Lessons From a Life Without Mirrors | Esther Emery
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- This talk may seem like it's only going to be about makeup and haircuts. But this is one of most important things I've learned from dropping off the Internet or off the grid. Enjoy!
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After dealing with eating disorders as a kids I just decided to help myself out. We do not a scale or any full-length mirrors in our home. I love it that way. I love your videos!
That's such a good idea! I'm so sick of looking at my stomach in the mirror but it's hard to stop 🤦
Esther what is the most beautiful asset about you is the beautiful transparency of God's truth which permeates through you. You are beautiful within which radiates without! We need a world of no mirrors for a while so people can learn the true meaning of God's Love!
Thank you so much!
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You are a wise woman, Esther. Thank you.
Your video was meant for me today! I have just been blessed w/getting custody of my 3 grandbabies. I was also diagnosed w/lupus. My grandson keep tell8ng me I am beautiful, my teeth are falling out,my sk8n is red ,and so tried,52 year old granny. My plum line is seeing my beauty threw the eyes of my babes, love love your videos,my sister in christ.
Your face has so much expressions of joy, enthusiasm, amazement and curiosity without the usual facade of makeup to make it look artificial. I find that authentically beautiful!
Don't Cut Your Hair.
you look great and beautiful as you are.
Wonderful video, funny -- I have always thought that you were and are beautiful. Covered in mud, hair a not perfect, no make up -- you have always been beautiful. The true external beauty of a woman is not her figure, not her curves, not her face paint -- the true external beauty of a woman is found in her smile and eyes. The eyes are the window to the soul.
You have wonderful beauty.
God has never made an ugly person. The ones that get ugly are the ones that turn away from God and allow evil to consume them.
In my own humble opinion (and that is the only opinion that matters to me :-) ) God made you just right. Intelligent, humble, caring, creative, beautiful, and one that truly cares about others.
Beauty is created on the inside, lucky are those that see it glow through to the outside.
My dear -- you are blessed, and you bless us
Much Love
Keep smiling.
Never let others control your emotions, keep your feet on the ground and never stop reaching for the stars.
Todd Dembsky you have such wisdom and a way of saying things that are so natural which I believe is what we have as human beings by God's Grace who gives us all different gifts yours certainly is how you express yourself to others! 👍🙏
I think your hair looks so nice longer. Your natural beauty and the peacefulness that emanates from you has been helping me to let go of the worldly standard of beauty and feeling like if I don't meet that standard I am less than. I think your more beautiful than any movie star all made up.
If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies.... It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.
Albert Einstein
I love your hair the way it is! It looks healthy and happy, like it really loves being on your fantastic head!
Esther, It is so nice to hear from someone the same thing I felt for many years. Thank-you for mentioning the subject, as I pray that many other girls and women can find that wonderful freedom that I and you have found.
With a bit of a weep from me.....thank you dear girl. That wisdom comes from an eternal God and you have helped me today. Judy is just the same as you in many ways. Wanting to be wild. ♥
"God never made an ugly landscape. All the sun shines on is beautiful, as long as it is wild...." John MuirI love the wildness of all of you and your home!!!
This resounded so strongly with me. You have been given a great gift of articulation and true beauty. Your children (and husband!) are so blessed to have you! Thank you for being so real. I respect that so deeply!
I have watched you for a while now but I have now found Esther Emery and I am binge watching wow just wow. I love authentic real people and you are authentic real people. I am so happy for TH-cam that I could find your story here.
I look at my mother-in-law and myself and think that our husbands didn't marry race horses, but work horses, instead. Thank you so much for putting this out. I am always surprised when I see photos of myself--who is that? It's not how I feel at all. I want to be free. You are awesome and what I see when I look at you is vigor, kindness, wisdom, and health. Really.
