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This week on Living the Call, Deacon Charlie sits down with returning guest Buchi O’Maria Akpati for a conversation about beauty. Founder and CEO of Beauty Unbound, which helps women realize their God-given beauty, Buchi shares about her background going from a professional celebrity make-up artist to a Carmelite religious. She talks about her time in the monastery and how she now shares the fruits of what she learned in the cloister with the world through beauty. In this episode, Deacon Charlie and Buchi break open beauty. She is a Nigerian-American speaker and beauty advocate, giving talks about a woman’s journey of discovering tools that enhance one’s God-given beauty. They discuss the history of makeup, how beauty trends could be an extension of colonization, and the radical effects of a cosmetic procedure. Buchi shares about the Influence of St. Louis de Montfort on her beauty program and what Mary, Mother of God, may have done to accentuate her beauty. Finally Buchi challenges the audience to go mirror-free. Websites: https://www.youtube.com/@BeautyUnboundTVFREE Webinar: 3 Stages of Healing Your Beauty Image: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1717116730836%2FWN_xufYLqH2RCyjTOgBCk8xeQ&amp;e=AT0GOhE1wMCrGjP29BKtLSN9aZDCgYgjUYE7HDhbZuiyy3o583LtBUyjfsYIhl0sQMBka5aMMfG2vRaWyvpVf919ZEs3Bb8XyejZ0CXJkK5aEsqY-VOudBQ https://www.beautyunbound.tv

Buchi O’Maria Akpati | A Life Without Mirrors: What Real Beauty is

Have you heard that "men have a special call to be first-responders, to step up and be leaders?" Most of us don't know how. We don't think we have what it takes. We think we're not "special enough." We're just ordinary.

I'm so happy to tell you you're wrong. Think about David - an ordinary shepherd. God used him to shatter the enemy and reshape the future of the world. Think about our grandfathers in the recent world wars - they were ordinary too. They changed the face of the war. This is how God works; he empowers ordinary men to get extraordinary results!

You have the potential to be a leader in your life, for your friends and family.

How does the U.S. Army define leadership? It's a way to influence people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. Leaders help people accomplish a mission and improve how things are done.

In this online workshop, 3 former Army officers will teach you how to grow your influence, how to be a different kind of leader, and how to motivate people to get things done - without raising your voice. As Catholics, we're going to break down the craziest, most Christ-like form of leadership: servant leadership.

The workshop is in 3 parts:

Purpose by Marek Rudak
Direction by Shanon McGurk
Motivation by Nathan Crankfield

To help you follow along and take notes, please print out the Field Guide for this workshop: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EL4BCnY3M5alVShqCyECULX4dgDV5rQy

If you have any questions about servant leadership or your particular situation, you can schedule a complimentary call with Marek by clicking on the following link: https://calendly.com/marekrudak/15min

Please check out Marek's book, “The Love Driven Man”: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Driven-Man-matters-eternally/dp/1734609516

Ordinary Men Extraordinary Results

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Gratitude orients our thoughts toward reality
3 things from Fr. Romano Guardini - the Catholic Thing
 • You can only express gratitude toward another person
 • Gratitude can only be had in the realm of freedom
 • We do not thank the sun for rising (not a person and the sun doesn’t have freedom)
 • We do not give thanks for something to which we have a rightful claim
 • Gratitude vs politeness
 • Gratitude can also be polluted by the giver
 • Giving out of a sense of superiority, power, or indifference does not merit the same level of gratitude
Remember the past with gratitude.  Live the present with enthusiasm.  Look forward to the future with confidence.” – St. John Paul II
Would that I could exhaust myself in acts of thanksgiving and gratitude towards this Divine Heart, for the great favor He shows us.” – St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Get used to lifting your heart to God, in acts of thanksgiving, many times a day. Because he gives you this and that. Because you have been despised. Because you haven’t what you need or because you have. Thank him for everything, because everything is good.” – St. Josemaria Escriva
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” – Saint Mary Euphrasia
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