wholeheartedness

Revisited one of my favorite books today and created a simple visual reminder. Being a bit under the weather always brings a healthy dose of perspective.

Get your hands on a copy of The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. In my mind, it's essential reading.

found

Inspired by fashion catalogues and other found materials...

unique

It's easy to get distracted. Easy... to look around and wonder why your life doesn't look more like that of another.

...until you pull yourself back toward the truth, that is.

Your uniqueness is profound and highly intentional. Your compass frequently will not align with others. Be at peace with that. Often, it's a sign that you're on track.

time

Time flies.

Assuming that you must hurry is folly, though. Life isn't a race. Don't operate under some false assumption that it is. The best way to act in response to time's quick passage is to truly value the present.

awaken truth

You are not your work product. You’re not the hours you spend laboring, nor are you the end result.

The most meaningful use of your time isn’t found by squeezing the greatest possible productivity from your minutes. It’s far more critical to appreciate the your natural rhythm and truly respect it.

Yes, the world around you will keep racing. It will beckon you to take part in the madness, but refuse to align yourself with that dance.

The temptation will run deep, but you must never allow comparison with others to become your benchmark for living. Doing so will only lead you to dire places – places that sap your sense of hope and confidence.

The lies – they won’t stop coming. But when you choose to have a say in the matter, I can assure you, those lies ultimately cannot overpower the truths.

bakeshop

[adapted from green kitchen stories' 

thin oat and ginger crisps]

idealism

The idealism you possess isn't meant to torture you. In truth, it's meant to set you free. It's designed to release you from the notion that this current reality is all that can and will ever be.

No matter how many people try to tame that idealism within you, you must continue to see its beauty. You must fight powerfully for the visions your idealism awakens within you. Through those very visions, you can and will transform the world.