Thanks to my dearest Crystal from poco-cocoa, yesterday I was taken to poise & flair land, or STREETFSN, with their bunch of beautiful pictures of Milano Moda Uomo & Pitti Uomo. Let me tell you: seeing these amazingly stylish men all reunited in the same place (can I say Italy? ),...
On concentrating [fe...
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8 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Concentrating [via How To Get Focused] “Music helps me concentrate,” Mike said to me glancing briefly over his shoulder. Mike was in his room writing a paper for his U.S. History class. On his desk next to his computer sat crunched Red...
wishlist
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The home should be the treasure chest of living. – Le Corbusier Below, a few of the things I’d like to pack my treasure chest with as soon as I have one to call my...
6 Impossible Things ...
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6 Impossible Things Before Breakfast [via MindBodyGreen, by Polly Noble] One of my favorite films growing up was Alice in Wonderland; a tale of questioning authority, the belief of what is true and seeing things through different eyes. At one point Alice says “There’s no use...
AM/PM Yoga
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Tara Stiles’ Youtube channel is a favorite of mine. It is a great resource for beginners, intermediates & advanced peeps, packed with yoga videos focusing on general health, stress relief, flexibility, strength, wellness and much, much more. And if all that wasn’t good enough, there she is every video videos, peacefully narrating every graceful move with the calmness and serenity you wish you end up with after each routine is over. And you often do. Give the following two sequences a try (just click on the pictures below). The first is a morning yoga, designed to help you wake up...
“Response-abil...
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From Stephen Covey’s book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People“– “Look at the word responsibility—’response-ability’—the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances,...
Beckham Wisdom [feat...
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A Man in His Prime David Beckham is about to change the way you think about your “best” years [via Men's Health Magazine] A LONG TIME AGO, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE SAID something horrible about men… and it stuck. It’s the nasty schoolyard rumor that won’t go away, like...
Gimme some sugar
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So once again thanks to Youtube, I’ve discovered a new mouthwatering & potentially disturbing TV series called Unique Sweets. As the name suggests, the show revolves around innovative eateries that create the most unique and exciting desserts today. Sweet spots from all around the United States that cover the whole gamut: restaurants with revolutionary pastry chefs, candy shops inventing eye-popping confections, chocolate boutiques with wild artisanal flavors, and bakeries producing one-of-a-kind pastries, cakes and cookies in the middle of the night. Click on the images below for the links to parts 1 & 2 of the first...
homemade spree: all ...
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Ok, so yes, I found out that I stink. Or that I can stink if I don’t use any of those aluminium-packed deodorants that even my former-beloved Dove loves to sell as a delicate, skin-friendly product. All began when as I was falling in love with a certain Nivea deodorant with avocado oil....
Do What You Love: Yo...
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Do What You Love: Afton & Yoga [via Pacing the Panic Room] This is a gorgeous video, part of a gorgeous series called “Do What You Love” by Ryan Marshall, from the blog Pacing the Panic Room. To watch over and over again, and be inspired over and over...
On happiness [featur...
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I just read this article and it kinda blew me away. Not that I’m easily impressed (I am), but this is as enlightening and mind-opening as its title sucks. There is no recipe for happiness – you know that, I know that -, but the text below has enough good words of wisdom to learn...