It Changes Everything

"I urge you to travel.
As far and as much as possible.

Work ridiculous shifts to save your money.
Go without the latest I-phone.
Throw yourself out of your comfort zone.
Find out how other people live
and realize the world is a much bigger place
than the town you live in.

And when you come home,
home may still be the same,
and yes, you may go back
to the same old job,
but something in your mind will
have changed.

And trust me,
that changes everything." -unknown

Black and White

Both Genevieve Naylor and Louise Dahl Wolfe were women fashion photographers famous for their photographs in magazines such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and the like.

Photo: Genevieve Naylor

 Photo Genevieve Naylor

 Photo: Louise Dahl Wolfe

Photo Louise Dahl Wolfe

The Last Chocolate Cookie

"Cookie Monster once said, "Sometimes me think what is love? and then me think love is what last chocolate cookie is for. Me give up the last chocolate cookie for you."

If You Are Waiting For A Sign This Is It!

Pay It Forward

Wild and Crazy

"My friends don't go crazy.
They are crazy.
They go normal
From Time to Time."

Never Lose Your Joy

Don't Give Up

Greatest Test

 

"Your greatest test is when

you are able to bless someone else

while you are going through

your own storm." 

Italy and Spring

"Italy and the Spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy."

No Regrets

Photo: P. Nishio

"Don't regret growing older,
it's a privilege denied to many."

Soaring Through Stars

"We passed through a long swath of fireflies,
thousands of them flashing all around us, and it felt
like soaring through the stars." - from Euphoria by Lily King

Old Friends

'The sounds of the city
Sifting through the trees
Settle like dust
On the shoulders
Of the old friends."- Bookends Simon and Garfunkel

Surround Yourself

 

SURROUND YOURSELF

WITH THE DREAMERS

AND THE DOERS

THE BELIEVERS

THE THINKERS

BUT MOST OF ALL

SURROUND YOURSELF

WITH THOSE WHO SEE

GREATNESS

WITHIN YOU

My Symphony

"To live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable;
and wealthy, not rich.
to study hard, think quietly,
talk gently, act frankly...
to listen to stars and buds, to babes
and sages, with open heart;
await occasions, hurry never...
This is my symphony." William Henry Channing

Further Adventures of Our Book Club

Our 2nd meet up for our  "Not Just About A Book Club" was held yesterday. Here's a little peek at 
what went on.

Another digital slideshow by Smilebox

I'll Accept This Excuse

Jumping

"Love is always a leap into
the unknown. You can try to 
control as many variables,
and understand a situation
as best as you can, but you're still
jumping off a cliff and hoping
that someone catches you." -L. Kleypas

Orange

"Orange is red
brought nearer
to humanity
by yellow." - Wassily Kandinsky

Fashion Snaps I like

The Uncertainty Of It All

"Embrace uncertainty. Some of the 
most beautiful chapters in our lives
won't have a title until
much later." -Bob Goff

It's Always Changing

"Not a day passes
now without some
new fashion." - Leo Tolstoy

Unknown Blessings

"Give thanks
for 
unknown blessings
already on their way."- Native American Wisdom