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Before I left, Chris said I needed this rock bottom. I didn't get it. I've hit rock bottom. Many times. I know rock bottom like the back of my hand. But getting two teeth out wasn't rock bottom, was it? Five days later I realize that rock bottom meant time to integrate and assess which way I wanted to go. To slow down enough to find the right inspiration again before this next chapter. I keep saying on here the last few days so many changes are happening and they are and it's been wild because most of those changes have been my own perception. It's like the world, my world, has been cracked wide open and I can see very clearly for the first time in a while and it's scary because the truth is like "Woah baby turn those shiners off". And you feel uncomfortable like a hangover but you didn't drink because you realize all the ways you were sabotaging yourself even though you thought you were doing all the "right" things. I love the wellness world. I love the yoga world. I love the mindful movement. But there's a lot of darkness in there too, how many of us, myself included, have blindly used it to make ourselves feel worse about ourselves because we didn't drink enough green juice or meditate 22x per day or don't have enough followers on Instagram. This world is really wild and changing rapidly and as the saying goes it's not so much about learning more but UNlearning all the things that keep us from actually enjoying this one short life.
In any given day I could and probably will measure myself up to more people than many of you will in a life time. In New York, we're surrounded by the creme de la creme of the world :: the most beautiful, the most stylish, the most creative, the most well dressed, the most successful, the most confident, the hustlers. By the time I've made it to my morning destination, I've compared myself, consciously and unconsciously, to nearly 100 people. When I sit down on the train, if I decide to, with the click of a button I can compare myself to 2,477 more. Sometimes I forgot what I look like and sound like and feel like after being so sensorially surrounded. I'll catch a glimpse of myself in the window and she looks tired and worn down and with bags under her eyes and with blemishes on her skin and before I can even begin to feel sorry for her, not in a 'poor me' way but in a 'let me love YOU way', the subway has stopped and her eyes are now someone else's peering through the window, ready to get on the train at the station. I'll remember that moment and decide oh I need to eat this and drink this green that because my hormones are this and my --- lately I don't care about that story, the wellness's world of trying to fix the undercurrent by trying to control our surroundings. No. no. What I'm more interested in is when I look this way and feel that way, now, is how am I comparing myself to everyone in a way that lives up the motto : "comparison will rob you of your radiance." And so, instead, I've been turning to the real healing :: Inspiration. Art, music, editorials, fashion. That's where the real healing is. The REAL healing that hits the heart and suddenly the world looks different, the same world we've been living in for X amount of years. Creativity is the essence of all healing, of all change, of all growth. It's messy, it's ours, no one else's, waiting to be found right there inside the hearts of all 108 billion people who have ever touched the Earth.
Someone asked me if I had any regrets walking away from a writing career seven years ago after I shared my story last week. In New York, life moves very fast. I've had more experiences and opportunities and successes and failures than most people have in one lifetime. Looking back now on my tenth year living here, I can smile because I can see how each dot was imperfectly perfectly connected. How everything played out exactly as it should. If I hadn't left fashion, if I hadn't gotten into yoga, if I hadn't gotten sick, if I hadn't dealt with acne, if I hadn't launched a skin care brand, if I hadn't done three teacher trainings, it I hadn't met some of the greatest living Masters, if I hadn't had the heartbreaks, if I hadn't gone to Acupuncture school, I wouldn't have the depth I have now. Life was once two dimensional and now it's three dimensional. My writing has more feeling because I have felt more. It's coming from the heart instead of my head. It's coming from experience rather than observation. It's coming from knowing basic struggles of every human : to want to be seen, heard, felt, loved, healthy, happy, and feeling safe in this wild world. In the last year especially I've had to learn to trust. My heart is my greatest compass but it's a navigational tool that might take a second or ten years to learn how to read it properly. If you betray the compass you'll get a little lost, but it's always there waiting for you to read it properly so you can get where you want to be
