You are powerful, you are beautiful

You are! Seriously.

Just ask your girlfriends. They’ll help you see the power and beauty that you possess. They’ll bring you back to your true self and help you see all the amazing qualities that you possess.

In this week’s Girlfriendology newsletter we explore our power and beauty – and our need to have girlfriends help us claim those. If you haven’t signed up for the newsletter yet, please do. (Button floating to the left!) It’s just a weekly dose of inspiration, appreciation and celebration of girlfriends. Isn’t that powerful and beautiful?

You are powerful, beautiful & loved (bunches!) http://girlfriendology.com

Girlfriendology 101 Guide to the Online Community for Women based on Female Friendship	August 21, 2009

Dear Girlfriend,

“When your life is on course with its purpose, you are your most powerful.”
Oprah

My friend Lynn is passionate about ‘her kids.’ For the first day of school this week, as a teacher of 9th grade English, she shared her life purpose and encouraged them to find their purpose in life. How powerful to learn that while you’re young!

At any age, we can find our purpose and claim our power. And, with our girlfriends supporting and inspiring us, we gain momentum on our goals and move closer to reaching our potential.

Make this week a turning point when you look straight at your purpose and move forward toward your goals. And bring a girlfriend, and her goals, along to share in the journey. When you’re on your course with purpose, you’ll find the power. And, together – We Can Do It! Life really is better together – with your girlfriends!

It was a BIG week here in Girlfriendology-land!

We’re excited to be included in the Cincinnati.com (aka: Cincinnati Enquirer) Blog Network! Girlfriendology will be a featured blog along with girlfriend bloggers Stephanie, Michelle, Julie, Lauren, Caitlin, Molly and Kelly! (If you know any of them, you know we’re in GREAT company!)

We’ll still be the inspiring, appreciative, fun, friend-filled site we’ve always been, just with some more local girlfriends joining in the conversation. And, in being a friend to our city, there will be a Saturday Cincinnati blog with updates for women like the upcoming Cincinnati Women Bloggers meeting (8/22, 10am, at the Cincinnati Ballet) and all our local festivities for National Women’s Friendship Day like girlfriends dinner with Cooking With Caitlin and a ‘Girlfriends Day at the Ballet‘ on 9/20!

More Cincinnati news: We are featured in this week’s “Cincy Chic” (the local online publication and events for women). Check it out!

See if you can find the Girlfriendology ‘gal’ (with pink highlights!) SHAKIN’ it at BowlHer in this fun video! And …

You, yes – YOU!, are stronger and more powerful than you know. Know how I know? Oprah told me! (and Winnie the Pooh!)

You’ve come a long way baby! Lessons on being a girlfriend from the hit TV show – MAD MEN!

Are you a romantic fiction fan? Then you’ll LOVE our interview with best-selling author SUSAN MALLERY.

DEB BAILEY joined us on BlogTalkRadio to inspire us to be Women of Power! Listen in!

What’s a girl to do? Check out our first Saturday Cincinnati Blog – complete with fabulous, fun, friendly events!

And don’t forget to share your girlfriend stories with us in our AUGUST GIRLFRIENDOLOGY CONTEST. Win prizes, spotlight your BFFs and inspire others with stories about your fabulous friends.

Girlfriendology BlogTalkRadio guest host: RACHEL FERRUCCI

It’s a fun, friend-filled Friday on BlogTalkRadio/ Girlfriendology TODAY at 11am PST/2:00pm EST!

RACHEL FERRUCCI is the kind of girlfriend you can tweet and ask her to fill in for you when you’re traveling, and she says: YES! (Sugar Jones is also one of those kind of girlfriends!)

Rachel is guest hosting thi s week’s BlogTalkRadio show! TODAY at 11am PST/2pm EST on BlogTalkRadio.com/girlfriendology! She’ll talk with her girlfriend JEN HINTON and it promises to be a fun conversation – listen in! (And check out her amazing bath/beauty products!)

Join BlogTalkRadio/Girlfriendology next week for special guest host SUGAR JONES.

Hit the Road Girlfriend!

Ahhhh … the adventure of an open road and the joy of BFFs beside you as you escape from your everyday life!

We’re thrilled to partner with Expedia.com to make your girlfriend trips happen – and for less money! They have some great travel deals – like these:

Think Snow! Think great Ski deals! Book now for your girlfriend winter get-away!!
Girls just wanna have fun? Escape with your gal pals to Vegas!
Or maybe a deal on a last minute cruise for you and your BFFs!
Beach? Disney? Big City Shopping? Get inspired, call the girls and GO!
In fact, any time you need to book any travel plans, click on this cute little yellow suitcase on Girlfriendology.com. Thanks Girlfriend!
Take some pictures on your trip then come home and print them on custom greeting cards for your girlfriends, family, clients, coworkers or whomever with Send Out Cards - and never even leave your laptop!

“I want to be a woman of substance.”

Debba Haupert, founder of Girlfriendology

Paula Deen

How do you want to live your life? How do you want to be remembered? As a great mom, faithful partner or brilliant leader? As a creative genius, brave survivor or cheerful giver?

No matter what the titles you choose to wear, underneath lies your true ’skin.’ Your qualities and characteristics show through the layers of names we wear, the banners we carry and the insecurities we hide behind.

As a real friend, and with our real friends, we can let down our shield and be our true self. We know we’re loved and accepted just the way we are. And, we know our friends see the inside of us, beneath the armor that we use to deflect people from seeing our vulnerable self.

You know how you see all the great qualities in your girlfriend? You know what she’s good at – even more than she does. You see the beauty in her, when she only sees the blemishes, wrinkles and imperfections.

Are you a woman of substance? Do you choose to be kind and forgiving? Are you a friend who listens, cares and makes life a little better for all those around you? Do you bring out the beauty in your friends?

We can choose to be a woman of substance. We get to decide to be a friend who lets others be their true self. It’s our decision to support and stand up for each other, and to claim the power and strength inside all of us.

Have a week of ’substance.’ Make an effort to do the little things, to listen and to look for the beauty in others. Then share it on Girlfriendology.com and inspire others!

THANKS Girlfriend! Have a fun, friend-filled week!!

Debba Haupert, Girlfriendology founder
Follow and join: Twitter/Girlfriendology, Facebook Group, LinkedIn, Flickr Group

p.s. Don’t forget to listen in at 11:00am PST/2:00pm EST TODAY for our BlogTalkRadio show! And next Friday at the same time!

Check out our new Girlfriendology site! The community will open next week for sharing girlfriend tips, tricks, advice, wisdom, stories, inspiration and more! And, we have NEW, not-available-anywhere-else girlfriend gifts coming too!

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