be honest with yourself

"Our lives improve only when we take chances --
and the first and most difficult risk we can take
is to be honest with ourselves."
Walter Anderson

smile...

no-one needs a smile as much as the person who fails to give one

in everything there is change...

we resist change
because it takes us into the discomfort
of the unfamiliar.
change is sacred opportunity
to expand into MORE!
[clive fox 2009]

change ultimately leads to growth, and sometimes what we see as a block or a wall against us, is in fact a process of learning new strengths and life showing us how capable we really are. there is universal change, there is change in the seasons, every day we are growing and evolving and learning, and seeing, and understanding, and experiencing, and all these experiences are changing and challenging the way we think, and feel and interact, and dream.

embrace change - planned or unplanned - because the result will always be in a wiser and stronger person, who has learnt more about what you want, and what you don't, who you are and who you want to be, and possibly, who you forgot you are and ultimately and often we discover a gift within us that we never saw before.

beauty

life is full of beauty
notice it
notice the butterfly
the small child
the flower on the pathway
the clouds passing by
the smiling faces
smell the rain, and feel the wind
be present wherever you are
live your life to the fullest potential
pursue your dreams
life is full of beauty
and that beauty is you

how hot!

we love them, we can't get enough of them, flat, high, black or devilish red, shoes are the ultimate "chocolate cake" replacement on a bad day!

don't you just love these killer heels?
enough to make any girl (or cross dressing boy) smile :)


at $825.00 a pop, these Alexander McQueen Heart peep-toe pumps are but a dream!
but who says dreaming isnt' fun!
plus, if you find the rip off anywhere... let me know!

lesson from the lotus flower...

"As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world"

Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.

it's been a while... again

the first 17 days of the new year has been pretty good... but work has kept me totally busy and I have had no time to catch up on your blogs or even post my on my own!

hopefully things will get back to as "normal" as normal is... and you'll be seeing and hearing more from me!



sometimes life is tough, and gets us down, and we have to dig deep to find the courage to keep going...

just like climbing a mountain... there are easy parts, and tough parts... times when there is a stone in your shoe, and times when you feel like you don't have the energy to go another step... but step by step is how you get to the top... the journey might be difficult... but when you get to the top.... wow, what a view!

don't let the anything get in the way of achieving your goals and dreams... this year is a year to discover what it is that you want and to put everything you have into that dream, to achieve it. why dream it? do it! and when things get tough, and you want to give up... remember that the "view" is going to be worth it!

anything worth anything is worth the risk!

Life is good

coffee?

This morning I got an email from a friend, and this is what it said...

Life is like having a cup of coffee,
You sit by the side of the window,
Lift the cup and take a careless sip...
Only to realize somebody forgot to add sugar.

Too lazy to go for it…
You somehow struggle through the sugarless cup
Until you discover undissolved sugar crystals
Sitting at the bottom.

That’s how life is,
We do not make any effort to value what is around or within us
So look around
Maybe the sweetness you are looking for is closer than you think.

good bye 2008 ~ welcome 2009

who knows what lies ahead... the possibilities are endless, the sky is the limit, the world truly is your oyster...

the way i see it... 2009 could be fabulous if you....

- love like you've never been hurt
- don't live in the past - be present in the moment
- allow yourself to receive the gifts that life has in store for you
- remember that you deserve the best
- share more of you with those who are special to you
- give yourself some time, every day, even if its just 10 minutes
- buy yourself a new pair of high heels!
- listen... listen to what you say to YOURSELF... be gentle, be kind, be good to YOU
- live, laugh, and love

let 2009 be the year of YOU!