A few days ago I was thinking I have never in my life been under as much pressure as the last two years. I walked down Bedford avenue, the same street I've walked down everyday for the last five years, wondering how much of the same has become so different. As I walked and thought I realized the only reason I've felt more pressure is because of one thing and one thing only :: I've set bigger goals than I ever have in my life. I've launched a business, I spent last year living in-coastal as I decided to do a teacher training in LA, redid my apartment, beginning a career as a writer, and a few more goals I can't quite share yet. This is why I've become so passionate about the Prosperity teachings - we've been given tools to literally make anything we want to happen, to make something from nothing, to make the impossible possible. But with bigger goals comes bigger expectations and bigger pushes to become strong enough to deliver once your dreams appear in front of you. If we can take the pressure and instead of looking at it as crushing but as a force to catapult us forward, as the fuel we need to make the changes to become stronger in the pursuit of our dreams, we can start to face any challenge as an opportunity to create magic in this ordinary world
I moved to New York at 17 with a dream of becoming an editor at a Fashion magazine. At the time, nothing could stop me and this photo is one of my favorite memories of that. I had just left Blackbook magazine where I had my first article published that year at the baby age of 18 on the store Inven.tory, where this photo was taken. I was writing for Refinery29, when there was less than 10 people working at the company and was given the freedom, even as an intern, to write what I wanted. I was living my dream and nothing could get in my way, I remember feeling here. But soon, youth took over and I discovered the nightlife of New York City and that's all I cared about. I began to rebel against my dream in favor of seeing and being seen, the flashy allure of the glamour that is Manhattan at night. My editor pulled me aside one day and looked at me with the sternest face I had ever seen and asked me if I took myself seriously, that I had potential to be great but wasn't living up to it. Looking back I would tell my 18 year old self that she wasn't being mean, she saw greatness in you and was trying to get you back on track, to not walk away that day, to not walk away from your dream. But I did. I was young and didn't know better. Ten years later I still think about that moment, and all the moments I've walked away from myself. I think about how we all have potential inside of us that's just waiting to be expressed if we could just get out of our own way, if we could just face the challenges and didn't walk away when things got uncomfortable. A month ago I challenged myself to 100 days of writing. I knew I have a gift and I had to start doing something with it. I really wanted to challenge myself to show up for myself and I said, "maybe something will come out of it, maybe nothing will." A month in and on a dream I walked out on, 10 years later I've been offered my first paid job as a freelance writer. It showed me that it's never too late to walk back in on your dreams. In this photo however, I was actually looking at myself in the mirror and if I could go back in time I would tell myself, "Keep going, keep going, keep going."
(Part 2) The next time I would see Chris would be a year later and I was sick and depressed and Western Medicine couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. He would treat me every week until finally one day he came in angrier than I ever saw him and said, "I'm not treating you anymore until you work with Thomas and decide you WANT to get better." It's not even until looking back now as I write this how important that moment was. He made me so angry I decided to do something about it. How could he say that? Did he think I wanted to be sick? Did I want to feel that way? Grandmaster once told us a story of a woman in a wheelchair with Multiple Sclerosis. She felt no one loved her and was unhappy her whole life but when she became sick, suddenly everyone had to take care of her. She came to Master to be treated and he took one look at her and said, "I'm not treating you. When you decide you want to get out of that wheelchair, you know where to find me." In that moment Chris confronted all my understanding of health and disease, he hit my ego which wanted to blame everything else for me being sick and challenged the fact that I took zero responsibility for my well being. Over the years there have been many moments like this, where his proverbial iron fist will crack open everything I know about the world. But I'll never forget the time we drove home from Masters at 2am after a long weekend of studies. I was crying about god knows what and he looks over at me with a sly smile and says, "You don't believe in magic, do you?"
