Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Loneliness


There are times in our lives when we feel really lonely and the things that we are going through we don't want to share with other people. In a world filled with so many people and so many things happening it's almost crazy to think that someone can be alone, or feel complete emptiness.

I think every one has a moment in their lives, where they feel isolated or like no-one understands. It's usually a moment when you find yourself going through a big change in your life, when your life is changing direction. 

Understanding the disconnect and the space that you are in will help you get through it. Everything passes, and so will the loneliness.

#justathought




Sunday, December 26, 2010

Life Moments


"You have to live the life you were born to live, as you discover the valuable treasures in the depths of your heart, you will see yourself with a fresh new perspective, and you will love your life in ways you never thought possible"
~ Victoria Osteen



Friday, December 24, 2010

A flicker of hope

How can I describe this place? It's a bit of an inbetween space. It's like Terminal 1 at Heathrow... it doesn't really lead to one specific place, it's like a lush dinner with fancy prawn left overs that don't get eaten or the last sips in a bottle of Veuve, or like a sports team made up of people that are always last to be picked... like a body without it's heart. It's almost there - but not quite there.



It's filled to the brim with things that we need - and want, friends, family, pets... yet it's empty because the people who own them, don't actually own them, and aren't there to love them.

It's the missing piece, the something that doesn't quite feel like it's complete. Sometimes it's not easy finding your way through this maze of life, with dead ends, and wrong turns.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Take a risk


No matter what the consequences or outcome, always love fearlessly!

Embody the 'here and now'.
Create meaningful, magnificent, equal, respectful, intimate, joyful experiences and relationships.

You get what you bring.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010

life lesson


Enjoy the experience and let the rest happen naturally
#mythoughts

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Movie magic


"Take love, multiply it by infinity and take it to the depths of forever.. and you still have only a glimpse of how I feel for you."
- Meet Joe Black


Sunday, December 5, 2010

1 thing I learnt this weekend


we don't always get to keep what we have, but what we need always comes back into our lives at some point or another...


I want...



I might be chasing something that I should rather let go of, but is there ever a point where the choices and decisions are clear? Or do you just wait for things to work out the way they should. Some things fall apart, some things fall together... and those things are worth waiting for!

Kiss the groom ~ awesome photographer


Freedom


Whatever adventure you choose, ensure that you are walking towards the things you want in life!
#mythoughts


Friday, December 3, 2010

Things I learnt this week


Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

-- Leonard Cohen :: The Anthem

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Love


You hold my love in your hands, and I hold yours in mine.
And it's precious.
And I love that I love you.

"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination." - John Keats

This is how I feel

I've had a week from hell!
This too shall past -- hopefully




Feel your way through the darkness
Guide your soul into the light
Swim into the open water
Drift on the tides that you may find
Find your soul in the sunrise
Look around you can see it in their eyes
Be as one together
Rise up as the emptiness subsides
You can see forever
Rise up together
Search and you will find the answer
If you look deep inside of your mind

-- Perception | Tiesto

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Thought


We don’t have to look far to discover that we are usually doing the exact thing we are judging others for.
- Debbie Ford

Saturday, November 27, 2010

1 thing I learnt this weekend


The choices we make? If you're not happy with the choices you make, it's quite simple. Make new ones!


Thursday, November 25, 2010

Love


"Sometimes to lose balance for love is part of living a balanced life"
~ Elizabeth Gilbert

Be still. Just for a moment.



Make time every day to be still.
Listen to your inner voice.
Follow your intuition.
Trust yourself.
Remember the value of your self worth.
Know that you are enough, as you are.
Be kind to yourself.
Be guided in your silence.
Remember who you are and what you stand for.



From the Tao Te Ching:
It is not wise to dash about.
Shortening the breath causes much stress.
Use too much energy, and
You will soon be exhausted.
That is not the Natural Way.
Whatever works against this Way
Will not last long.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

lessons on love


1. Be gentle with those you love and be courageous in believing in new beginnings...

2. You *need* nothing from anyone. The less you need from someone, the more you can love them.

3. The purpose of a relationship is to decide what part of yourself you’d like to see “show up,” not what part of another you can capture and hold.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

You're amazing


When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change, coz you're amazing just the way you are... and when I see your smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while ...

if perfect's what you searching for then just stay the same

[Bruno Mars lyrics]


story of a girl...


... let me know one day when you are planning to be in the same place as me, for just a little while, and I will come stand next to you...


A Thousand Kisses Deep

A Thousand Kisses Deep ~ Leonard Cohen

1. You came to me this morning
And you handled me like meat.
You´d have to live alone to know
How good that feels, how sweet.
My mirror twin, my next of kin,
I´d know you in my sleep.
And who but you would take me in
A thousand kisses deep?

