Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts

20.2.12

Men's Monday

I would just like to start off by saying thank you to Kat for taking over Men's Monday for the past 2 weeks while I was off gallivanting about.



I want to take a break from fashion this week
and do an inspiration post which is something
I haven't done before. These past 2 years,
I've dealt with a lot of obstacles and adversity
to get to where I am now, which is only the
beginning of where I want to be in 2 years. So
to kick start this next chapter in my life, a chapter
that I'm sure will be filled with highs and lows,
endless days of hard work and determination,
sore muscles, perseverance, sacrifices and hardships...here are some quotes from a journal that I've been keeping which inspire me:





"Fear may be the toughest obstacle to overcome, for it will eat your heart out if you let it. Fear -- of whatever your opponent may be -- will cost you more dearly and cause you more pain than any other person ever could.

It is through this realization, this intimacy and closeness with ourselves, that we see past the obvious battles with gravity, speed and the elements.


It is here that we discover one simple truth about competition: In sport, as in life, the real opponent, the only real enemy, is within.

Your primary opponent, your biggest rival, is your own fear. The battle can be won. It happens every day to people all around you. No need to  be afraid. Go out and play."




"The quickest way to acquire self-confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid to do."

"L'espoire me reste dans l'orage. / My hope remains even in the storm."
 
As tweeted by @JGuthrie46 
"There are thousands of people with exceptional talent 
stuck at 'end of the bench' like Jeremy Lin was 
2 weeks ago, never give up! #Inspiration #MakeItCount"

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you can appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
      -Marilyn Monroe



 
No matter what happens to me in the next 2 years while chasing my dreams, one thing I know for certain, is that I will be happy as long as I can look in a mirror and know that I put 100% -if not more- into everything to achieve them; to look in the mirror and say to myself "it was worth it."




"To will is a great thing...for Action and Work usually follow Will, and almost always Work is accompanied by Success. These three things, Work, Will, Success, fill human existence. Will opens the door to success both brilliant and happy; Work passes these doors, and at the end of the journey Success comes to crown one's efforts. "
      -Louis Pasteur



 #MusicMonday

 "I promise you that,
We're marching on." 
                              - OneRepublic

xo,
Jer

12.10.11

Paint the sky, make it yours

Post inspo: Anita

We were out for drinks with a friend recently and he asked her who her favourite painters are - not sure why it never occurred to me to ask her seeing as art is one of her {many} passions; sometimes you can even find her studying at art galleries {yes, you read that right}.


So naturally I came across a picture of paint splattered trousers and inspiration smacked me in the face. Fashion + Art = Anita. 




As someone you may call horrible at art artistically challenged I can't wait for Nita to show me more of her world. Maybe you'll even find me studying at an art gallery {but please don't hold your breath}...










                  design crush                
                                                                         








Kat, xo.

22.9.11

Baby, it's cold outside

Well actually, it's freezing.

Kat here!
Its time for me all you people still hanging onto your gladiator sandals, rompers, and short shorts {guilty as charged} to pack them away.

My favourites for fall//

Scarves



 Beanies and toques
{to avoid this...}






Jackets of all kinds



               
Cozy sweaters



Extra warm fuzzies...

Thick socks for late study nights



Someone to keep you warm...

A delicious mug of coffee {or wine if you're feeling adventurous} 



And a warm blessing...




To all that you heart might desire,
Happy Fall.


Kat, xo

12.9.11

Mad Men

What is it about a guy in a suit that makes me swoon? {insert sigh and wistful daydream here...}

We're talking 1960s, New York, Don Draper and the Mad Men crew.

"When a man walks into a room, he bring his whole life with him. He has a million reasons for being anywhere. Just ask him. If you listen, he'll tell you how he got there. How he forgot where he was going, and then woke up. If you listen, he'll tell you about the time he thought he was an angel, or dreamt of being perfect. And then he'll smile with wisdom, content that he realized the world is not perfect. We're flawed because we want so much more. We're ruined because we get these things and wish for what we had"

-Don Draper, Mad Men



 Yes George. You are amazing.


Ties optional...


  
Bow ties? YES.


Drooling yet?


Classic. Timeless. Bold. Elegant {yes, a man can look extremely elegant}. Dashing. Sexy. Mysterious.





You're killing me boys.


Kat, xo.