(Part 1) In 2010, I limped down 27th street after injuring my back in yoga (yep). I texted Grandmaster and asked him who should I go to fix my back? He said Chris. I thought, what the 12 year old? I met Chris a few months before on the day I realized that the man I lovingly knew as Sung was a Daoist Grandmaster. I happened to be living home in Baltimore due to a quarter-life crisis. Two years before, I met Sung at Collective Hardware, the modern day Warhol factory. To this day I don't remember who reached out to who two years later but he said, "Come for a drink at this hotel we have a Kung Fu tournament here." Cosmically of course, he was in Baltimore and the tournament was 7 minutes away from my house. My mom and I went together and he walks into the lobby in a fine suit and combat boots with his black hair pulled back into a pony tail. He had a swarm of students trailing behind him who all stood tall like Samurai's He quickly introduced me to each one, including Chris, who I remember wondering how old this guy was. My mom and I looked at each other wondering what alternate universe did we enter. That was the day that Sung became Grandmaster as I learned he was the 75th Grandmaster of the Dong Han Pa lineage. And that he was also named Sword Immortal. And that that was his Kung Fu tournament he was hosting with hundreds attending. We all sat down for a drink in the lobby with his students close by. He enjoyed a smokey tequila while he said to me, "You'll get a degree in Acupuncture and you'll study with me, these are your classmates and you will be the best acupuncturists of your generation." And then it all became a blur and I went back to New York to finish my Bachelor's at FIT and there I was limping down 27th street because I ignored Master's advice to go see Chris. About half a block in, I look up and see a man on his bike riding towards me. I squint my eyes and realize, it's Chris. And where I had happened to be standing at that moment was directly in front of his office on 27th street. Little did I know that would be the first time I met my Teacher. •• Happy Solar Return to this Saturnian Taurus who has changed my life
Someone recently asked me, "How do you let go of someone, especially when they have found someone else already." As a single Scorpio in New York, I loved that question as dating has shown me a handful of incredible men that ended up not working out. I mean, some of these guys were so perfect in the scheme of what I'm looking for it seemed to good to be true. So when things fell apart, obviously I didn't want to let go. But overtime, I began to see over and over that the next person was always closer to what I'm looking for. Even very recently I met someone who I thought, "wow, this is it." And then the whole thing blew up in my face like the grand finale on 4th of July. I met with a friend for lunch recently in SoHo. We had dated in the past and since I was asked this question the day before, seeing him reminded how badly I didn't want to let go because he was what I thought to be a perfect fit. And through our friendship I see how so very wrong we are romantically, that it was just an idea I was chasing in my head, but as friends, we are perfect. So letting go has become easier, as the Universe has showed me over and over again three things:
1. Most of the time we are chasing after an idea vs experiencing what that person actually brings to the table.
2. Trust is a muscle. We have to learn to trust that if we let go, we create a gap that the Universe must fill with something else.
3. As my great-grandmother used to say, "Que Sera Sera", whatever will be will be. When we stop chasing and trying to control things, we can let what is actually meant to happen unfold organically, which is extremely powerful. When we can sit back, be graceful and let everything come to us through our strength and not chase after everything through our neurosis, then we begin to attract the best experiences possible
My ex and I have been able to do something rare and precious, but on that note I think this'll be the last time I call him my ex. We peeled away the layers of our once-was relationship and decided to maintain our incredible friendship. So instead of ex, instead of the old story, he's my friend. He knows me better than anyone else so I know that when I ask him for advice he'll either tell me "Yes! Go for it" or "You're a crazy person what is wrong with you." He gives me complete honesty. We met for lunch yesterday and I told him about a potential career opportunity and asked him what he thought. He said, "You are totally capable of this. You built a brand from the ground up and made it into something big." For a second I smiled, thinking wow whoever he's talking about man she's cool and then I realized he was talking about me. Me. I completely forgot that I built a brand from ground up. That from nothing I created something. From an idea I made an entire business. I've spent so much time and energy comparing myself (consciously and unconsciously) to others that I haven't taken enough time to see how far I've come. It's made me think about how much as humans we focus on our weaknesses instead of magnifying our strengths. And that's why it's important to have people in your life who love you and remind you how great you are when you might have forgotten, so that you can turn the telescope the other way and zoom in on how utterly amazing you are for getting this far. So maybe today or everyday we can make an effort to remind the people we love how amazing they are because in the hustle of life, it's possible they have forgotten