I've never been a beauty, and I've (maybe a little) been proud of that. My Irish Grampa built things sturdy and strong, routered the sharp corners, polished the wood, varnished and sanded, till the piece was gorgeous. then he'd stand back and say "it's bully for stout, not pretty for show" , so that's what I'm secretly proud to be,,,,bully for stout, not pretty for show!
I love that!
whats wrong with the word ugly though? if beauty has different definitions, why do we think the word Ugly is actually bad ? maybe it means beauty to someone else
I love that too!
Could not love this more. I think I'll be going back to this many times for some good soul nourishing. Thank you, Esther!
You are beautiful Mrs Fouch!!!!
A Woolly Mammoth...LOL. You and Nick have a honest , humility. Your viewers recognize and enjoy that and the harmony of your family. Now that's beauty ! Always a pleasure to sit back and listen. Keep well till next week....
Oh My!
You, in this video, discussed some of the very same issues I've been dealing with internally recently.
It's amazing that when you are able to remove yourself from the outside influences and deceptions, as you call them, even if just a little bit, you begin to realize truths not only about yourself but the world around you as well.
Thank you for sharing this story.
It is a priceless one.
From the sounds of it . . . you've successfully let go the mirage of humanity and returned to your true root in mankind. There's nothing more beautiful than what is created.
The homestead life compliments you well. I think you look younger now then from the first videos you and your family have published. As a woman myself, I have always felt the prettiest when I'm working outside, even if I'm muddy or haven't washed my hair in days.... Something about fresh air, sunshine, and working with your hands. You're doing great just being you! Don't let anyone tell you different :)
I'm sure everyone here will agree with me on this... You are a Very beautiful woman on the inside and thats what we all notice more than any physical looks. btw I've loved your long hair... always looks so healthy in your videos!
You are brilliant and radiant, Esther! And such an inspiration to me and others!
I just want to say in your videos your inner beauty comes out, you are beautiful, hair cuts or anything will not change because your a great person and that shows
I am a Chief Nurse for 2 hospitals and spend 14 hours a day in the corporate world and I want you to know what an inspiration you are to me. You are naturally beautiful and radiate both an internal and external beauty. Don't sweat the number of months its been since the last hair cut.
How odd that you make us feel like we’ve been great friends for years and years. It’s a gift; honesty, comfortably, kind, hardworking, nonjudgmental. That is the smile of an old soul in a young person; warm & friendly. Enjoying each video even more than the last one! Thanks so much!
your smile is so infectious and sharing your passions and life lessons is beautiful :D
Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us. You have inspired me.
Esther... I've just found your video's today, watched a few before coming out on this one... But the first video I saw (i believe it was "why I quit homesteading after my first year") I just saw a beautiful woman... Because what I saw was pure authenticity... Even had a tear or two about it because I could see your emotion in the way you talked... And that authenticity makes you glow :) and makes you beautiful.
I just love you! I think out of every source of inspiration I have harnessed in my life, you have given me the most joy! I cant thank you enough for this video and all of your other vidoes! I just hope you know how much you have affected the people who follow your channels. Thank you for sharing your life and your lessons with the world.
you're such an inspiration to me and an awesome role model. thanks for being you.
I've come to learn, understand and appreciate that through stepping back to simplicity, we move forward emotionally, mentally, spiritually.
Authenticity. What a beautiful word!
Thank you again for yet another lovely and mindful video. I appreciate you and your messages very much. Not only because they are within my own believes and realisations but also because you deliver these messages so eloquently. ❤️
Esther what exactly is beautiful ? I mean to me you are beautiful shaggy hair and all! ( which I happen to like! ) but please don't feel you need to conform to what the media considers beautiful, you are a most beautiful woman in the real sense and I can see beauty and happiness in your eyes and in your heart you are wild in the good sense please don't change, love from Scotland xx
I think your hair looks lovely and lays very nice and you don't need to do a thing. But beauty comes from the inside out so if you feel you need to cut it, then you need to do that for you.
love this!!
