It Only Takes a Spark!

I remember growing up learning a song at a summer camp:

“It only takes a spark to get the fire going…”

Even if you don’t know that song there is possibly another campfire type song that now has popped into your head.

This is the message that I want to share with the world – it only takes a spark to ignite a fire. And that’s when true beauty shines through in the way a bonfire takes off and explodes into a roaring flame.

For me the ‘spark’ was a shampoo sample. A coworker brought samples to work one day of the products she uses on her hair. I took one but it was weeks before I actually used it. I saved it for that ‘special occasion’. Not for an occasion of going out or anything like that but a special time when I would have a low moment and would need a boost to my self-care and self-love.

The day came, and even though it was a few years ago, I remember how I felt. I woke up feeling sad. My husband was away (half a world away to be exact) and I was not able to connect with him for a few days. Work had not gone well. I had not treated my daughter-in-law with respect (I got upset about dirty dishes in the sink – we were living together at the time). And I really wanted to just sit down and have a cry or a bag of chips or maybe both.

Instead, I remembered the shampoo and conditioner sample and decided to enjoy a longer than usual shower and use the sample.

Opening the package, I remember the fragrance bringing tears to my eyes as my soul was already being touched. Turning on the waterfall showerhead, I stood there and closed my eyes while shampooing and conditioning and I felt myself being transported to my ‘happy place’ (Cancun Mexico).

I got out of the shower and the way my hair felt – the shine – the body. I actually shed more tears. I texted my coworker and said, “I feel beautiful!” and I became her customer.

“It only takes a spark to get a fire going…and soon all those around will warm up to its glowing!”

This is me…helping you…Spark Yr Beauty!