On Sunday we had a very tragic, sudden, and unexplainable death in our family. When I found out at 10:30pm Sunday evening, I hung up the phone, sat down quietly at my kitchen table and stared at the wall for 45 minutes. We have lost many people in our family too soon to drugs and because of their addictions you are almost always waiting for the call but this was totally different. She was healthy. I couldn't even cry because it just wasn't real. The reality of what happened didn't hit me until I got home to Baltimore so the last few days have been a whirlwind of emotions, of ups and downs, of trying to make sense of it all. Yesterday was the first time I was alone as I rode the bus back to New York and I cried the whole way. My dad called me and told me the doctors came to the house and said they couldn't find a cause of death. Nothing was abnormal. He had to go and I couldn't be alone so I called J and he talked me through the whole thing. He let me share the tragedy of it all and just listened to me try to make sense of it. There was an older man in his late 60s sitting in front of me shaking his head and I felt embarrassed for sharing such tragic news outloud but I needed to talk to someone. When I got off the phone, he turned around and I fully expected him to scold me but instead he said, "I couldn't help but overhear your conversation and I wanted to say I'm sorry for your loss and I understand. My best friend just died on Friday." We talked the rest of the bus ride about life, about friendship, about music. He told me I looked like I could use a friend right now and he's there for me. @brenebrown once said, "The two most powerful words when we're in struggle: me too." You never know who is going through what, so just like Joe, we should always turn around and lend someone an ear, a hand, and our hearts
| When I was 16 I wanted to study literature at NYU for college. What a dream, I thought. I excelled in English classes at school, getting lost in every book, writing 5,10,15,20 page essays on my reflections faster than the professor gave the assignment. When I told my parents of my dream, they asked me "what are you going to do with a degree in literature?" At the time, I didn't have an answer so I settled for journalism at FIT. Settled. It's a funny word. When I couldn't find happiness in fashion I left because I thought I could find it in wellness. When I couldn't find it there, I thought, "well now I'm fucked." But then something very interesting happened as I began to mediate more - I started to move away from the dogma of wellness and towards the twinkling inspirations of creativity, feeling nostalgic for those creative days of the early years in NYC. I've been surrounding myself more and more with those who follow their souls longings. I've been meeting people who are doing what they love. I've been inspired by those who are creating outlets for their passions to be shared. @belletrist is my latest inspiration, curated by the absolutely lovely @emmaroberts + @kpreiss. A rotation of incredible books every month by phenomenal writers, I can't wait to dive into this months book, Marlena by @juliebuntin. I feel 16 again!! 💎 To everyone in my life who's following their dreams, your drive inspires and ignites me every single day and my goal is to let each and every one of you know that
That was the hardest workout I've done in a while and by no means do I mean physically. Every part of me had an excuse. My body wasn't feeling well due to a second round of antibiotics this month (one tooth infection, one spider bite, thank you April). My mind had every reason not to workout even though I had my gym clothes on since 6pm. My spirit has been numb since last night when my godmother called me in tears to share the news of a sudden death in our family. I even went to the gym, actually. I went to the gym and I got on the bike and I started peddling and just stared at the screen. After six minutes I stepped off and out and said I'll go for a run. The walk never turned into a run and I just sat in the laundromat and watched my clothes spin around in the dryer for 32 minutes. Not a single part of me wanted to workout until I remembered a sign I saw today while I sat in the park under a cherry blossom tree :: "Keep going." I think a lot about the difference between ordinary people and great people. The only difference is that greatness lies within the ability to overcome our own limitations. I remembered this as I put the timer on for 7 minutes, turned on Kodak Black really loud at 9:02pm and worked out harder than I imagined. It had nothing to do with working out and everything to do with the fact that I didn't want to. Throughout the day we're given countless of opportunities to turn "I can't" into "I can." That is the difference between ordinary and great: seizing those opportunities as they come
I can't remember the last time I felt as uninspired as I did for most of April. Holy f*ck. It was heavy, felt like I was being pulled backwards into a black hole and didn't know where I was going. Thank god for Sat Kriya and Kodak Black which kept me afloat. For the first time in the face of adversity I felt like I could actually keep it together thanks to the strengthening powers of the practice. But I couldn't shake the feeling that I wasn't inspired anymore. After asking for advice, Guru Jagat called me and said, "get off the social media." She reminded me that when we view the world through the lens of social media that comparison robs us of our own inherent creativity, what WE have to offer to the world. I didn't really think much of it and was totally tired of social media anyways so I was up for the challenge to take a break of the mindless scrolling. After 48 hours of that one little thing, I couldn't believe how it was ruling my life, dimming my creativity, and blocking my own creativity, so subtly I didn't even realize it. In any industry we work in we see how others create their lives, live their lives, and experience success, therefore we subconsciously create the construct that because we're in that industry, that's how we should be too. We do it without even realizing. As I logged off and just allowed myself to be more attentive to what I want to share with the world and how I want to share it, I realized my heart has ALWAYS been encouraging me to do it that way, I just wasn't following suit because I thought I had to be a certain way based on my chosen path. Inspire. In / Sprirare. Into breathe. Into the Breath of Life. c. 1300, "immediate influence of God or a god." Replace God with what you want. Soul. Universe. You. Immediate influence of your own Self is what it means to be inspired. When we spend the whole day scrolling and subconsciously comparing our lives to others, it takes away from our own inherent influence and flavor of what we're meant to do and HOW we're meant to do it. In order to endlessly create + inspire ourselves, we have to meet ourselves instead of running away from our Self.
