Do not be afraid.

via Serendipitous Romance

Do not be afraid of your difficulties.  Do not wish you could be in other circumstances than you are. For when you have made the best of an adversity, it becomes the stepping stone to a splendid opportunity.

- H.P. Blavatsky

Woollahra streets

via SP

Heavily missing these Woollahra streets this month.  I love this time of year in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and that gorgeous purple - vibrant and lilac all at the same time.  Thanks SP, for making me thoroughly homesick.

Attachment drops away

via Arianna

Feeling philosophical  but this one means a lot to me at the moment.  In so many different ways.  

Grace

via Arianna

Rumi is my favourite.  This quote makes me think of a beautiful set of lines from a song in Little Women (which my friend Elise appeared in a few years back in Sydney): 

"Some things are meant to be, the tide turning endlessly,
the way it takes hold of me, no matter what I do..."   

Tell me.

via Serendipitous Romance

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver, The Summer Day.

(Thanks Tick Tock for this one.)

Sailing

Even if you think the seas are calm, those waves can rise up any time.  Still, as my favourite meditation man Kabat Zinn says, "you can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."    

J'adore: thinking about coats

via J.Crew

Collection Ratti tile coat.  How else am I supposed to curb the pangs of jealousy that are going to emanate from me as I view glorious photos of summer (already started) from my beautiful Sydney-ites over the next few months?  Why, get on board with Fall Fashion, obvi.

My heart dances

via Arianna

It's so rare to add another quote to my list of favourites.  But when one hits you, it does.  And Rumi tends to be pretty high on the list.  It's an incredibly powerful time when you have presence of soul and a dancing heart.  It's been a while and it's good to be here.  New York, I love you.  

NYFW: StyleList and NMRKT Runway Show

via me

Loved seeing one of my favourite best dressed men at the StyleList and NMRKT runway show last night, DJ Brendan Fallis (and his super stylin' GF Hannah B).  More on my favourite looks from the night to come.

Breathe it in

via Places to See in Your Lifetime

Feeling a little fuzzy this weekend, but this image is so vivid you can almost breathe in that lavender and inhale away all the madness.  You know I love me some deep purple.

Reminders to meditate

"Don’t let your mind get weary and confused. Your will be still, don’t try. Don’t let your heart get heavy, child; inside you, there’s a strength that lies. Don’t let your soul get lonely, child; it’s only time, it will go by. Don’t look for love in faces, places; it’s in you, that’s where you’ll find kindness. Be here now, here now. Be here now, here now. Don’t lose your faith in me and I will try not to lose faith in you. Don’t put your trust in walls, ‘cause walls will only crush you when they fall. Be here now, here now. Be here now, here now."▼

--  Be Here Now // Ray LaMontagne 

Brighten your Monday

via Piece of Cake Piece of Mind

Love this little DIY posie of peonies - perfect for brightening a friend (or your own) day with a burst of colour and les fleurs.  Learn how here, at Piece of Cake Piece of Mind.

Whitman

via someone's Tumblr somewhere

I've been thinking 'bout you lately

New York, I love you.

It turns out.

Some things are meant to be.

L'Homme: Racquets down best dressed

via Huffington Post

Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler were hands down the best dressed men of the Wimbeldon, obviously.  Butler just barely eeks out Cooper.  That blue linen jacket with a smidgen of pocket square?  Next to godly.

Heal yourself

via Lost in the Moment

"Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you." --Maya Angelou 

New York city sunsets

via me

Chelsea, killing it.

Lisa Ho - I said no, no, no

via lisaho.com

The fashion label of our (unnecessary spending) youth is closing down.  While I've certainly seen a drop in quality and innovative design over the last few years, it's a sad day.  I fondly recall shopping for Bin's bridesmaid dresses here and the purchase of my gorgeous Galaxy print white lined jacket (which will remain a staple for years to come).  Luckily, to commiserate - there is a fire sale.  So get to a store and check out some of the (huge) discounts.

Hiatus: good for the soul

Devour Beauty has been on a bit of a hiatus thanks to many a life change of late. But rest assured we'll be back in business slowly but surely and now as a New York correspondent!