Esther, every time I listen to your reflections you make me cry. So, thank you for being the prophet Goddess that you are ;)
This is so so so good. Thank you.
This is a timely talk as I was recently watching your channel and thinking to myself how pretty, kind and generous you were. How much your children love you and how your joy has spilled over onto them. So this mirror you are talking about to me really is your children they are most definitely a reflection of you. And girl your hair is fabulous! I think we can be our own worst critics . Guaranteed one day you will look back at these videos and think oh my why couldn't I see what a beauty I was? inside and out. love your talks
You are truly inspiring. Thank you
And this is the struggle. The world does not look kindly on those that are not striving for the top of the ladder or best beautiful form. Only through God can we become centered. Only there can true joy, peace and belonging be found. This is where centeredness starts.
Esther...this is so close to my heart! |I've let my hair grow out grey, I've accepted (almost) the fact that I'm now 65!! Holy Sh_t!! How did that happen? I mostly feel about 45 yrs. old...except those days when my body is aching all over with arthritis! However, I've accepted that too, and have learned to try to give myself some TLC on those days. Instead of being angry, at myself and my body, like I used to. I love what you said about Humility...It takes Courage to be humble. It takes quiet courage to believe who you are without putting so much energy into how you look! I'm often a bit shocked when young people call me Mam...and treat me like I'm old! I have to adjust what I think is going on, to, Oh...Right...they think I'm old! Lol
I really appreciate your videos and your candor. And the fact that you address issues like this one. Thank you. Cate xo
Love, love, love your gorgeous hair. But more love your extraordinary personality you have to offer on top of your natural beauty. Never have seen you as "you have letting yourself go". You are such an inspirational person to your viewers, especially without those beauty pressures other female you tubers put on themselves. God blessed you. Best wishes from Germany
Hi ... From Sacramento Ca🍁😄
I really loved your insightfulness'💖 I needed to hear this" I'm glad I watched... It brought me back to my childhood!...🌲 growing up in a very small town up in the hills.... In California. I was told an teased about my freckled face'😞 a'll my life!... As far back as I could remember" I was Told how I was ugly... Every day! All day! Never kept clean! Or taken care of as a child should be! Not cleaned well" Or taught how to.... So I tried to do it my self as best as I could..... 🍃 My hair was dark and I had bright green eyes" as a very young child I felt God made a mistake with me? I have All ways beleave in Christ our lord!😍💓 an felt him close to me!💗 All ways' even in my tears.... And In my heart!💖 I'v All ways loved animals, an birds, an the mountains, I would often just go out on my own for hrs even as young as Yur girls... Never thinking of danger" just the peace and quiet sitting under a tree"🌲🌿🍃🍀 or climbing them...lol
Now that I'm a women an a mom" I won't say it's All ways been better? Lol...💖 But I have the control now who I let in my life.... It took me a long time to realize that!... I don't have anything to do with my toxic family any more! an there drama!.... Oh I pray for them... But from afar!... that's it....💓😋 So my dearest sweet Esther*😁🌺 thank you! my dear sweet friend"💖💗💝🌲for reminding me!...
it is still so important" to remember' what's is true' an stop! an breath! 😁💓 to what is real...💋💗💘💞💖💕💓
Watching your hair grow out I often imagine it brushed out and pulled up into a long ponytail. Wild, beautiful and free.A womans hair is her covering and glory.
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Straight to the heart. Beautiful. Thank You :)
esther you are beautiful in apperance and mentally. i feel at home watching and listening to you,you are comfortable. keep it up wild one thank you.
powerful message! ty
Wow! Thank you Esther! This idea of the inner plumb line is so well said, so beautifully articulated. I'm waiting for your book, my friend!
Esther, you are Beautiful inside and out. I love when you sit down and tell us a pearl from your wisdom. It's like having a private chat with a true friend, if that doesn't sound too weird. All the best ~ Jan
Esther, you are beautiful on the outside, awesome smile, extremely pretty. Even more beautiful on the inside. Your an awesome woman. (With all due respect) I respect your and your family
I'm so proud of the person you are! 💖
I really needed this talk today, lying sick in bed feeling down on myself. Thank you for this!