In 2010 I stood on my kitchen counter and looked at all the pills in my cabinet. Lorazepam, Lexapro, Adderall, Ambien, Zoloft, just to name a few. One by one I picked them up and opened the cap and from the top of my counter I watched all the pills from each bottle cascade down into the garbage pail below. What a feat, I thought, to throw these all out after seven years on them. It was an accomplishment I was most proud of. But what most people don't know, as I tried very hard to hide it, was the depression, self-destruction, and misery that followed for five years after that. No yoga class, green juice, or healer could make it go away. The self-hatred and sadness was insurmountable, which I had to put down because I was a yoga teacher. I tried to hide it and I did for a very, very long time. Tonight I took a Kundalini class and felt perfect after. Smiling. Radiant. Laughing. Happy. I realized, after two years, I can remember I had those feeling and experiences and sadness and pain but I can no longer remember what it feels like in my body. I can relate. I can sympathize. I can pull out memories like a stray thread on a piece of clothing. But the feeling bad has been replaced with feeling good in a way I never imagined possible. This practice has given me that gift, the great, great gift of feeling good, something I'll never, ever take for granted.
"These streets took all my soul from me
Tried to leave me in the cold
These streets took my conscience from me
Now tough love is all I show." - Future
I've been listening to this song a lot lately. I like to put it on really loud while I walk down the streets of New York. This year is my tenth year anniversary of my engagement to this city. I don't know if I'll ever marry it. It's one of those things where I'm one foot in and one foot out. But it's my city, imprinted like memory foam that has shaped me into who I am becoming. As to any creative, some bouts of feelings of lack of inspiration can creep in take over. When this happens, my tonic is to take very loud music and walk around. Tonight I was walking home from a party and I put my headphones on to this song picking up where it left off. This year has been a test. A test of faith. Of courage of strength. As I listened to the song, those very lyrics hit to my affair with New York. The pulsation of the city can steal your soul, can leave you in the cold. There's many times I felt like I wasn't going to make it. They can take your conscious, when you're surrounded by the most beautiful successful people on the planet. They can take your conscious when you slave away at your job. They can your conscious from you heartbreak after heartbreak. They can take your conscious when time moves faster here, friends move faster, passions move faster, loves move faster. But the end is what I like. 'Now tough love is all I show.' I thought, tough love. If I can make it here, if I can say I survived this concrete jungle, then absolutely nothing can get in my way. As I walked on, I caught a glimpse of myself in a window, smiled, and said, 'Try me.'
If I slow down enough, I sometimes have a moment to remember how I got here. It was 2009 and probably around 1am in the recording studios on the third floor at Collective Hardware. Sean Lennon and Kemp were recording some music with a few others, jamming away until the early hours of the morning. I was sitting on the couch, with a few drinks in me, when I noticed an older Korean man staring at me from the corner of my eye. He had on a fitted white t-shirt which held tightly to his very strong arms, denim jeans and combat boots. A fine Italian blazer was by his side. His hair was pulled back into a pony tail and he had side burns in a silver I had never seen before. He took a long drag of a cigarette as he looked at me with stern eyes. Moments later, he walked over to sit next to me and told me things about myself I had never told anyone in that room, in any of those rooms in that five floor building. Stunned, I turned to look at him to ask him how he knows all of that but before I could open my mouth, he smiled and said, "And you have to be happy, for no reason at all you have to be happy." And then he got up and walked away and I couldn't figure out if something was in my drink that took me to another planet. I later found out this was not just any man but Grandmaster Sung Baek, the 75th Grandmaster of the Dong Han Pa lineage. I eventually went on to study acupuncture with him but ironically, the teacher appeared before the student was ready. Someone recently called me a phony practitioner. In the past, I think it would have felt hurtful. My path the last seven years has for sure been challenging. There are far more disciplined people than I. There are many times when I've wanted to quit. To just give up. But I'm still here. I'm still trying to become the best version of myself I can be. Everyone's practice looks different and everyone comes to this planet with different capacities but each of us has the opportunity to experience our greatness. For some, it may come easy. For others, it's more of a challenge. But for all, the greatest practice is being able to get up, again and again, and keep moving forward to where you want to go.
