The World Shimmers, But Not Everyone Can See It

Sunglasses: Prada; Necklace: Stone (Mexico), Coat: Calvin Klein via Goodwill, Legging Pants: BCBG, Sweater: All Saints, Backpack: Vince Camuto, Socks: The Spare Room, Los Angeles, Booties: Jeffrey Campbell

Photo Cred: Becca Aguilera, Location: West Village, New York

What is true strength? Forgiveness. A topic that has been penetrating my thoughts for the past 2 years. I always believed that true strength came from walking away and letting go. Sometimes it still does. What's harder than that? Forgiving someone. How much better has my life been since I learned this? Exponentially.. 

Just watch. I dare you to look up at the night sky tonight, and every night. In fact, do it as often as you can. Time stops in these moments and you are allowed a beautiful glimpse of eternity. None of us really know where we are or what is going on here. We are all floating in space and anything is possible. I have found that love is a state of mind. Fall deeply in love with yourself. This is the surest way to fall in love with someone else, and with the rest of existence..

If you pay close enough attention your mind is expanding with each passing moment. So is the universe. So follow your bliss. Your happiness, true happiness, matters more than anything. So figure out what it is that makes your soul flow and spend your life dwelling in it. 

I hesitate to use the word "bad" because I feel that most everything in the world has both bad and good elements. That being said, negative things may have happened to you but that doesn't mean the world is negative. Let the flowers, crystals, music, trees, dragonflies, stars, memories and dreams remind you of the magic that inherits the earth. There are no mistakes here. Everything is as it should be. Your reality will transform once you realize this. Trust the universe. The waves are headed in one direction only to be pushed back by the shore. Be like the waves and trust the process without judgement, without resistance. Nature is embedded with an infinite amount of wisdom..

It Ends Or It Doesn't

Flannel (my brother's) Long Sleeve Shirt (Amanda's) Necklace (Tanya's) Shorts (Madewell) Booties (Lucky Brand) Location: Bushwhack Brooklyn, New York

It ends or it doesn’t. That’s what “they" say. That’s how you get through it. The tunnel, the night, the pain, the love. It ends or it doesn’t. If the sun never comes up, you find a way to live without it. If they don’t come back, you sleep in the middle of the bed, and learn how to make only one cup of tea. Adapt. Adjust. It ends or it doesn’t. We do not perish.

the traveling gypsy: brooklyn

Location: My front door: Bushwick, Brooklyn. Rotund Sunies, Nordstrom; Necklace + Chanel Inspired Blazer, J.Crew; Jeans, Rag & Bone; Booties, Lucky Brand

Since moving to New York 1.5 years ago I have officially lived in 3 of the 5 boroughs, all within the first 11 months. Let me you tell you it is just as bad as it sounds, if not worse. But you know what it taught me? That moving, despite mental health professionals placing the extreme emotional stress it causes on par with death of a loved one and divorce, is something I can do all by myself. In a big way. I am actually pretty proud of myself for figuring it all out without the help of anyone else. Good to do before I moved abroad? :-)

Impressed by the interiors of the real estate office I visited after 4 months of living in BK [trying to leave] 

Do I wish this experience on anyone? Absolutely not. And if I'm honest I would have done some things differently so as to avoid the frequency of my moves. Did it make me stronger? Hell yeah. Did it give me more confidence in myself? Definitely.

The first place I landed was in Bushwhack, Brooklyn. I tried to make it work as long as I could. To be honest - it's not worth it. As a place, it's far removed and terribly inconvenient if you have to be in Manhattan everyday for school/work. Positives: extremely diverse population [aka I was oftentimes the only white person,] the long commute gave me time to reflect and think, trains derailed from entering Manhattan taught me extreme patience and most of all living in such an uncomfortable place allowed me to have profound appreciation for my current situation.

#1 LESSON: 

If you always have it good you don't know how good you have it

Rain, Rain : Stay Away

Floppy Hat: American Apparel, Neoprene Bomber: Valentino, Black Dress: Beacon's Closet, Black Booties: Sam & Libby, Location: Union Square Park, Photos: Elena Baltzoglou

If you're wanted a lot, be there a little, if you're wanted a little, don't be there at all.

Yes this is a phrase I often tell my girlfriends when it comes to the perils of dating in New York City but I also think it applies to the tumultuous weather we often experience here in the concrete jungle. 

Originally from California, a state where the weather NEVER changes moving to a place where that is truly the only constant was/is a constant struggle. I have now lived here for an entire year refusing to buy an umbrella. Instead, I used my handy dandy felt hat and neoprene bomber jacket which curiously repelled the crying sky wonderfully. 

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This is a classic kellmenow fit: short dress (obviously thrifted,) paired with an upscale item and black booties. Always black booties. Don't they go with everything? *hint there is only one correct answer*