jewels.

i have some pointless, silly, go-ahead-and-skim-it words and pictures to share with you on this lovely sunday eve. oh, just because i feel like it, i guess.

new favorite item... a holder for my beloved jewels. found at none other than, urban outfitters. {on sale!}

what was once a chaotic and scattered mound of jewelry is now perfectly organized and hung up just so.

also a fun weekend purchase... a lion charm necklace. just a little something to channel my inner lion. also reminded me of this beauty of a photo from the jazz days.

i've always had a thing for lions. may this week be filled with strength, courage, and ferocity.

gifts.

i discovered this specific quality that i love in people. consequently, all of my bests have this sweet characteristic {maybe that's what makes them my bests}. it's a rare gift that i'm completely drawn to.

you listen. you make me feel like i could bare my soul to you. and, there is no judgement. just open ears and willing, helpful hearts.

that's all. it's that simple.

and i'm more grateful than a million words on this page could possibly express for my bare-your-soul friends. because, these are the people you need when nothing else makes sense.

t.g.i.f.

*searched for the perfect pair.

the hummingbird.

a bird does not sing because it has the answers; it sings because it has a song. ~maya angelou

i've been dancing this week. like really going for it. have you? i think it's about time you did.

dancing is nature's best medicine. that's what i decided today.

i'm also obsessing over hummingbirds, which consequently happen to be my healing medicine and support at the moment.

i feel like sharing a few highlights, so bare with me, loves, because i don't want to forget this one for my own selfish sake.

the hummingbird sings a vibration of pure joy. it can fly in any direction or hover in one spot.

it conjures love as no other medicine does and its feathers open the heart chakra. without an open and loving heart, you can never taste the nectar and pure bliss of life.

if hummingbird is your personal medicine, you love life and its joys. your presence brings joy to others. you join people together in relationships which bring out the best in them. you know instinctively where beauty abides and, near or far, you journey to your ideal. you move comfortably within a beautiful environment and help others taste the succulent nectar of life.

if hummingbird has flown into your cards, get ready to laugh musically and enjoy creator's many gifts. drop your judgmental attitude and relax. hummingbird will give you a flash of the spirit, darting here, there, and everywhere. get ready for a strange new burst of energy which may send your senses reeling.

the hummingbird is associated with love and joy. its appearance as a power animal is indicative of the sheer delight of living, and of living the bliss of loving. it implies an ability to see beauty in everything and it is concerned with bringing out the best in people and the good in every situation.

  
dance in beauty. embrace what makes you happy. be joyful. count your blessings. open yourself to pleasure.

Source: Sams, Jamie and Carson, David. Medicine Cards (Santa Fe: Bear and Company, 1988).

{if that's not the point of this blog. i don't know what is.}

*birdies found here, here, and here. another tattoo idea in the works, yes?

someday i'll be a duet.

wanna know a secret?

{since, well, this blog is all about secret confessions, isn't it?}

sometimes when i'm feeling a little off or hopeless or a teeny tiny bit glass-half-empty-ish, i look over here, here, here, and never forget here.

life is instantly re-filled with joy and my belief in falling in love is reinstated. 

then i listen to this duet by rachael yamagata and ray la montage and i start to feel love sneak back in.



give it a listen.

it'll melt over every cell of your being.

*let's fly. because if you're a bird, i'm a bird.

oh, hello!

long live the birthday cards.

all y'all are so sweet. never do i ever want to take them down, i can't bare it. there are too many delightful and loving words to neglect them.

currently what i walk into every time i open my apartment door. oh, hello!

what a light week of posts, loves. thanks for still stopping in. xoxo.

space.

if there was ever a meaning for this blog, this is it.

spot on. right on the money, hunny.

make some space for yourself too, please.