I've been in New York for ten years and every part of me is tired. Every street is filled with more memories than people have in a lifetime. The come-and-go of this city will never cease to amaze me. One person in and then they're out. One friend in and then they're gone. One boyfriend/girlfriend in and then it's over. One job in and then it's done. Everything moves at the speed of lightening and we can't remember if we're hurt or sad or happy or angry or relieved or scared or afraid or excited. But every street is filled with a memory to take you right back to that moment where you realized that you loved something or hated something or miss something. The people who live in New York are a special breed. We are fighters. We are believers. We are hell bent on making it happen, whatever that it is and however long that it takes and wherever the winding, bumpy road takes us. We're still standing. I want everyone to feel proud about that. I have to remind myself to feel proud about that. If we can make it here, and by make it I mean still find a way to love, to laugh, to be open, to smile, to hope, to dream, to keep going, then I think we can make it anywhere. And by anywhere, I mean we can make it in our own hearts and minds to conquer anything.
On a cold night in February, Allison and I made our way into the packed Rose Bar for a friend's fashion week party. He just launched a new collection and was celebrating with a huge bash with a live performance by a rapper on the rise known as Saint Jhn. It's been years since I've been back in that scene and while I was fully expecting to be miserable and overwhelmed by the industry I left behind, something wild happened. I missed it. A lot. When I left the fashion industry for yoga seven years ago, I went through a renunciation period. I sold all my clothes. I stopped caring about menswear / fashion / the latest + greatest. I stopped going to events and parties. And I thought I was doing the right thing by trading that in for yoga, green juice, and lululemon. But what happened that night was I felt inspired. Peoples outfits inspired me. The performance, which we fucking incredible, reminded me of my love, and I mean love, for rap music and inspired me. The collection inspired me, making me miss my life in menswear. I couldn't remember feeling inspired like that. Good like that. Alive like that. Not having to do XYZ to get to that space except show up and be surrounded by creatives and creativity. I've been letting this marinate for a while, as I've spent the last few months rekindling my love for fashion and blasting Kodak Black, A$AP ROCKY, Saint Jhn, and Migos in my ears as I walk down the streets of New York. We're always under the influence of what we should do that rarely we tap in and remind ourselves what feels good. What inspires us. What lights us up. My mission statement has changed since that night : the practices of awareness are not meant to make you more aware of what a piece of sh*t you we are (aka not another way for us to feel bad about ourselves). They're meant to make us aware of what really lights us up and be fearless about pursuing that, no matter how different it looks that what we thought life would look like. So now if you excuse me, I'm heading back to Pinterest for more photos like this, cause it's just making me feel real good
In February my Teacher sent me an email saying I was not allowing to come back for one month. I was not allowed to respond to the email. I was not allowed to reach out. To meet your Teacher in this lifetime is one of the most treasured gifts. The bond is incomparable. They may feel nothing for you but you feel everything for them. Their job is to act like a hammer, chiseling away all of your insecurities, doubts, fears. It's by no means an easy process. I've left his office crying many times. I'm often so angry at him for reasons I can't even formulate and yet I have more respect for him than anyone on the planet. His approval is everything to me, which he knows, and thus he will not give it. He will challenge every insecurity of mine so I can conquer each one. While he can be hard, he has been there for me through some of the most challenging experiences in life, and helps me get through those that linger through the memories of traumas of childhood, long before we met. When I finally returned to his office, my directions were to take the trash out, clean, then go sit in the room and meditate. For two hours, I have to sit in this room. No mantra. No sound. No breath work. Just sit. I cried for two hours. I came out of the room red faced and puffy. "How was it?" He asked with a smirk. "Can't you tell I cried the whole time?" And for the first time in six years he gave me a high five. I learned how much we run away from ourselves. I learned it not in the way I read that in a book. I learned it by sitting with myself for two hours on that first day back and seeing what all the distractions have pushed down. The phone can distract me, food an distract me, meditations can distract me, mantras can distract me. But without going in and just feeling everything and letting ourselves process the pain, we don't let it ever settle. It's just a credit card bill that never gets paid. To be able to sit with ourselves is now my understanding of the first step of healing. Everything. It takes practice but with time, we can begin to demagnetize the imprints of memories that construct who we are and create a new layer, layer by layer, of who we want to be.
l'm on day 8 which is a huge feat for me since day three is always my silent sniper. It's reminded me how much writing makes me feel good. It's reminds me that I have a gift. It's reminding me to focus on my strengths, the inherent strengths I have that require no effort on my part but to show up and allow them to express themselves. Too often, our weaknesses take the forefront. The parts of ourselves that we do heart wrenchingly want to change to feel better. The parts of ourselves we try to hide from the world. The parts of ourselves that rob us of our radiance. But what if we stopped focusing on our weaknesses and instead stopped to take in the fragrance of power that comes from honoring our gifts?


