" Hello Gorgeous!"

THE STORY IS ABOUT TO BEGIN

2009-04-15T20:20:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone~

"Hello Gorgeous!" is about to become the non-fiction STORY
it was originally meant to be...

SO now... "Hello Gorgeous!" will become:
the blog... that thinks it's a book.

It will be a fantasy style Companion Guide
that illustrates the 4 Worlds
that are the Heart and Soul philosophy of "Hello Gorgeous!"

Aliveness...The Beauty of Your Individuality...
Something of Your Own to Love...
and Togetherness.

Stay tuned for the unfolding...

New changes to come~

Rene

SOMETHING OF YOUR OWN TO LOVE

2008-05-27T21:34:00.000-07:00

My Grandmother's Hands-

She is Ninety Eight years old and still madly in love with life.

Grandma Jeannie ALWAYS loved her jewelry and flowers.

She is famous for both... and they faithfully remain by her side.

ALIVENESS

2008-05-22T16:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a few words for you from one of my favorite books:
"Women Who Run With the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D

"If we were to name only one thing
that makes the Wild Woman what she is,
it would be her responsiveness.
The word response comes from
the Latin "to pledge, to promise" ~
and that is her strong suit.
Her perceptive and deft responses
are a consistent promise and pledge
to the creative forces, be it Duende,
the goblin-spirit behind passion,
or Beauty, Art, or the Dance, or Life.
Her promise to us, if we will not thwart it,
is that she will cause us to live.
She will cause us to live fully alive,
responsively and consistently so."

Page 193

THE BEAUTY OF INDIVIDUALITY

2008-05-22T15:44:00.000-07:00

It's Almost Grandma Jeannie's 98th Birthday !

2008-03-21T12:41:00.001-07:00

Well it's almost that time again-
Our very own Grandma Jeannie will be 98 years old on April 18th !
Less than a month away...
I have been observing her and
helping to take care of her for the past few years.
It has been a wonderful and life changing experience for me-
Such a gift to see that "The Human Spirit is Alive and Well."
Grandma can't walk anymore but she still dances.
That's right, dances, right there in her bed!
She'll shake and shimmy her shoulders
and sing to you all at the same time.
She lights up and glows-
I love to see Grandma "Shake, Shimmy and Shimmer."
It's such a beautiful sight.

She also gets around by blowing you a bunch of kisses.
They fly through the air and land in all the right places.

One of the most heart warming things about my Grandmother
is the way she so freely says "I LOVE YOU BABY!"
She says it with all her heart.
And she is forever saying "Thank You"
for everything you do on her behalf.

I honestly believe it's the love and power behind her
I love yous and thank yous
that keep her so alive and well...

Last night I asked her a few "Life Story" questions-
My favorite one was this:
Grandma, what would you like to say to everyone?
She smiled as big as she possible could, took a deep breath and said:
"TELL 'EM I LOVE "EM!"

Love to you from Grandma and Me oxoxoxox

Women Who Run With The Wolves

2008-03-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a few words for you from one of my favorite books,
"Women Who Run With The Wolves"
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D

" The time with Wild Woman is hard at first.
To repair injured instinct, banish naivete,
and over time to learn
the deepest aspects of psyche and soul,
to hold on to what we have learned,
to not turn away, to speak out for what we stand for . . .
all this takes a boundless and mystical endurance.

When we come up out of the underworld
after one of our undertakings there,
we may appear unchanged outwardly,
but inwardly we have reclaimed a vast and womanly wildness.

On the surface we are still friendly,
but beneath the skin,
we are most definitely no longer tame. "

Page 455

Let Nature Take Care of You

2008-03-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

Hello My Little Darlings!

This is Doctor Gorgeous and I just dropped by
to say that Mama Nature is all around...
She loves you and wants you to be happy.
Let her surround you today with beauty and tranquility.
Look up and sky gaze, listen to the music of the birds
and the wind breezing through the trees.
Go pick a few flowers. Take a gentle walk-
Breathe... Let it all in and relax. Life is good.

Light your Lights,
oxox Doctor Gorgeous

What's Up Doc?

2008-03-12T13:42:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time there was a girl who put herself through college and 9 years later graduated with a Ph.D - she is smart, she is sassy, and she still makes funny faces - she is my sister...
I sighted her at the graduation celebration party having a sip
of a little something sweet.
Gorgeous has many faces and this is one of them.
Congratulations to our doctor "Gypsy".

