passion

Childhood Reminders 💕

We are on the way to Milan today, and I just found out that a radio legend from Los Angeles passed, his name was Art Laboe. RIP 🕊 I really feel like this is the end of an era with his passing and my childhood growing up with oldies, lowriders and happy, simple times 💔 I had a really unique childhood. As I am currently realizing that it was filled with quite a bit of trauma, there was a lot of very cool, valuable and beyond special parts of it! Growing into a family of music and entertainment self made entrepreneurs made originality and business exciting!! It was also always a good time, which I think had a negative side too, but it also kept the ball rolling which was a positive. My dad took me to concerts where his artist would play, and I got to go to Wango Tango like every year. I was around music legends that were following their passions and love for music, but also dealing with the business side. It was expansive and I learned so much being around different cultures, people, types of music, etc. I feel like these lessons set me up for the big world of fashion and being able to work in an environment handling different types of people and coming together for the purpose of making something into reality. It scares me seeing all of this overly sensitivity these days… I feel its tuning out and canceling important matters of Life, reality and truth, authenticity, and turning everything into one way. This is no bueno. We need to stop running to canceling and extreme sensitivity and also learn to embrace different realities, take responsibility, and learn how to cope!! Theres so much beauty in the differences and owning who you are.

These were the beautiful parts of my childhood, even through all the lessons and trauma. I feel really lucky when I reminisce on this side. I am really lucky for the things I have gotten to experience and the knowledge I have gained from it! What are some of your best childhood memories? I would love to know!

Travel Wisdom

I had this little piece saved from a note that I wrote coming back from a trip with my boyfriend from Puglia (where he is from). Puglia blew my mind & flying always makes my mind so free and run wild! I dont know if its something in the clouds, or just being so high up, but wowzers I am in dreamland sometimes. I even remember the first time flying to Europe and Dont Panic by Coldplay came on my iPod while crossing the Atlantic. it was such a moment for me at 16, exploring the big world for the first time :) Pure magic ✨ ooh the nostalgia…

the more I travel, the more I realize that there are laws bigger than the ones that affect our daily life. There are laws that govern the laws that we have now. Laws that take up much more impact and meaning than the ones that shall I say are “man made”? these laws are the laws of the universe- they’re deeply ingraved in humanity. For example, within these universal laws, i have learned that the universe seriously always supports me. Simple as that. When i fully trust with love, it comes back protected and ten fold. From buying one way tickets and throwing myself out into the universe/ to not having an agenda & having my trips unfold into experiences that I can’t even explain/ to meeting people who are completely different from me, but always finding something to connect with / to people I barely know offering me a comfy place to stay when I didn’t have a plan/ to facing fears like being brave enough to walk through a new city alone just to get back to my hotel room. Growing up in OC and having all 4 of my grandparents come from different countries, it made me feel more like second generation than American, even though I was born there. My mom raised me with an openness to culture and the world & always taught me that the world is something to explore and not to be afraid of (another universal law :))) which I will forever pass along.. and for the people who still can’t wrap their heads around these ideas that aren’t tangible or able to see, I ask you to book a ticket and trust..

P.S. one thing that traveling has taught me, is that how is it that every culture has its own rules and traditions, and they are soooo different! Like especially in Europe where all theres so many countries put together… Coming from the US, it really made me think about the systems of the world and if there is truly one Real system..

How do you feel about the idea of a Universal Law within our collective? What governs you? Do you follow more of your own intuition, or maybe your culture, or a system? Would love to hear all about your experience on this in the comments below!

those late night thoughts...

Does life ever feel like a game to you? One lesson after the other, trying to get stronger and better at life but there is always something to learn or get through. Sometimes it test you on anotha level, like when it rains it pours.

And then surprisingly, like you didn’t believe you would ever get through it, you get through it! phew.. how did I ever get through that? and then the next lesson comes and your like i don’t think i can get through this one but i do remember getting through that one time that I never thought i could…

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Makes me ask what is the point of life? Why does everyone assume life is supposed to be peachy-keen and happy all the time when it literally isn’t.

I like to live and live in feeling everything that comes my way. I think theres something more than the pains of life! I think there is a beauty of getting through it and evolving! We are so strong when it comes down to our core, we have everything we ever needed inside of us! <3


P.S. Thank you Bon Iver for the motivation behind this post.