There is absolutely, definitely, and most positively nothing wrong with going one year and three months between clips. Cheers 🌸
Again you surprised me, I saw the comments about makeup and comments and was not sure I would be interested in this conversation....but I was drawn in again....I like how you explain everything as an allegory......great stuff......you would make a great preacher!
Thank you
Whoah! That was heady philosophy. Definitely beauty is inside. (Those who think otherwise are just superficial and prefer non-real and plastic.) Your eyes, smile, bubbly personality, a healthy glow, self-confidence is beauty, too. Beauty is seen in your interactions with those around you (your kids, Nick, animals and pets). Beauty is watching your own inner beauty transform into your family and environment.
Oh, about the hair trim: Sometimes just a 1/2" snip across the bottom to get the broken ends evened out makes a huge difference. That's all you might really need and something to keep the hair oils well distributed out to the ends.
I had mine cut and it is so much better! It takes so little shampoo and it rinses so much easier now! I LOVE my short hair and you do too !!
Well, stated y'all! Thnx for sharing Esther Emery!
*'Keep-On-A-Rocking-N-A-Rolling'* ; -)
Love= beauty. Our creator has define beauty through his love. I can see it all around me and in others.
Cheers!!
Your Mother is so proud of you!
If meeting "society's standards" mean changing anything that currently exists, including hairstyle .. plz don't .. honestly
... you are stunning in every way, including the magnificent presentations you allow us to experience .. with you. thnx.
You are beautiful. You are authentic. BTW your hair is healthy and it is gorgeous.. I love your teaching. Comparison is deceptive. It is awesome to see how important it is to disconnect from society to see what is truly is important. The importance of reconnecting with the wild. Awe., that is it. LOVE THIS!
Esther,thank you for that wonderful introspection! While i think your hair is lovely (wavy, curly and layered), I myself find that whenever I cut my hair, I feel so much lighter. Not just because of the weight of my hair, but somehow i feel like I'm letting go of something that I don't need to be hanging on to anymore. Or letting go of that which no longer works for me. I don't know if that makes any sense, but getting my hair cut is can be a spiritually "enlightening" experience! Stay beautiful, as you already are! : )
Your hair is gorgeous the way it is.
I love January for turning inward...
perhaps only the blind can truly see ....... stevie wonder always kept me in awe ;)
I really like your hair this length. Its beautiful! I think you are a beautiful woman inside and out. Your lovely and warm personality have drawn so many people to you.
I was living life and enjoying it until Someone reminded me I shouldn't be ..... It took me a while to catch my breath then I realized I was the SAME person I was happy with the day before .....before I saw that picture.... Not being in ''society'' may have s few draw backs but self judgment isn't one that I miss AT ALL ;)
I find you incredibly beautiful inside and out as well as refreshingly authentic. you are an excellent role model of true womanhood! there's a good book that touches on this subject that you might share with your children: it's called "Sarah, Plain and Tall." a children's book I read a long time ago. anyway, thank you for sharing your experience!
I think I may at the least have a small mirror for checking my nose, my teeth, and for putting my hair up in a braid. But just leave it at that. I do like what you have to say about beauty. Makes me think about the proverbs 31 woman. I believe it's verse 30. Second to the last, saying, "Beauty is vain... But a woman that feareth The Lord, she shall be praised." (My quote of that verse)
Deep South homestead sent me over here. Awsome story. I took a vision quest a few years back and was thinking about making that a yearly thing to get myself back on track. Ya know get the ole ducks in a row lol. Thanks again great video
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you get it. :)
I was thinking the other day now pretty you are when I subscribed to your channel. You don t wear flashy anything. Just natural beauty! If we all had your natural beauty.