A Look in The Mirror

2008-03-05T08:11:00.000-08:00

This morning my phone rang at six 'o clock and it was my "It's-Going-To-Be-A-Great-Day" morning call from my incredible friend Cheryl. We have been friends forever and talk about everything under the sun. This morning we ventured onto the subject of our society and the media. Anyone who knows me knows how deeply I care about the self esteem of women and young girls. Having been both myself, I know the winding turns your self image can take. This is mostly due to our childhood experiences but it is kept front and center by our current media. Think about how many times we as females have a negative thought about ourselves or our bodies... the statistics are high as to how many times. As I have turned the corner with my own "mental hernias" (a great term that lightens me up immediately), I have come to a rather definite conclusion about all of this and that is this: It's my life ... and I won't be giving away another day~ Not even one- to any passing negativity from the outside world. And I don't say this in a state of resistance, because that only gives it more power. Each time it gets a little challenging, I just give myself this gentle reminder so I can get back to a better place.. The way I look at it, it's like smoke and mirriors. Be it words or pictures, they're simply illusions and distortions from other people's minds and perceptions about what we should be looking at and thinking about. I'd much rather live in the world that I create and protect within my own mind and heart. This is part of the Heart and Soul of what "Hello Gorgeous!" is here to share. There is Beauty and Gorgeousness everywhere if you see with your heart. Go to Nature and you will be surrounded by it in all shapes and forms, colors and textures. We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We are made of the same elements as the stars... doesn't that make us stars too? When I open my mind to the bigger world and embrace it with my heart then I feel so much better. The beauty in fresh live foods on my big white plate and a cup of something warm and wonderful in my special cup at night lifts me up up and away. The soft glow from a flickering candle or two or three makes me incredible happy. I recognize and acknowledge it ALL as Beauty. In days gone by I had an adventure in the World of Beauty as a Make up Artist. I worked mostly in the South Orange County and LA areas of California. It was the most fascinating experience. I had ALL kinds of people in my Make Up Chair. From young three year old little girls who just could not keep their curious prancing fingers out of the sparkly lip glosses to women in their 20's, 30's, 40's 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's... So I guess you could say I've seen it ALL. I was both Honored and Fascinated by the experience. As an artist with the brushes in my hand I began to work a little magic on each one. My approach was from the outside in as I applied the colors and lotions and potions. We had the most interesting conversations. I had a glimpse into the minds and hearts of many as they shared their thoughts with me. When you have your hands on someones face for a half hour or so it can get rather personal and I heard it all honey! You name it, we talked about it... but the topic that came up the most was how they felt about how they looked. Some of the most perfect faces told me they were concerned about their "wrinkles". Whatever the age or appearance, I saw true beauty in every single face, without exception. Some the most most "imperfect" faces were the most beautiful to me. Why? because these particular ones belonged to individuals who were happy, alive and expressive.
The range of their expressions and animated body language lit them up and made them sparkle right there before my eyes. I caught the spiritedness of it all and it lit me up too. The two females I remember the most from my time in make up artistry are a 3 year old named Sarah and an 80 year old Italian woman straight from Italy named Francesca. Little Sarah sparkled and was full of life. Francesca was a face who had lived and loved life for many years and she had the laugh lines and time wrinkles to prove it. She was full of life and sparkled just like Sarah...Every time I handed her the mirror, she'd look at her reflection and say, "Oh!... beautiful!" Here is the most fascinating part of all, at least from my perspective... are you ready? Little 3 year old perfect Sarah and 80 year old perfect Francesca both sparkled with the exact same inner light. They had a glow about them- that glow was the glow that can only come from the Human Spirit... The "Human Spirit is Alive and Well." We all have it... we were born with it and that in itself makes us ALL "Gorgeous". If I had a beauty secret for you from my time in the Beauty World, that would be it... True beauty that lasts comes from the glow of your inner light.
Promise me that you will turn up your lights today and when you have a moment, will you do something in honor of Sarah and Francesca and you and me? Next time you see yourself in a mirror, catch your fine reflection looking back at you and connect us all with a loud or a silent "HELLO GORGEOUS!"

YOU'RE INVITED !

2008-01-29T18:26:00.000-08:00

The"Hello Gorgeous!"
Get Togethers and
One Day Retreat Style Events
Have Arrived. . .

Come on by for a dose of inspiration
and interesting conversation.

