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weekly inspiration: succulents & sunshine
March 21, 2018
Living, Inspiration
Kate Marie
weekly inspiration: succulents & sunshine
Kate Marie
March 21, 2018
Living, Inspiration

weekly inspiration: succulents & sunshine

Kate Marie
March 21, 2018
Living, Inspiration
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Succulents and sunshine to add a little warmth and happiness to your week. 

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{ ARE YOU FULLY SELF EXPRESSED? } ⠀ Am I fully self expressed? ⠀ Have I been watering my true self down? ⠀ ⠀ To fit into a box? To satisfy my “should’s"? To meet someone else’s expectations? ⠀ How many of us are fully self expressed? And how many of us have been trampled and forced to retreat from the pressures of everyday life? ⠀ ⠀ I definitely was not. I was trying to create a life based on what I thought I was supposed to be doing. I was trying to box myself in to the most perfect container that everyone would idolize from the outside. ⠀ ⠀ But the truth is that on the inside I was in agony. Completely lost and misunderstood - mostly by myself. ⠀ ⠀ It wasn’t until I really started asking myself what I actually wanted from life that things started to shift. ⠀ What did I really enjoy? ⠀ What were my deepest passions? ⠀ What lit me up inside? ⠀ What filled me up? ⠀ And the truth is that it led me down a completely different path. A less glamorous path from the outside looking in. But a far more fulfilling path from the inside looking out. ⠀ ⠀ I wonder how many of us are watering our true selves down to fit in or make others happy. ⠀ ⠀ Are you stuck in a career you hate because it is prestigious and you make good money? ⠀ ⠀ Are you utterly and completely exhausted from trying to be everything to everyone, every second of the day? ⠀ Have you lost sight of the #littlejoys in life that fill you up because you simply don’t make time for them anymore amongst your ever growing to-do list? ⠀ ⠀ Have you become a bland, lesser version of who you could be because you are trying to be everything to everyone all of the time? ⠀ ⠀ Without stopping, and taking the time to realize who we actually are, we spend our days living someone else’s life. ⠀ ⠀ A life created, molded, trimmed and smashed to fit into other people’s demands, expectations and desires. ⠀ ⠀ But the good news is that we don’t have to live this way. ⠀ ⠀ At any point we can stop. And make the choice to start living our fullest, truest, most authentic life. ⠀ ⠀ Are you ready to stop watering down your truest self?
{ DO YOU HAVE A LIFE PHILOSOPHY? }⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Something that guides you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Something that keeps you on tract. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Something that keeps you from straying. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Something that helps you remember your values.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your wants.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your needs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your deepest desires?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you know what you care about most in this life? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That is your life philosophy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you take everything in your life and strip away piece by piece until all that remains is what you love most. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The small things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The big things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The only things that matter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This hits home for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I would only add one thing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ GIVE FREELY. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ {thank you #chasingslow for that last one}⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ SO...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is your life philosophy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you peel back everything that doesn't really matter. That weighs you down. That holds you back. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ WHAT REMAINS?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ { today try taking a swim in the rain 💕 }⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #smalljoys #whatreallymatters ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
{ WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TOOK STOCK OF YOUR LIFE? } ⠀ And not just the stuff in your life. Although analyzing the things you surround yourself with on a regular basis is so important. ⠀ But when is the last time you took stock mentally? ⠀ ⠀ We spend so much of our lives in motion that we rarely ever STOP and take time to check in. In this state of perpetual motion - how can we really know what is going on internally? ⠀ ⠀ Our lives are designed to move at an alarming rate. And not only that - but we are consumed by consumption. Information is constantly going in - but we rarely take time to pull anything out. ⠀ ⠀ Lately I have been reflecting on this concept of taking stock a lot in my own life. Both physical and mental. ⠀ ⠀ Physically taking stock of my: Wardrobe Possessions Diet ⠀ But also mentally taking stock: What is draining me? What is filling me up? What do I need to remove? What do I need to remain? What am I curious about right now? Do I feel fulfilled? {Emphasis on the FULL} ⠀ I find that it is easier to take physical stock of life. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Perge the clothes that don’t fit anymore, or are worn out. Donate unnecessary furniture or belongings to free up space. Clean up your refrigerator to lose those few pounds that have been hanging around. ⠀ ⠀ But when it comes to taking stock mentally - we just do not make it a priority. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ You see, it really isn’t your fault. You were never taught to STOP. ⠀ But when we are living a life that is not filling us up mentally & emotionally - all of the stuff that comes from it really doesn’t do us any good. ⠀ ⠀ All of the money, success and fame will mean nothing if we are left empty in the end. ⠀ ⠀ It is only when our life is in true alignment with our values, needs, wants, & passions that we can feel that we have true purpose, fulfillment, and power. ⠀ ⠀ Are you ready to start taking stock? Check out the link in my bio and start making space for what matters most in your life.
{ WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF PARADISE? }⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is a funny question to be asked your definition of paradise.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At first your mind probably jumps to places far away⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ exotic⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ tropical⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ warm⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ not here. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We view paradise as being a place far removed from our everyday. A place rarely ever attained. A place to escape.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But what if you reframed your idea of paradise?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What if paradise could become an every day experience, right here, right now, whenever you want?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Moments of paradise are all around us - if we want to see them as that...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ a baby's smile⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ the morning sun on your face⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ coffee with the one you love most in this world⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finding paradise is just a matter of shifting your perception. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Paradise is all around you. Are you ready to see it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #paradise ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #wednesdaywisdom #wednesday
{ DO YOU WANT MORE? }⠀ ⠀⠀ Do you want more?⠀ When do you know it is enough? ⠀ ⠀⠀ The Mexican Fisherman: ⠀ ⠀⠀ "The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. ⠀ ⠀ Inside the small boat were several large fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. ⠀ ⠀⠀ The Mexican replied, 'Only a little while.'⠀ ⠀⠀ The American then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish. ⠀ ⠀⠀ The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. ⠀ ⠀⠀ The American then asked, 'But what do you do with the rest of your time?'⠀ ⠀⠀ The Mexican fisherman said, 'I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.'⠀ ⠀⠀ The American scoffed, 'I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could eventually buy several boats. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to the middleman, you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small fishing village and move the Mexico City, the LA, and eventually NYC, where you will run your expanding enterprise.' ⠀ ⠀⠀ The Mexican fisherman asked, 'but how long will this take?'⠀ ⠀⠀ To which the American replied, '15 to 20 years.'⠀ ⠀⠀ 'But what then?'⠀ ⠀⠀ The American laughed and said that's the best part. 'When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich; you would make millions.'⠀ ⠀⠀ 'Millions?' asked the fisherman. 'Then what?'⠀ ⠀⠀ The American said, 'Then you would retire. ⠀ ⠀⠀ Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evening, sip wine, and play guitar with your amigos!'⠀
just a lovely #thursdaythoughts for you to think on this morning... ⠀ ⠀ another favorite Einstein quote: ⠀ ⠀ "The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ⠀ ⠀ we may not be able to control everything that happens to us... ⠀ ⠀ but we do have control over our reactions & perceptions. ⠀ ⠀ we have control over how we choose to see the world around us - as well as how we react to our situation or environment ⠀ ⠀ so what do you choose? ⠀ ⠀ miracles or no miracles? ⠀ ⠀ friendly or hostile? ⠀ ⠀ the choice is up to you. ⠀ ⠀ #thursdaytruth #truthbomb ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
#wednesdaywisdom ⠀ ⠀ {you have permission to not have it all figured out} ⠀ ⠀ {the truth is...none of us really do} ⠀ ⠀ {just take one step} ⠀ ⠀ {every path ever created started with just one step} ⠀ ⠀ {and then another...}
I have always found the idea of a capsule wardrobe to be appealing. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I am one of those people who never feels like they have anything to wear. ⠀⠀ Even among a sea of perfectly ⠀ curated clothing. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I guess it is more the paradox of choice. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Too many choices weighs you down. Down to the point of feeling empty. ⠀⠀ Like you have nothing⠀⠀ even when everything is staring you right in the face. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A capsule wardrobe eliminates choice. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Not completely. ⠀⠀ Just the endless choice that debilitates us as we stand wide eyed and empty ⠀⠀ into the all consuming dark pit ⠀⠀ of our closets. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I have a tendency to fill my closet up. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Fill it up with things I only ⠀ half enjoy. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A sale dress from that boutique I really can't afford. ⠀ 3 t-shirts, a bathing suit cover up, and new sandals ⠀ from a Target ⠀⠀ binge ⠀⠀ {therapy} session. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ It is as if the act of filling it up ⠀ is supposed to ⠀⠀ make me feel whole. Put together. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Not. A. Single. Piece. Missing. ⠀ Or out of place. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ But really a full closet of only half loved things, leaves you right back where you started - ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ naked and empty. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ What appeals to me most about a capsule wardrobe is the idea of ⠀⠀ subtraction. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The idea of removing everything mindless and ⠀ unnecessary. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Leaving you with only the things you love. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Only what you love. ⠀ That is all that remains. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Can we apply this same idea to life?⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Subtracting the unnecessary. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Leaving us with only⠀ the things we love?⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Because doesn't a space only partially full⠀ of things we love⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ feel fuller⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ than a space filled up⠀ with things we hardly like? ⠀ ⠀ #minimalistic #minimalism #minimalist #minimalista #lessismore Photo @aesence 💕
Read that a few more times... ⠀ ⠀ I am not who you think I am. ⠀ ⠀ I am not who I think I am. ⠀ ⠀ I am who I THINK YOU THINK I am. ⠀ ⠀ We live in a perception of a perception of ourselves. ⠀ ⠀ Making choices, decisions, and living our lives based on what we think others think about us. ⠀ ⠀ But can we really know for sure what others are thinking? ⠀ ⠀ And odds are - even though you think they are thinking about you - they probably aren't thinking about you at all.... ⠀
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