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Enjoy Every Moment!
Every time you complain, sit in rage, get numb in self-destructive escapism or otherwise detach from the greatness of life is a moment, a day, a year that you can never have back. You can make more money, you can buy new things, you can even come up with new ideas....
Instagramming Ways To Bring Utopia To Los Angeles!
This week I am all about fining the ways to bring the Utopia of a wildly enlightening Buddhsit trip to Mt Fuji to the wildly wild land of Los Angeles. Color, LOVE, energy, intuition and passion ruled the week... and hopefully life from now on, too! I do have to...
Are You A Highly Sensitive Person? Find Out… And Maximize Your Gifts!
(Shane Bechler) I used to think I was an alien. I feel art before I even see it. Words move through me. I understand aesthetics in an almost surreal manner. I have dreams that are crazy wild. I have huge food issues. Gluten lands me in the hospital. If I spend a...
Easy & Awesome DIY Holiday Presents!
(wow-factor upcycled gift wrapping ideas from justina blakeney) Make a few gifts for your loved ones and those gifts are not likely to be forgotten. I still cherish the blankets my godmother crocheted me over 20 years ago, and can't imagine my life without them in...
Chantal Moore’s Balanced Beauty Gift Collection Inspiration!
When I think of meaningful gifts, I am always looking for ways that a gift can inspire, enliven or otherwise make my friends and family feel better about themselves and their lives. Today, celebrity makeup artist and balanced beauty expert Chantal Moore brings us...
Don’t Go Through Life, Grow Through Life!
(grab this print at Society 6!) And that means sometimes it is extremely challenging. And uncomfortable. And that is not a bad thing. xoxo Dana
Radiant Orchid: The Feng Shui Of Pantone’s Color Pick For 2014!
(via) When I first heard that Radiant Orchid was selected as Pantone's Color of the Year for 2014, it felt like I just opened a fortune cookie that said what I was thinking. Radiant Orchid is actually the more purple cousin of Magenta, which is actually not a color...
Speak In The Language Of Flowers!
(Lolalina created this fantastic chart that you can download HERE!) Culturally it seems that we are very far from the roots of traditions. I often ask people if they know why the put up a Christmas Tree, carve a Thanksgiving Turkey or paint eggs at Easter, and the...
3 Facts About Contagious Emotions… And How To Stop Catching The Bad Ones!
(Kathy Klein) For the better or worse, we are deeply affected by our environment and the people in it. This is a scientific fact. So, if you are surrounded by chronically unhappy people, what do you do? That is a big question I have been presented by life over and...