I'm going to be honest and say that I have no idea what I'm going to write about tonight. This past week has been rather challenging for me to keep up with my blog. Ironic, isn't it? The time when I actually have the time to write is the time that I feel least compelled to. Isn't that how it always is though? When you have no time you want to do more things but when you have all the time in the world you are content to do nothing. When you have short hair you wish you had long hair, when you are in the country you wish you were in the city, when you filled with company you wish you were alone. It's like we are always chasing a desire that can never be fulfilled–like we are on a treadmill, moving but never getting anywhere. The human race, it seems, has a hard to being content with what is–not dwelling on what was or what could be. When you think about your definition of what it means to be happy, you will see that happiness often hangs upon the belief that it can only be achieve under certain conditions. And that is the root of our endless feeling of dissatisfaction. Happiness–especially for myself–comes when good things come our way (as it should by nature). But unlike what we often think, good things are not the cause of happiness. In "scientific" terms, good fortune does not yield happiness. Happiness is a conditional state but is not a result of conditional influences. Happiness–I am coming to learn–comes from the ability to accept it even when despair is the easier choice. It is easy just to feel sad, feel alone, feel scared. It's much harder feel happiness, feel loved, feel courages, regardless of conditional circumstances. And that is why most people aren't happy all the time. I'm not sure if it even is possible to be happy all the time. But regardless of what is or is not possible, happiness is something that can happen to anyone at anytime. Anyone–that is–who is willing to choose it. I guess I did have something to say after all...
Just hanging.
Skirt: American Apparel, Top: Forever 21, Shoes: Journey's
Today's outfit is the precursor to my Coachella weekend outfits! My friend and I drove to Coachella Valley this morning and spent the day tanning by the pool at our condo and choosing which groups we want to see this weekend. Tomorrow we plan on seeing Tegan and Sara, Modest Mouse, Local Natives, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and a few others. Today I wore my denim circle skirt with my white crocheted crop top and brown oxfords. The outfit was rather simple but it was perfect for the high eighty-degree weather we had today.
To those of you attending Coachella with me this weekend, I wish you a happy Coachella-Eve. To those of you who are not, I wish you all a happy Friday-Eve (kudos to Ms. Chufo from freshman English and creative writing). Stay tuned this weekend for more fashion, more ideas, more inspiration. Stay unnaked.
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I like this. You're quite eloquent. Your topic reminds me of this quote:
ReplyDelete"Where does discontent start? You are warm enough, but you shiver. You are fed, yet hunger gnaws you. You have been loved, but your yearning wanders in new fields. And to prod all these there's time, the Bastard Time."-John Steinbeck
Have fun at Coachella! Cambria