Never Underestimate the Power of Words
CURRENT/ELLIOTT SLEEVELESS DENIM JACKET, WILFRED FREE HOODIE, ALICE + OLIVIA LEATHER SHORTS, YSL SHOES
I'm currently suffering from writer's block, so I'll leave with you this quote from Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have, that my good friend Nancy introduced me to. This baby is long, but worth reading.
"We are born with only one obligation—to be completely who we are. Yet how much of our time is spent comparing ourselves to others, dead and alive? This is encouraged as necessary in the pursuit of excellence. Yet a flower in its excellence does not yearn to be a fish, and a fish in its unmanaged elegance does not long to be a tiger. But we humans find ourselves always falling into the dream of another life. Or we secretly aspire to the fortune or fame of people we don't really know. When feeling badly about ourselves, we often try on other skins rather than understand and care for our own.
Yet when we compare ourselves to others, we see neither ourselves nor those we look up to. We only experience the tension of comparing, as if there is only one ounce of being to feed all our hungers. But the Universe reveals its abundance most clearly when we can be who we are. Mysteriously, every weed and ant and wounded rabbit, every living creature has its unique anatomy of being which, when given over to, is more than enough.
Being human, though, we are often troubled and blocked by insecurity, that windedness of heart that makes us feel unworthy. And when winded and troubled, we sometimes feel compelled to puff ourselves up. For in our pain, it seems to make sense that if were larger, we would be further from our pain. If we were larger, we would be harder to miss. If we were larger, we'd have a better chance of being loved. Then, not surprisingly, others need to be made smaller so we can maintain our illusion of seeming bigger than our pain.
Of course, history is the humbling story of our misbegotten inflations, and truth is the corrective story of how we return to exactly who we are. And compassion, sweet compassion, is the never-ending story of how we embrace each other and forgive ourselves for not accepting our beautifully particular place in the fabric of all there is." — January 10, Akiba, p. 11
XOXO,
44 comments:
Love your leather shorts!
Great Outfit!
Love it!
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XOXO
Amazing outfit, amazing shorts!
Carmen Ri.
Wow. Love the vest! What a great, inspiring quote, too.
- kyki xx
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And great again :)
Love Cindy
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LOVE IT!
"We are born with only one obligation—to be completely who we are".
If only we can completely block the distractions and everyone else expecting you to be something you can never be this would be very easy, but it ain't and that's the hard part- learning to block the distractions to get to the heart of your own individuality and to secure yourself so that individual you found can never be broken or worse molded by someone else.
It's nice to look at others for inspiration and maybe to see a bit of yourself in someone else. I think it only becomes dangerous when you literally try to be like someone.
Loved that Quote- Seriously has made me think, reminded me of the post you did the other day about happiness. It's so sad that I and many other people can accept their flaws for what they are and just be content with what they have. It seems easy enough to just "be yourself" but it's a lot harder than it sounds.
(wow, sorry about the speech lol)
"We are born with only one obligation—to be completely who we are. Yet how much of our time is spent comparing ourselves to others, dead and alive"
The realest sh*t I've read in a while.
Yea, Yea, your outfit is BOMB *as always* but your messages SPEAK VOLUMES!
xoxoRina
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your outfit is amazing and that quote is incredible, woow :)
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You a rock!
love it <3
xoxo*
That is kick ass girl! Love hoodies! And i love some good quotes :):)
That quote/passage really made sense to me, thanks for posting this. I love to read and will definitely look for this book.
Take Care :)
Wow I love this post! The quote you posted really "hit me"! I really loved it and I can definitely relate to it.
As for your outfit, I love it so much! Those shorts are too fabulous:D
Lovely!!!
i love the combination of everything. the vest and shirt look like one piece.
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great look, good call on the tights with those shorts cause they seem a bit too short xD but they are fab!
Your tattoo is beautiful! Do you know the name of the font it is written in? Love your blog!
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I loved this passage infinitely much !! Thank you for sharing this inspiration. Please continue.
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Love your outfit and your hair too. Looks like a great book. That passage was very inspirational and makes you think
xoxo Monroe
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love you outfit xoxo
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You look great as usual!!
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Thank you.
i needed this <3
i really need to read more
KeepItFvncy,
M.E.
its been a while since i was here... love the demin and the shorts. Merry xmas girl
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great shorts!
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precioso post!
enhorabuena!!!
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Those shorts look great, I love them!
B x
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awesome outfit!
xoxo
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cool denim vest! <3
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Oh my darling, this speaks to me too deeply to comment on it much more than that.
I think you already know we share similarities sometimes, emotionally speaking.
Thank you for posting this.
XX.
Mae Lu, @ thereafterish.
Comforting words.
Excellent post...:-)
And ♥ the Current/Elliott denim vest, BTW...
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I loooooooooooooooooove your outfit ♥
loveee your outfit!! and your hair!
This is a great passage. I'm going to amazon right now to get the book. I love your outfit also!
Sprinkles in Springs
Wow this is such an amazing quote and its crazy how it describes me at times (unfortunately). But i guess we are all like that at times. I love how your blog makes me think. Your outfits are wonderful but what i like the most is your writings.
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I swear, you just make everything and anything look amazing!
XO
Hi there..
Happy I 'ran into you'.. What a lovely blog you have here! Lotts of nice pictures and good inspiration.. Thanks for sharing. Love this!
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Love from Stockholm.. XOXO!
oh honestly, could you be anymore perfect?
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very cute
i love the 1st line...about why we are created? what more can we do but live the lives we have been given...
love the leather shorts...just bought a pair
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i just found your blog today - im a canadian too. born in toronto but finishing up my degree in creative writing at concordia. your blog is so real and stylish - who knew those three words - blog, real, stylish - could exist together! im going to read this book your recommeding and love your post above about into the wild - a quote i really love from that film -
"Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth."
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Just wanted to wish you a MERRY XMAS!!!
xox
Stunning outfit!!
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