2. I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat.
I´m just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet,
Who loved you with his frozen love
His second-hand physique -
With all he is, and all he was
A thousand kisses deep.

3. All soaked in sex, and pressed against
The limits of the sea:
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me.
We made it to the forward deck
I blessed our remnant fleet -
And then consented to be wrecked
A thousand kisses deep.

4. I know you had to lie to me,
I know you had to cheat.
But the Means no longer guarantee
The Virtue in Deceit.
That truth is bent, that beauty spent,
That style is obsolete -
Ever since the Holy Spirit went
A thousand kisses deep.

5. (So what about this Inner Light
That´s boundless and unique?
I´m slouching through another night
A thousand kisses deep.)

6. I´m turning tricks; I´m getting fixed,
I´m back on Boogie Street.
I tried to quit the business -
Hey, I´m lazy and I´m weak.
But sometimes when the night is slow,
The wretched and the meek,
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep.

7. (And fragrant is the thought of you,
The file on you complete -
Except what we forgot to do
A thousand kisses deep.)

8. The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat.
You win a while, and then it´s done -
Your little winning streak.
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat,
You live your life as if it´s real
A thousand kisses deep.

9. (I jammed with Diz and Dante -
I did not have their sweep -
But once or twice, they let me play
A thousand kisses deep.)

10. And I´m still working with the wine,
Still dancing cheek to cheek.
The band is playing "Auld Lang Syne" -
The heart will not retreat.
And maybe I had miles to drive,
And promises to keep -
You ditch it all to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep.

11. And now you are the Angel Death
And now the Paraclete;
And now you are the Savior's Breath
And now the Belsen heap.
No turning from the threat of love,
No transcendental leap -
As witnessed here in time and blood
A thousand kisses deep.


September 21, 1998

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Things I learnt this week


1. Do not escape from you present for a better future that does not yet exist
2. Each time you let go, you become more free
3. It all gets better with time, and you'll know when that time is
4. Everybody wants to be understood
5. Being happy is a choice
6. Face your pain, don't get over it, get through it, and on the other side you'll find your joy
7. Be spontaneous, take risks and love like you've never been hurt
8. Growing your own plants or flowers can reflect your own growth

My favourite Summer things

Summer Days ...

Essie - need I say more?
My favourite colours for summer:
Funny Face, Knockout Pout, Haute as Hello
Demure Vixen, Pretty Edgy, Mint Candy Apple, Lapis of Luxury

Summer Nights...


Dolce & & Gabbana TheOne, Gold earings from Woolworths
Patent red studded Anya Hindmarch purse, Aldo flip flops


Happy Spaces: Je'taime Paris









What matters?

Friday, November 19, 2010

There's nothing better...


... than waking up in someone's arms and feeling like everything in life is good!


Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Perspective


"The thing that is really hard,
and really amazing,
is giving up on being perfect
and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
Anna Quindlen


Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The road to transformation


"We all want things to stay the same...
Settle for living in misery,
Because we're afraid of change,
Of things crumbling to ruins

... ruin is a gift
Its the road to transformation."

from Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat, Pray, Love

Change


Change is hard
because people overestimate the value
of what they have
and underestimate the value
of what they may gain by giving that up.

- James Belasco -

Bon Jovi - It's My Life

7 things to a happier life


1. Live with no regrets, see the lessons
2. Believe in yourself - you are worth it
3. Speak with love, even if you're angry
4. Good things come to those who smile
5. Love yourself unconditionally
6. Watch your thoughts, they become your actions
7. Don't judge yourself so harshly, be kind to you!


More inspiration?

Monday, November 15, 2010

What is love?



It's sweet when someone knows every single detail about you...
Not because you constantly remind them, but because they pay attention.
~ anon

[being present is essential to learning to know not only others, but also knowing yourself]


Love


To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.
Elizabeth Gilbert

If I could be anywhere else today...

I'd be here: Camps Bay Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
Current Location: Johannesburg, South Africa


Lying on Camps Bay beach

View of Table Mountain from the side in Camps Bay

View of the 12 Apostles in Camps Bay

Happiness


Once in a lifetime... you get to feel... and it feels different, and then you know that you are moving closer to what you want, closer to what you deserve and closer to what is waiting for you.

#mythoughts

Monday Moment


"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections,
and the truth of imagination."
~ John Keats

There are times in your life when all the opportunities, options, possibilities are all in your hand, right there! What you do with them, is up to you!



Sunday, November 14, 2010

The magic of possibility



Don't be afraid to go where you've never gone and do what you've never done, because both are necessary to have what you've never had and be who you've never been (tut)

Happy Spaces: Perfect Picnic