This short movie from Simple Truths has richness in it.
I enjoyed the illustrations immensely. They captured the nuances of emotions and made me laugh.
This is really apropos for today’s times.
Karin
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Living in the land of opportunity or the land of penguins
September 30th, 2008 — Inspiration and creativity, Inspirational, Movies, Opportunity, Style
Love in a perfume bottle
September 27th, 2008 — Perfumes
A recent article details the love a woman’s father had for her mother in buying her what he considered a luxury, Royall Lyme Toilet Lotion. Along with the gift came the admonition to use it sparingly, only for special occasions. Her mother appreciated the gift, and the author watched the level of the bottle, hoping her mother had special occasions, whatever they might be. After her mother’s death, the now-empty-after-a-lifetime bottle sits in a place of honor in her own house. She writes:
I’m sure if he could rewind time, my father would tell my mother to splash some scent on every day, to sprinkle it on her pillow at night, to bathe in it if she felt like it. He’d tell her that every minute she breathes is a special occasion.
The green bottle on my shelf reminds me of this every day.
I hear her. I loved when my mother wore fragrance, and I loved what she wore.
For me, scent is more than something to be taken down on occasion. The word necessity seems too barren and frugal. I wear perfume for my own good, to make me happier. I wear it close to the skin, for the most part, a kind of personal aura.
Perhaps I should wear more so that I get more comments, but my sillage only lasts for a bit. Partly this is in deference to those, like me, who dislike some fragrances, and this allows me to layer up as the day goes on, so that I usually wear several compatible scents in a given day.
I’ve pretty much been bored with one fragrance ever since I felt the necessity to finish a bottle before buying another. Would that I still had my vintage Rive Gauche! It would still be perfect — most of mine are out of sunlight and kept cool. Now, I buy what I like and wear it as frequently or infrequently as I’m led. It makes me happy just to have them around for choices.
It might be something that will lift my mood; or it might be something that enhances my mood. I like to tweak my thoughts with scent. Taking a whiff of my wrist is a moment away. I don’t need a 15 minute break.
Scent is a reminder to treat myself well, to be loving to myself, not to put myself or my needs last, which is easy to do with a busy family and work life, but to make an effort to live an abundant life moment by moment. It helps me make every moment a small celebration.
Wearing scent is closer to my heart, something I’m not dependent on others for, compared to having tea with a friend, a massage, a manicure or pedicure. Even if done on a regular basis, they aren’t daily. I need the dailiness of living abundantly and treating myself well.
After all, I’m worth it. And so are you.
What functions for you in the way that wearing scent does for me? What do you do to feel abundance in your life? Do you feel the same about perfumes? Or is your necessity something else? And what is your reasoning?
Karin
Related Articles Related StoresHand feeding hummingbirds (and finances)
September 26th, 2008 — Fashion, Friendship, Hope, Inspiration and creativity, Inspirational, Just thinking, Nature, Opportunity, Perfumes, Relationships, Safety, Spirituality and God, Travel
Just when it seems like a bit of good news would be exceedingly welcomed, comes this true story (I’ve checked it with Snopes) about a woman hand feeding hummingbirds.
Isn’t it great that with the Internet we have a way to easily share these experiences that we might never hear about otherwise?!
Thanks to Cathy for sharing with me in the first place!
It’s a reminder to me that “God’s in his heaven; all’s right with the world.”
from “Pippa Passes”
The year’s at the spring
And day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hill-side’s dew-pearled
The lark’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in his Heaven -
All’s right with the world!Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Is it possible that in these difficult times we could trust more deeply that God will feed and clothe us, as he does the birds and the lilies? Whether we are literally in need of food, shelter, clothing, water, health, employment or any of a myriad of other needs, the most basic need is for the ideas that will lead us in the right direction and out of limitation.
Ideas are always limitless! (This goes along with the short movie I posted earlier.)
Not too long ago while pondering how I should schedule my day, though my first inclination the night before had been to get on down the road and back home, I felt it was all right to meander a bit. In doing so, I had a number of interesting conversations with strangers, some welcome time with a friend, and a bit of fashion enjoyment, including some time with perfumes.
After I’d been back on the highway for a while, an electronic sign informed me of an accident 26 miles down the road. One lane was closed. (I learned later that it had only cleared about an hour before I got there.) If I had hurried my way home, I would have been stuck for hours while they cleared the road. I was able to get past it without any lost time.
Sometimes we do not know what we or others are protected from, but this time it was apparent. And it could have been far worse, but thankfully wasn’t. On this busy stretch of road, many more could have been involved in this accident but were not.
That’s just a small example of how ideas will clear our day for us. Expect ideas today and always that will help you!
Karin
Related Articles Related StoresPartnering in life, thinking outside the box
September 26th, 2008 — Friendship, Hope, Inspiration and creativity, Inspirational, Just thinking, Opportunity
Imagine the possibilities!
Here’s a 3 minute short movie on flying outside the box.
When we think we’ve run out of opportunities, we need to shake that box and see what else we can shake out!
Karin
Related Articles Related StoresBespoke fragrance
September 18th, 2008 — Perfumes
Considering that everyone and his brother, practically, now has bespoke fragrances, and some are priced in the stratosphere, if you were interested in only one bespoke fragrance, what line would you pursue and why?
If price were no object, what line would you choose?
And if price is an object, what line would you choose?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Karin
Related Articles Related StoresA moment of silence for 9/11
September 11th, 2008 — Grief, Memory and forgetting
My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones on this day.
May we always remember.
Karin
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