looking forward to:

+ a weekend in nyc with my ladies.

+ jay-z at the verizon center with some of my other ladies.

+ vegas for a week with my family.

+ a trip to chi-town for a 20's-themed bachelorette party.

+ a couple midwest weddings.

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day 310: a day spent at one of my favorite places in d.c.

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day 309: re-energized about my shop.

little bonbons*

the shop is back up and running!

today's inspiration.

"don't settle because you're afraid you won't find something better. don't compromise because you don't want to be alone. give your perfect life, lover and job time and space to grow into our life. don't rush, don't hurry. take your time, be easy, have patience. allow everything to come to you with your subtle guiding and intending. your days of constant chasing with little reward are over. everything you've ever wanted and more is coming to you, you just have to let it in with love, receptivity and non-judgment."

- mastin kipp, founder of the daily love.

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day 308: some relatively new little bonbons*.

3.3.10

march 3rd, 2010 will be a monumental evening with mara, ap, christina, and this dude:

a.ma.zing.

i miss you.

via universal law.

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day 307: see me now?

"for peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe."

- Anon

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day 306: subtle, but present. look hard. i'll show you more tomorrow...

loving this...thanks to andrea.

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day 305: our front-yard friend...

peace: it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.

so, my best friend, mary beth, is one of the absolute most beautiful people you'll ever meet. but she's also slightly (and only SLIGHTLY) vain.

she sent an e-mail with a photo attached that said 'look how long my hair is' which should be translated as 'look how beautiful i am...and how gorgeous my hair is.'

but seriously, look.

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day 304: a walk around the 'hood...

re-awaken your wonder.

let curiosity lead your life.

- sara b.

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day 303: so many things to give your time and energy to...mlk, jr. day.

my lovely friend

beautiful words from my lovely best friend, mary beth.

today was the sort of day best spent in bed. torrential downpour, chilly temps - the antithesis of a usual los angeles morning. but today was the first day of my 40 day home practice challenge, and i have committed.

so i rolled out my yoga mat and sat down and let my practice unfold. in one of my favorite books, bringing yoga to life, the author donna farhi writes about coming to your mat every day no matter what. whether you are tired, giddy, hungry, or grieving the constant in your life must be coming to your mat and sitting with whatever is happening inside of you.

how often do we actually acknowledge what is going on in our lives, or even in our heads? how often do we take the time to reflect?

i’m pretty sure most people would answer - not very often.

so i sat with what i was feeling. i was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of studying ahead of me in my 300-hour yoga teacher training. i was feeling drained by a squabble with my boyfriend. i was feeling a little sick from the chai i had in the morning.

and slowly it all began to lift. did it all go away? no, of course not. but through my breath and movement i was able to find a spaciousness in my heart and my body began to fit a little bit better.

i’m looking forward to these 40 days of exploring. digging. releasing. allowing.

commitments

in realizing that my perception of reality is skewed by so many different controllable stimuli, i've decided to really dedicate my energy to the things that are important to me. no, twitter and facebook are not important to me, but tend to take up a lot of the time i could be spending experiencing life. so i quit being a cyber social butterfly for a while. you can find me here. or here. or here {bonkosi.cress@gmail.com}. or call to let me hear that sweet, sweet voice of yours.

i'm committing to experiencing. to living.