Street Style Inspo.//

(Via Tommy Ton @ Style.com)

peace. love. joy.

Image.//

(Image Via Pinterest)

We hear about the assault on the image of what a woman should look like.

The constant back and forth of what celebrities, and fashion, and models

have created when it comes to self-image.

I think about this often,

because yes I do feel pressure to be something I am not at times.

But, I have come to notice I never feel it from models,

or celebrities, or fashion. In fact,

sometimes I feel, that fashion and celebrities have an ability

to highlight the imperfect and make it lovely.

And, I think that is why fashion in its truest sense

has always struck a cord with me.

You see,

I feel the most pressure from those around me at times;

other girls and women.

Your everyday joe.

How often do adults in your life,

your fellow peers all feel the need to comment on your beauty (or lack of),

your weight; gain or loss

(why has this become the #1 conversation starter?!)

It's a constant barrage.

Sometimes, I think the joke is on us.

We think the entertainment world is setting the bar for what we should be,

when in fact WE are the ones creating the ideal 'image',

whatever it may be at the time,

and telling the entertainers to replicate that...

and they do. 

So next time your with your pal,

and make mindless petty comments based on image,

well....don't.

And, when you open your mouth to criticize the skinniness of models,

or the erotic behavior of an entertainer...

maybe consider that it all comes back to the concept of marketing,

and what the consumer (that would be you & I)

are going to buy into.

Thoughts of the day.

peace. love. joy.

Baskets & Thoughts...//

Do we spend most of our lives putting our eggs in a basket that will eventually

be no more and neglect the basket that beckons the eternal things of life?

(via Pinterest)

peace. love. joy. 

September Zara Lookbook//

September.

peace. love. joy. 

London Fashion Week: Street Style//

(via Tommy Ton @style.com)

Inspo//

(via Pinterest)

"I hear your voice in all the world's noise." 

Paul Eluard

Happiness Is....//

This about sums up happiness for me....

peace. love. joy. 

Make It Count.//

Reminding myself to savor the days I have left here in London,

even though my heart aches for my homeland.

peace. love. joy.

Dear, Oscar.//

Dearest, Oscar

you never disappoint....

(Oscar de la Renta SP14 collection, style.com)

peace. love. joy.

Surprises.//

London,

you are filled with so many surprises.

peace. love. joy.

September.//

"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it."

Diana Vreeland

(images via Tommy Ton @Style.com)

peace. love. joy.

Friendship.//

(via Pinterest)

"I've come to know the friends around you are all you'll ever have."

It's funny how friends come and go throughout the years,

especially when growing up

as things can change so fast so quick.

But, then there is that moment in time,

when you realize you have friends in your life

who are never going anywhere,

who are constant sources of encouragement,

and honesty.

They each bring a different dimension out of you,

and you find joy, and refreshment when you are with them.

I am so thankful for the friends in my life

who have been constant;

there through the storms, as well as the sunshine.

Friends who truly believe in me

when I have ceased to believe in myself.

This post is dedicated to them--

how my heart is thankful for you

and all you've added to my life.

To many more years of laughter, and adventure.....

peace. love. joy.

Plans.//

(via ELLESAPPELLE)

'Want to make God laugh?'

'Make plans.'

We have all heard the saying,

but how many of us actually consider how accurate it is?

I make plans constantly,

I play out exactly how it needs to go

for me to get from point A to point B.

I do it daily, almost obsessively;

trying to control every little bit of my life...

wanting to make it all happen myself.

I think the most humorous thing is when

I've played out how its going to be,

and then when I arrive at that specific place in time

it isn't at ALL how I thought it would go.

The truth is:

no matter how hard I try to control my life,

my seasons,

my adventures,

my career....

I can only put my 100% into it,

my heart,

my soul,

my passions.

Beyond that,

God is the one who is leading and guiding,

and directing the life I live and the seasons I find myself in.

I really need to work on not

creating these grand ideas on how everything should go.

I think it would go well with my soul to simply enjoy the adventure

and trust in the beauty of the journey I find myself on 

and will come to find myself on.

peace. love. joy.

Honor Collection---NYFW.//

Loving this look from the

Honor S/S collection at

NYFW yesterday....

(via Style.com)

peace. love. joy.

NYFW

NYFW is once again upon us.

Who is ready for a fresh dose of street style?

I certainly am.

(Via TOMMY TON)

peace. love. joy.

Be Still.//

Be Still,

My Heart.

(via ELLESAPPELLE)

Sometimes,

you need to give your heart a good little reminder.

The future is bright friends;

live today to the fullest.

peace. love. joy.