Think about this:
You will stay in the same situation, as long as your are abusing yourself more than the person or thing abusing you (in any way or form).
For example, if you hate your job, why are you still in it? If a friend doesn't respect you, why do you hold onto them?
Be bold, be courageous, be true to yourself and only then will you truly be happy and free.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Friday 17 June 2011
"Here kitty kitty"
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Feeling alive?!
A friend, aptly named Grace Looney, posted this poem by Pablo Neruda, which is definitely worth sharing. Much like the recent Diesel campaign 'Be Stupid', it encourages us to 'live life to the max'. Why settle? Live life exactly how you dream it could or should be, or die trying, because at least you will have had fun along the way. Learn from mistakes, don't dwell on them. Don't expect to do the same thing over and over again and obtain a different result, that's the definition of insanity (Albert Einstein).
Die Slowly by Pablo Neruda
He who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly.
He or she who shuns passion,
who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
dies slowly.
He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
die slowly.
He who does not travel, who does not read,
who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,
she who does not find grace in herself,
dies slowly.
He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
who does not allow himself to be helped,
who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
dies slowly.
He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know,
die slowly.
Let's try and avoid death in small doses,
reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.
Only a burning patience will lead
to the attainment of a splendid happiness.
Die Slowly by Pablo Neruda
He who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly.
He or she who shuns passion,
who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
dies slowly.
He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
die slowly.
He who does not travel, who does not read,
who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,
she who does not find grace in herself,
dies slowly.
He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
who does not allow himself to be helped,
who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
dies slowly.
He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know,
die slowly.
Let's try and avoid death in small doses,
reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.
Only a burning patience will lead
to the attainment of a splendid happiness.
Sunday 3 April 2011
Yves Saint Laurent Wood
This ring has made most of those who've visited Net-A-Porter over the last year swoon. Its previous incarnations with coloured stones were also to-die-for. And this wood version is securing a place in my heart because with a GBP162 price tag, it's a designer piece under the price of a set of golf clubs. Better get me some wood!
Sunday 20 March 2011
Bold and eclectic. Proenza Schouler AW11
Prints, mixed with colour blocking in hues which remind me of an Indian Autumn are one of my picks for what we're going to be seeing on the high street this coming season. In Australia it's already cropping up in Cue and Gorman for example. Proenza Schouler has done a great job at making their collection edgy but also feminine. Please let me get my hands on one of those shift dresses! Another big item of the season ahead. I like to think I was channelling this collection when in India, as I am in the last image, sari fabric shopping in Varkala.
images courtesy of style.com
Thursday 3 March 2011
Mulberry AW11 story book moments
Everyone gather around Miss Olivier Palermo but no she's not about to read you a bedtime story, she's having another fashion *snap*. Personally not a fan of rocking everything 'on trend' head to toe, Olivier is in the season's most copied trends but is a pretty little thing so she pulls off her desert boot-esque heels, tweed skirt, aviator shearling jacket, military undercoat and mulberry animal print tote with a great smile and killer legs. A fashion zzzzzz moment but easy to demonstrate more of what's to come on the high street.
Monday 28 February 2011
Givenchy for an Oscar, Elie Saab Runner Up
It's hard to get excited about many red carpet gowns, but this is simply irresistible. Cate Blanchett you do this collection by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy Couture Spring Summer 2011 justice. In fact, I can't imagine many more as perfect for it.
And thank you Elie Saab for being consistent with your red carpet offerings, particularly coming through this year for Mila Kunis. Let's say, there was lace detailing in all the right spots.
And thank you Elie Saab for being consistent with your red carpet offerings, particularly coming through this year for Mila Kunis. Let's say, there was lace detailing in all the right spots.
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