21 Days to Feeling Gorgeous: Finally Love the Skin You’Re in and Be the Badass Goddess You’Re Meant to Be

By Jessica Smith

Have you always wanted to feel good in your body, feel worthy, and find a way to love yourself, but just haven’t been able to get there?

In 21 Days to Feeling Gorgeous, author Jessica Smith presents this guide for women who are suffering and longing to finally love the skin they are in, become their own fan, and live a life full of radiance and exuberance. This transformational workbook is designed to help you step into your power to feel confident, vibrant, and utterly badass.

Through a balance of personal and relatable anecdotes, self-work, real-world advice, and best practices, Jessica leads you through this life-changing journey in true sacred sisterhood form. For you are a goddess, and you are deserving of an abundant life of joy, magic, and unconditional self-love. It’s your time to finally love the skin you’re in and become the badass goddess you’re meant to be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Mar 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781982243395

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020903094

Balboa Press rev. date:  02/27/2020

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Day 1 Forgive Yourself

Make Peace with Yourself and Become Your #1 Fan

Day 2 Girl, Give Yourself a Break

Finally End Self-Bashing for a Happier Life

Day 3 Uncover Your Beauty

Embrace Your Unique and Gorgeous Self

Day 4 Personal Power Mantra

Create Your Mantra for Rock-Solid Confidence & Internal Zen

Day 5 The Secret to Instantly Feeling Good

Harness the Magic of Body Language

Day 6 My Attitude Is Gratitude

Cultivate Awareness & Appreciation for Your Life

Day 7 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

I am the Fairest of Them All

Week 1 Reflections

Day 8 Go for It, Gorgeous!

Stop Holding Yourself Back and Start Feeling Gorgeous Daily

Day 9 Dress Up! Show Up! Turn Up!

Tell the World You’re Gorgeous

Day 10 Bye-Bye, Burnout

Self-Care Rituals that Nourish the Body and Soul

Day 11 The Power of Smiling

Happy Women Are the Prettiest Women

Day 12 Shake It, Baby!

Ignite Your Divine Feminine Energy

Day 13 You are the Guru

Create a Soul-Care Practice to Bring Spirituality into Your Daily Life

Day 14 Get Your Vitamin P

Your Daily Dose of Vitamin Pleasure

Week 2 Reflections

Day 15 Your New Best Friend Forever

Never be Lonely Again

Day 16 Just Own It, Girl

Finally Free to be Me

Day 17 We Are All Goddesses

Celebrate the Divine Feminine in Every Woman

Day 18 Can You Take It?

How Receiving a Compliment can Alter Your Well-Being

Day 19 Bless What You Want

Don’t Hate—Appreciate!

Day 20 Wish Without Worrying

Don’t Diss Your Dreams

Day 21 Dreams Do Come True

Manifest Magic and Miracles

Week 3 Reflections

Afterword

About the Author

Endnotes

I

dedicate this book to Bella, my baby girl. Your love, bright spirit, wisdom, laughter, and strength give me life.

To Mom and Grandma Shirley for being the strong, beautiful, honorable women who raised me right, continue to give me guidance, and are my biggest fans.

For all the women who are suffering and longing to feel at peace with themselves. May you find solace here.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to all the amazing people in my life who love and support me. I’m blessed to have you on this journey with me.

To my #1 fans, my Mom and Dad, thank you for the endless love and support.

To my babies who are the light of my life: Collin, Maxim, and Bella, I love you!

To Ludy, Vika, Ashton, Jocelyn, Heather, Camie, Elizabeth, and all my friends who inspire me, ground me, laugh with me, celebrate me, and know my heart, this book is possible because of you.

Many thanks to Melissa Hall, who worked tirelessly to help me bring this book to the world.

Sincere thanks to all of the gorgeous women who grace the cover, your radiant beauty embodies the essence of this book and brings it to life.

To my talented photographer, Taylor Jenson, thank you for making my book cover dream into a reality.

Gratitude to all my mentors who paved the spiritual path before me and guide me throughout my journey: to my grandparents, Louise L. Hay, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Oprah Winfrey, Eckhart Tolle, and Florence Scovel Shinn.

FOREWORD

Goddess is a word we hear a lot these days, but the concept of a goddess is diverse and multi-faceted. To some, the word may evoke an image of a mythological Greek deity; others may think of Madonna, Beyoncé, or Lady Gaga. To you, goddess may be more about the distinct feminine characteristics of being fluid, nurturing, creative, soft, intuitive, supportive, and powerful.

A goddess is a woman who is strong, confident, and self-assured, who stands in her power but honors her femininity. A goddess has the courage to move past her fears to show up fully in life, to love and be loved, and to love herself.

Every single woman is a goddess. You, reading this right now—you are an amazingly unique goddess.

But not every woman has yet realized or recognized this side of herself. Many women, in fact, have been stuck playing small and being told to stay small. Many women have been told since they were young girls that they aren’t pretty enough, tall enough, small enough, strong enough, or smart enough.

Since when did we start believing these stories? More importantly, when will we stop believing them? It starts with you. It starts with your mother and your sisters, your friends and your daughters. It starts now, and it can start with this book.

21 Days to Feeling Gorgeous is a delightful balance of personal and relatable anecdotes, challenging but necessary and oh-so-freeing self-work and healing, along with real-world advice and practices every woman can benefit and grow from. Jessica not only breathes so much life, realness, and acceptance into the not-so-easy-to-address challenges we all deal with, but also provides the tools you—we—need to make a positive and lasting change.

This book is not all sunshine and roses. It gets gritty, it gets real, and it asks you—challenges you—to dig deep, to face the bullshit, and address the shadows of your past. Ever heard of the term no mud, no lotus? We must first wade through the muck of life’s challenges in order to uncover the beautiful blossoming lotus that is our highest self, our highest potential, and our true nature. That is the shift this book creates.

I have had the honor of being surrounded by strong female figures throughout my life. In my career, I have enjoyed the privilege of working with and among strong and successful female teachers, entrepreneurs, influencers, and leaders. It has shown me that individually, women have the power and ability to create the life they want to live and that collectively, women are able to support each other, rise up, and create a massive societal shift.

Yet as so many of us have, I grew up in a culture of women and girls tearing each other down, judging and condemning each other based on appearance, perceived competition, and jealousy. For years I watched as these women perpetuated the very behavior that oppresses us, divides us, and keeps us playing small.

This behavior has also perpetuated