Be careful in the company of monsters that you don’t become one. ― Cindy Gerard, Take No Prisoners Has your environment made you something that you aren’t? Are you tougher, more aggressive, or curt because the people that surround you bear those…
Life demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible, not to run away. Dag Hammarskjöld Vogue Nippon September 2012 What is strength? One aspect of strength is to inspire and exude confidence in a certain…
Let us dance in the sun with flowers in our hair Susan Polis Schutz Elle Mexico June 2012 Flowers never cease to bring a smile to my face. I visited some beautiful gardens just yesterday and part of the exhibit…
I feel like I have a love/hate relationship with pastel colors every season. Oh how I wish that blue were a bit more rich or hmm is the color too neutral? But pastels still hold a steady place in my…
Always strive to excel, but only on weekends. Richard Rorty 1, 2, 3 Another weekend has passed by and another Monday (groan) is upon us. I spent my weekend walking, walking, walking (oh my back!) around Shanghai and munching on…
Happy Fun, Free Friday lovelies!Inspiration We spend most of our lives trying to fit in. But what are your quirks that make you special? I know that I am a spontaneous singer (luckily I can sing on pitch so it’s…
The Greatest Glory of a free born people is to transmit that freedom to their children William Havard San Diego “Victory Kiss” statue – picture taken by me! Remember… …the opportunities that you have …the family and friends that support…
One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one’s mind. Ella Maillart {Source} Is it possible to actually get away from it all? While I can’t take…
Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying. Langston Hughes Numero May 2012 What do you find beautiful? There are so many things about this season…
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Forrest Gump {Source} What was the first movie you ever saw? I think the first movie I ever saw and remembered was…