THE POWER OF I AM
“I am is one of the most powerful statements we can make. Whatever follows “I am” starts the creation of it.” – KRISTEN B U T L E R Have you stopped lately to listen to what you’re saying about yourself? The words you choose, the actions you take that reinforce these thoughts? I started […]
FLAG F I N I S H
“The way to measure your progress is backward against where you started, not against your ideal.” – DAN S U L L I V AN I’m a notorious idealist. I tend to set my eyes on lofty goals and choose to see life through an idealistic lens. It wasn’t until recently that I realized this […]
| HAWAIIAN H E R I T A G E |
“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.” – A E S C H Y L U S Ever since I could remember, I’ve been visualizing. As a young girl in elementary school, I used to be the last person to finish reading. I blame my creative mind, which would wander to exciting places mid-sentence (side […]
GET RICH OR DYE TRYIN’
“Sacred success means pursuing your soul’s purpose for your own bliss and the benefit of others, while being richly rewarded.” – B A R B A R A STANNY With Spring Equinox and Aries season upon us, the time to refresh and re-create is here. That being said, what better time than the first day […]
I AM ________.
I AM….whatever I say I am. 2017 is the year of self-definition…or perhaps un-definition. I realized that as much as words supply meaning they also confine. In the purest form, we must create ourselves, our own opinions and then voice them. Sometimes that’s a matter of standing tall in our truth, letting it be known who we […]
| R E N E W A L | APRIL MAV HAVE
“When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another and ourselves.” – J A C K KORNFIELD After the busyness of last month, the focus of April was to reset and renew. Spring is here and is encouraging us all to pause, reflect and recharge our batteries. I like to consider this season as […]
TAKE THE P L U N G E
“True creativity does not come easily; creativity is born of risk and refined from failure.” -Erwin McManus, The Artisan Soul Let us not be confused, creativity is not a gift given to the rare few. Rather, it is a rare few who take the risk to be creative. It’s as if we’ve been playing a […]
|| THE B A T T L E WOUND ||
“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 […]
I N D E P E N D E N C E DAY || 07.04.15 ||
“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 […]
|| BREAKING F A C A D E S || 6.7.15 ||
I’d rather be honest and authentic and disappoint some people than to exhaust myself trying to keep up the façade of perfection. – Crystal Paine | MAV MANTRA | I have a right to speak my truth This week, all the signs pointed to this notion of authenticity. This reminder to always remain true to who you are is not […]
