change to come.

For today, though, Beautiful Forces has settled into adolescence and has a mission to inform, inspire and impact oppressed populations through documentaries, speaking platforms, and creative programs.  We aim to help others focus on how to turn their LOVE into ACTION through Activism Consulting offered to individuals, schools and corporations.

It’s a perfect way for me to be able to remain committed to my religion of LOVE and also to satisfy my insatiable need for new ideas.  I am so honored that I am getting to know YOU and your dreams and hope that through this blog and our other work, I can inspire you  to  become a BEAUTIFUL FORCE and we can all transform the world together!