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|| THE B A T T L E WOUND ||

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Empowerment
Beauty, Bow, Vintage, Denim, America, Nostalgia,

“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” –Buddha The Greeks refer to nostalgia as the pain from an old wound. This makes complete sense as I catch myself reminiscing over old photos. Instead of my usual happiness, I emotionally ache. To me, photography and nostalgia seem to go hand and hand. Like nostalgia’s accomplice, photography has the ability to trigger powerful emotions by capturing the fleeting moments in which we long to return. This could certainly feel heightened […]

I N D E P E N D E N C E DAY || 07.04.15 ||

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Freedom
Hair Flip, Beauty, Fashion, Style Icon,

“The world you inhabit is a reflection of your internal state. If you want to see external change, work from the inside out.” -Dali Lama             During my senior year of college I took a course on Happiness. I recently decided to re-visit one of the books from the class and in doing so retrieved some valuable information. These excerpts impacted me more today than ever before as I could […]

COMING OF AGE || 24 ||

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Fashion Exploring / Uncategorized

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.” –Douglas MaCarthur This year, I truly felt a sense of “coming of age,” which I regard separate from “growing up.” This is because characteristically, I will never lose my jovial youth, it’s just part of who I am. Coming of age for me is an understanding of […]