Inspire Me Tuesday

I wanted to share a beautiful photo of a beautiful brief moment captured by amateur photographer Mark Hersch today.

Photograph by MARK HERSCH

He says, via the Daily Mail:

'I was flying home to Chicago from a business trip recently,' he said. 'It was a cloudy day, late in the afternoon. We were flying eastbound, made a pass by O'Hare International Airport, then made a sweeping 180-degree left turn over Lake Michigan for our final westward approach into the airport.

'I looked down and through a narrow break in the clouds, I saw the shadow of the Chicago skyline projecting onto the lake. Oddly enough, I am a very frequent flyer and almost always sit in an aisle set, but on this flight there were only window seats available.

'I grabbed my iPhone and snapped off a single shot, hoping I captured the scene. When I got home I opened the photo on my computer. Not only was I amazed at the shot, but I noticed I also captured another plane on a parallel approach - which you can see if you look closely at the clouds above the skyline in the centre of the image."

 

What a lovely reminder to be present in each moment, to look out for and even enjoy the unexpected when it happens, and to find the joy and beauty surrounding you no matter where you are.

I know with the Holiday season upon us I definitely need that reminder. Sometimes I just have to slow down and that's okay... But while I'm there I might as well enjoy the view...

Kisses,

K

(Image created and owned by Mark Hersch, found via the Daily Mail.)

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I just really love how spirited this is! The beauty in the imperfection.

Kisses,

K

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It's a common theme amongst creatives for a reason but it definitely applies to life as well.

Take courage dear heart and if you find yourself stuck, scrap it and start afresh!

Kisses,

K

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What do you see?

Kisses,

K

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It can be hard to start over sometimes. To scrap something completely and let it go. But it can also be the very best thing, especially in design but also in life.

If something isn't working for you have the guts to throw it out and start over! You can do it!

Kisses,

K

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So let's stop trying to be perfect and start being interesting!

Kisses,

K

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As I have learned all to well and all too sadly in life... life is a precious thing that doesn't last...

So live each moment and each breath to the fullest.

Kisses,

K

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Can I get a Amen?

Kisses,

K

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This is one of my all time favorite quotes and reminders.

How will you choose joy today?

Kisses,

K

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You can bloom wherever you are. Whether it's a small town, big city, or sate of mind.

You can even bloom in a state of sorrow.

Just lift your head up towards the sun and find the light everyday.

Eventually, you'll be a beautiful flower.

Kisses,

K

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Choose happy. Choose joy. It's as simple and hard as that.

Hope your having a fantastic summer full of all things sparkly and fun!

Kisses,

K

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This week is a call to beauty. To finding it that is.

To opening our eyes and choosing to see the good, the lovely, the beautiful that's always there somewhere.

Let's find it!

Kisses,

K

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Don't settle. Go live!

Kisses,

K

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Brilliant!

Kisses,

K

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Have you seen the film Saving Mr. Banks?

It's a very touching film about Walt Disney attempting to woo the author P.L. Travers into filming and then the production of her book Mary Poppins onto the screen.

One of my favorite scenes in the film is when P.L. Travers is saying goodbye to her driver whom, through their developed relationship, she has discovered has a handicapped daughter. She hands him a note with these names and this is what she tells him.

It's a particularly powerful scene about not living within the restrictions society puts on you but pushing those boundaries and exceeding expectations and perceived limitations.

It really resonated with me.

As someone growing up with ADD, mild dyslexia, legally blind in one eye, and now a chronic auto immune disorder that regularly wreaks havoc it is a most poignant reminder that the only thing holding me back is me.

I might not be able to participate with society on its terms or in the way it expects but I can still exceed expectations. Including the most important expectations, my own.

My parents definitely instilled this in me growing up and I am so grateful. It has afforded me wonderful opportunities and amazing feats and experiences that might not have happened otherwise.

But for those of you who haven't heard and all of us that need to be reminded: we are capable of anything!

Now go exceed your expectations today!

Kisses,

K

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Whatever it is for you, go get it!

Kisses,

K

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How are you seeking and striving this week? Are you truly all in?

Let's all try to participate in this life with all our hearts!

Kisses,

K

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Dream big my friends!

Kisses,

K

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This week I hope we all stop and take a moment to get off the paved roads of life and go pick some flowers!

Kisses,

K

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What do you see when you dream?

Or daydream?

I often picture Paris alight with the sun's glorious rays casting golden colors amongst the shadows...

It reminds of a time when I was young and free. When I lived in Paris and just the living there made the world seem so big and so small and so possible all at the same time. When my hopes were fresh and my spirit barely bruised...

I am grateful for all that life has sent me since then, both the joys and the sorrows.

But sometimes I dream of that time... Of that freshness and wonder.

I smile at that girl who knew so much and so little. If I could, I'd thank her.

Because when I daydream about sunsets in Paris, I daydream about her.

And she reminds me that anything and everything is possible still.

Always possible.

Kisses,

K

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