For me the only plumb line that I found worthy of trust is the Lord and His Word. Take the others and 3 bucks and have a coffee at Starbucks. I no longer look for philosophies that soothe my inner self - I want Truth. Thanks for sharing this topic.
OMgosh, I was just wondering 'I wonder if I remark that Esther has terrific hair, will that seem odd?' and then I happened across this video, lol. I can't tell you how many times I've watched your videos and thought "she's lucky to have such great hair, especially considering the lifestyle she's pursuing' (my hair would never look that good no matter what). Well there, now I've told you, I think you have really fabulous, healthy, beautiful hair. :-)
And you are beautiful, inside and out. You have a light that comes from within. (Thought you just might be a Christian 😄). I'm so on board with natural and "wild" IS beautiful. Love your videos. I came for the homesteading; I've stayed (or subscribed) for the life-insights. Blessings.
PS: For what it's worth, I like your hair that length and style.
your hair will be beautiful whatever length you decide to have it because you are beautiful from the inside out!
This time I'm commenting even BEFORE I watch this because I'm like, "She lives without mirrors too?!!!!!" We have since 2001.
you are beautiful inside and out. I love your videos. they make me think
Love this! Can you please share the book/article that your friend read about deception?
such a beautiful ironic reflection about mirrors.
I love your long hair!! ❤️ and you are beautiful inside and out 💚
a great visit today Esther, your not only smart, your wise, and you have knowledge that is valuable, i hope you wont cut off too much of your hair, i really love longer hair on a women, i believe they were meant to have longer hair, fashion and all the make up and glitter that can exist is not beauty to me, anyway, thank you.
Your hair is beautiful longer! It really compliments your face!! Let it go, you will be happy with it once it gets past the middle stage....
well Esther, coming from a woods man, I think you are beautiful. You are who you are, and we see the real person. I like that and I think others do too. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
Topic of Tattering... We all as homesteaders can become focused so on results we can miss the fineries of how a mirror sees us. My wife has to put up with me being scruffy much of the week. And I scarcely think how I look when shooting a how to on the channel. Occupational hazard. But like another viewer said you always are pretty - your bright smile and affable nature shine out all over. My wife is like that too - but as yet she still is too timid to be in front of the camera, in time she will I pray. But you are getting out there even when you are not fully plused about you dew. A sign of greater self-actualization. Kudos
Enjpyed this very much; in todays society, too much focus on looking a certain way. Like your hair as it is but you need to do what makes you feel good about it.
Miss you
I think the idea of wildness has been distorted by mass media. I would suggest that wildness may include the violence of predator and prey, but the vast majority of wildness is the growth of flowers, the meditative standing in groups of trees, and the slow processes of life: the slow unfolding of beauty..
Thank you
But sometimes a haircut is just a haircut lol.
God bless, keep up the great work you are doing.
I cut my hair at home. I also cut my partner°s hair and trim his beard. Its pretty easy and I have no previous experience :)
Your hair looks fine.
I think your hair looks great just as we see it in this video. Remember when the Israelites escaped Egypt and we're given instructions for crafting the tabernacle and its "furniture?" Their Elohim required the mirrors of the women, mirrors brought out of Egypt, to fashion the laver, the vessel used for cleansing. The general consensus is that His taking the mirrors reduced the propensity for vanity while, may I suggest they were off-grid. :- )
Frankly speaking you have beautiful eyes and a brillant smile. Hair looks good longer. Beauty is good , accept that and enjoy your own beautiful presence.
Hope my comment about liking nicks new look didn't offend lol. I love your hair the way it is aswell.
Truly get inspired by these video's Esther thank you so much...Beauty is only skin deep and so fleeting Truest beauty comes from with in...At Least the beauty i appreciate and am attracted to
Do philosophers move to the woods or does living in the woods make people more philosophical? Following your inner direction is something Thoreau would strongly agree with, I think.
i haven't had one in 2 yrs.