Playing in the wilderness

George Bernard Shaw once said:” This is the true joy of life; the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being force of Nature rather than a feverish selfish little cloud of alinements complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.” I’m realizing that the world is not going to try to make you and I happy, thus we have to look for happiness elsewhere, and we have to do it ourselves. Thought I would share :)

Hat - Aldo

Bralette, Sandals - Urban Outfitters

Vintage Shorts - Thrifted Levi’s (also seen here)

Vintage Vest - Thrifted

Simply Pink

Yesterday’s comfy outfit -

Gifted crochet lace jumper - American Apparel

Silk shorts - Urban Outfitters

Oxfords - Stradivarius

Sunglasses - H&M

And here’s something i’ll probably be listening to all the time now. The whole album is a masterpiece.

  James Blake - Unluck by allstarsandrew

Sometimes imperfect is better…

I recently bought a 35mm Holga and I haven’t shot with it yet, but I’m pretty excited. These summer night pictures are what the outcome might a be a bit similar to - soft, not perfect quality, but unique images. 

Crop Top - H&M

Shorts - thrifted vintage Levis

Belt - KLING

And here is a song from my favorite album of this summer - Within and Without by Washed Out

  Washed Out - A Dedication by daftdreamy

Something I’m thinking about...

Have you ever wondered why you get so easily sidetracked from completion of tasks that would be beneficial to you and would contribute to achieving your goals and fulfilling your mission? I guess, if you have never even thought of having a mission and goals, you also wouldn’t think about this, but I believe that God has given all of us a mission, and we are given talents and abilities to fulfill it. Our ultimate goal is to love God more than anybody and other people as ourselves,  and it can be done through any profession, trade or activity possible, as long as your talents and abilities are used. However, too often we wander off doing other things that at the end of the day leave us empty and feeling unhappy because we haven’t achieved anything.

John Ortberg in his book “When The Game Is Over Everything Goes Back In The Box” tells us that every person has a mission and a “shadow mission”. Our shadow mission is the stuff that attracts us the most when we get don’t concentrate on our goals. Lets say, my goal is to maintain an up to date blog that others and I can benefit from in any way. To do that, I have to put my time and effort in it, but sometimes I would rather like to watch movies. Watching movies is my “shadow mission” that distracts me from my real goals. This is just an example because, unfortunately, sometimes our “shadow missions” are more destructing and depleting. And, I guess, what I’m trying to say is that if we want to achieve our goals, it is important to realize your “shadow mission” in order to be more productive and alert next time you feel the temptation to get sidetracked.

The fact that I’m writing this does not mean I have it down. I am learning, and I hope that sharing this would be also beneficial to someone else :) 

hair just long and wild

I hope everybody had a great 4th of July!!

For a while now (it’s taking me too long!!), I’ve been reading a book by John Ortberg called “When The Game Is Over It All Goes Back In The Box", and every time I open it, I can learn something that is so true and obviously correct but at the same time new for me. It always inspires me to grow and stretch my character. Soon I’ll do a longer post about some of my realizations, but for today I would like to just share this little quote: “Where proof is possible, faith is impossible.” Challenge accepted.



And here is my outfit from Sunday July 3rd.

Top - Urban Renewal

Maxi Skirt - American Apparel

Sandals - Urban Outfitters

Sunglasses - H&M