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If the complaint summarized here is to be believed, ten El Reno, Oklahoma police officers, responding to a 911 call, used tasers on an 87-year-old bed-ridden woman because she "took a more aggressive posture in her bed" when they entered her room. The call was made by her grandson, who couldn't tell whether she had taken her medication and was worried about her condition. He was threatened with tasers as well, handcuffed, and detained in a police car while the police, er, dealt with the old lady.
That's just the plaintiff's complaint in a lawsuit, of course, so there may be more to the story. I can't imagine what it might be, but maybe there's a good reason why ten armed, able-bodied officers felt threatened enough by an elderly invalid that they had to resort to such dangerous, and in this case possibly life-threatening, tactics. That bit about the "aggressive posture" does appear to be quoted from the police report, showing that, whatever is going on, the police don't feel they have to try all that hard to make a convincing case that getting out the taser was the right way to go in this situation.
I have had only one experience with 911 myself, but it was a doozy. (Though as doozies go, it doesn't begin to reach the level of dooziness of the one described in the first part of this post. But you take your doozies as you find them.)
My girlfriend and I had just moved into a new place. The kitchen wasn't equipped yet, so I was cutting some vegetables with a pocket knife rather than a real one, and had an unfortunate accident: the knife unexpectedly closed on my finger. Like a lot of such wounds, it looked much worse than it turned out to be. But seeing the blood spurting rhythmically with each heartbeat and spattering all over the counter and floor had a powerful effect on my emotional state. I wrapped it in a towel and stumbled into the living room in a daze. I felt a little dizzy and strange, but it seemed as though the worst was over.
"I cut my hand, but I'm okay," I announced. It was at this point that the blood, temporarily obstructed by the dish towel, found a way to resume its pulsing flow. And it was the sight of these spurts forcing their way through the makeshift bandage that pushed me over the edge.
The next thing I knew I was surrounded by candles, and each dancing flame was screaming my name. These soon morphed into the single face and voice of my girlfriend looking down at me, and I realized I'd passed out and was lying crumpled on the floor, blood still gushing and my head throbbing from something it had hit on the way down.
I wasn't sure the situation warranted a call to 911, and in retrospect it almost certainly did not. But, for good or ill, a call to 911 was placed.
Now, when you dial this number, it's supposed to contact local emergency services, and when things work properly the people at the other end are able to tell your location. In our case, however, there was some technical mix up with the routing, and the 911 people at the other end when my girlfriend called them believed that our call originated from Dublin rather than Oakland.
I wish I could say that either of us had had the presence of mind to make some kind of James Joyce-related joke, since such ideal occasions for James Joyce jokes rarely present themselves in medical emergencies. There was, sadly, no such joke, at least as far as I can recall, not a "yes I said yes I will yes," nor even a "Frosted Lucky Charms, they're magically delicious." What actually happened was, the operator refused to believe the call wasn't from Dublin, and there ensued a lengthy, and I must say, slightly hysterical, argument about the difference between Oakland, CA and Dublin, CA that ended in a slammed-down phone and what I imagine was a rather confused and resentful 911 operator. And me: there I was, lying in my own blood, thinking how strange life is and other fuzzy sentiments of that general nature.
The next few hours were spent in a nearby emergency room. At some point, while we were away, the 911 people realized the error and sent around four or five fire trucks, a couple of ambulances, and half a dozen police cars. The cops got the guy upstairs, whom we had never met, to let them into the building and forced their way into the apartment. All that blood must have looked pretty suspicious. They asked if anyone had heard gun shots, but eventually seemed to reach the conclusion that it had been a stabbing. We had a lot of explaining to do when we arrived, I with my index finger bandaged and my face a little shamed, but otherwise perfectly intact.
So that's how we met our neighbors, Walter, Phoebe, and the other lady who smelled like juice.
Back then, I thought the moral of the story was: when you move into a new place, test out your 911 to make sure it doesn't go to Dublin. