Hi! My name is Lara, & it is pronounced LAH_ruh. I tell you that because people consistently say my name incorrectly. My name comes from the movie & book Dr. Zhivago. My parents named me after Lara’s Theme; a very beautiful piece of music by Maurice Jarre.
A bit of background on me
I started writing poetry in fifth grade and found a love of writing in general. I have a binder full of poetry I have written over the years. I have many years of experience in writing. Writing is therapeutic, and it has helped me with different life lessons. As far as I can remember, I have loved reading in particular self-improvement books. Needless to say, I know the importance of healing self from the inside out and how detrimental it is when we ignore certain things or don’t improve our life.
I started blogging in February 2009 and by October of the same year, I started another blog (neither of them exists now). The first blog was all about natural alternatives I put into practice in my own life. In the other blog, I shared insights, my poetry, recipes, & reflections on my life. August 5, 2017, marks the date of Holistic Beauté Wellness Loop coming to life.
Natural and holistic alternatives started being a part of my life when I was a teenager due to I was born with Systemic Candidiasis. It was not diagnosed properly until I was in my late teens. The older I become, the more important I see it is to be the CEO of my own health. If you want to know more about this story, you may read this. On top of my own health issues, my father passed away from cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, after an almost ten-year battle with it. My dad went the conventional way with medicine doing anything and everything his oncologist suggested to do. My mom battled with cancer too, but her oncologist called her a rebel. My mother outlived her prognosis by doing mostly natural & holistic medicine and lived the same amount of time with her cancer as my father did. It is because of these conditions with myself and my family I have learned natural, holistic, and homeopathic medicine as well as eating clean, organic food is the way to go when it comes to healing self. I keep learning to heal my gut, my brain, & my body through everything I do, think, and say.
I am not the same person I was 5 or 10 years ago. I am not the same person I was when I was a kid, a teenager, or throughout the stages of adulthood. I am ever-changing & growing in many areas of life. I know parts of me have been the same, but as an adult, I am consistently bettering & improving myself. I see the flaws and imperfections; that’s why I choose to always work on being a better version of myself.
I’m multi-passionate and have a love of learning; I am forever a student of life. I have a love for taking excellent care of my skin and keeping up with the beauty industry (as best as I can); I even went to school for an esthetician license many years ago. I have taken many different classes and definitely am very much into all The Arts. Writing has always been a favorite because it is where I can combine my passions.
This may be a personal website, but with hopes, it will improve your life in some way even if it’s just in a little way.
Much love, grace, & peace!
Lara's Alternative & Reflections 