TO STAY CURRENT FOR 2011 VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:
www.ReneHader.com

Bring a Friend or just meet New Friends and Take some Time for You ...
We'll see you all around town ...
The invitations are open and the locations are many...
We meet in a variety of settings: Outdoor Cafes, The Homes of Friends, Lifestyle Businesses, a Starbucks near you etc.

COMING SOON:

TELEPHONE PEP TALKS
Listen in on the go -
Get your 10 minute
dose of Inspiration!

and

TELEPHONE WORKSHOPS
Join us by Phone -Just 30 minutes
Relax and Enjoy a Little H.G. at Home...

E V E N T S . . . . .

Introducing:

"HELLO GORGEOUS!" LIVE
A Vitality and Well Being Event & Tele. Talk Series

UPDATE FOR 2011......

LIVE EVENTS and TELEPHONE PEP TALK DATES
TO BE ANNOUNCED For:
The Temucula Valley communities
and South Orange County Beach Cities.

"HELLO GORGEOUS !" is looking for community businesses
to sponsor and /or host our events.
If you are interested please contact us!

For More Information Contact Us at:
Rene @ Rene Hader.com

Hello Darlings, It's Doctor Gorgeous !

2008-01-27T14:09:00.000-08:00

Hello Hello My Dears! THIS IS DOCTOR GORGEOUS. . . I have just landed to say how absolutely thrilled I am that you are all here reading along. It's your being here that makes it all so magical. I make my occasional appearances to remind you of how unique and valuable you are and to keep you strong and happy and as Spirited as you care to be. The Female Spirit is Alive and Well as long as we are. This blog is devoted to you and the daily process of doing just that. I understand that our Rene is new at this and just practicing for now. Since I happen to be invisible I was able to join Rene here at one of her favorite Starbucks on this rainy afternoon and light her up from the inside. That's how she knows I am here, she just gets even happier than she already was. Then sometimes she'll let me write for a bit. Stay tuned for a new series of writings about how Fantastic your Physical Body is. We're about to redefine what it looks and feels like to love and appreciate the body you've been given. And... how much FUN and ENJOYABLE it can be to Take Care of ourselves...
Well, that's it for now. I send my love out to all of you.
Remember, what is truly Gorgeous lives in all of us.

Be Happy, Live Well~

Doctor Gorgeous oxoxox

Scarlet Frankly...

2008-01-22T19:50:00.000-08:00

One day, a very long time ago, I went on a quest to find the dog of my dreams... I searched high and low. I chanted, I did rain dances, I even prayed, or rather it was more like a begging kind of special request. Eventually after many search travels, I found myself at an animal rescue foundation looking in all the cages for that face, that wet nose that would be mine forever.
I searched cage after cage and nothing... - I kept searching the area in long sweeping glances and then finally, like a miracle, our eyes met and it was love at first sight. There she was, her little puppy self, sitting all alone in the big wire caged area with a bronze plaque directly above her head that said: "God Bless All Animals" Someone had named her "Scarlet" to which I added "Frankly" as a last name, (in honor of the movie line from Gone With The Wind...) Then I took her home and neither one of us has been the same ever since.

Here's to All Dogs Everywhere...

Oxox Love, Rene and Scarlet Frankly ~

My Grandma Jeannie Wears A Bright Red Slip . . .

2008-01-22T16:17:00.001-08:00

I remember when I was a little girl being fascinated by watching my Grandma Jeannie getting dressed up to go out...gold braclettes up the arm... she wore them to bed and in the bath, day in and day out, her jewelry was a part of her...literally - a part of her hands and arms!

This particular memory goes back to a Sunday morning when she was getting ready for church...
She put on a black chiffon-like dress, sheer along her neck and shoulders, the dress flowed along the lines of her body and out the door we went. We walked to the corner and across the street to the big church on the corner (being the little one in this story, the church looked even bigger I'm sure... ) So through the grand front doors we went, down the aisle to find a seat. Grandma was Catholic and I was not, so this was a new experience for me. In the end she went to her knees to light candles and pray. Then we were out the door in the bright sunshine of the day... once again we crossed the street to go home. I lagged a few steps behind, just enough to catch a glimpse of the sunlight as it lit grandma's black chiffon dress, revealing to all, the straps of her bright red slip... there it was in all it's glory! A telling moment in the portrait of time. Grandma was always spunky and true to her Spirited nature and remains so to this day at ninety seven years old... She tells me, "I'm a hundred years old!" and I say to her, "No grandma, you're only ninety seven!" She loves that and it always makes her laugh.

Here's to Spirited women everywhere from Grandma Jeannie and me ~

Oxox Rene

A Sunlit afternoon Rain Shower and a Moonlit Morning. . .

2008-01-22T12:36:00.001-08:00

Well, here I am again.... practicing away... my fabulous blogging coach extrodinaire Shelbi will be so proud... my entry for today is a story about yesterday afternoon and it travels to the early morning hours of today.

Yesterday I was lost in a sea of activity when I happened to look up and out my window.
What I saw took my breath away. A sudden unexpected rain shower, a cloud burst of soft winter rain, falling so heavily and lit so brightly that the visual feel - illuminating effect- was almost like watching snow falling. I stopped everything and literally ran out to the patio to take in the magic...A fury of sunlit raindrops lit up the sky, right in front of me, practically at my feet.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you" were the words that came running out of me to greet and thank and appreciate the late afternoon drops.

Later that evening I was so tired from the going ons of my day that my only saving grace was a hot bath and a few softly lit glowing candles, their flames dancing away to the Nora Jones music I left playing in my bedroom... Ahhhhhh, time for some freedom of body and spirit aka: "rest and relaxation"

Next, I slipped into bed, made one good night phone call, talked about the late afternoon rain shower, etc... and drifted off to sleep early like a good girl because I knew I would be up at 5:30 in the morning so I could have Magic Early Morning time to write for my latest project....

Fast forward to the early morning... when I opened my eyes after time traveling in my dreams all night (see you in the sky...) my bed was completely lit by glorious natural light... it was so bright for a moment in my half sleep state, I thought it was the sun. But it wasn't... It was the full moon and it's illuminating light was streaming in my window- my body was covered in moon beams from the sky....
The first words that came running out of me were: "Thank you thank you thank you..."
the gift, from the sky, once again was Magnificent... I was in sheer awe for many moments as I took it all in... To keep and file away in my mind movies forever... Next thing you know,
my writing pen was calling to me and so, as I always do, I answered the Call...
Minutes later I landed on the living room couch, in front of the patio window with pen in hand, ready to begin. Oh geeze, what to write????? Suddenly all my great ideas from the day before had escaped me. Music will help I thought, so I played my new french music that Cheryl gave me last weekend... better, much better... I relaxed enough to look up and out the window.
And what did I see? The full moon high in the sky looking back at me. It was a dramatic winter sky complete with transparent white clouds lit from the inside out, as was I....

I thought of how Happy I was that I decided the night before that nothing would stop me from getting up before the sun the next morning... I would have missed this amazing sight and the feeling that went along with it until the sun arose and traded places with my moon.

I love Early Mornings - the peace and solitude and creativity it brings and the place that it creates in my mind, body and my spirit for the rest of my day. These mornings have given me a new lifetime within themselves. A number of experiences and magic moments that I would not have had without them. Thoughts and feelings that would have otherwise not been available to me. They also make me into someone I would not be without them. My range of emotions are much fuller and higher... I am suddenly more present with and in my life - and the Natural High spills over into every other part of my life. I love when I feel this way and miss and long for it when I don't. When I'm "On" when I'm "Lit" from the inside out then "My Cup Runneth Over" and I am glowing, just like the moon and the sun lit rain drops in the sky.

So this is my entry for today... In closing I would just like to let you know that somewhere, sometime, there is Early Morning Magic Time waiting for YOU.

oxox Rene aka: "Doctor Gorgeous"

Doggie Wedding ~ Mercedes and Sparky Are In Love. . .

2008-01-21T18:21:00.000-08:00

The Love Event of the Year.... Sparky and Mercedes Are in Love.

This was a most eventful wedding... We had 550 guests and over 100 dogs in attendance.
We sang, we danced, we laughed and even shed a few tears. I proudly performed the ceremony...
This wedding story was covered by 2 newspapers and a segment aired on the eleven o'clock news later that evening...

Puppy love brought a community of people together... It was quite an experience...

Chocolate Delights

2008-01-18T21:31:00.000-08:00

Chocolate delights.... discovered in Victoria Magazine.

Pinky's Window

2008-01-18T21:06:00.000-08:00

Pinky's Window - Coming Soon...

I bet you just can't wait to read all the little stories about Pinky's travels around the house.
Our first window story will be: Pinky and the Humming bird... stay tuned...

Coffee Time With Grandma Jeannie

2008-01-18T20:29:00.000-08:00

It's Coffee Time With Grandma Jeannie...

She likes to toast to you with her coffee cup:

"Here's to YOU baby!"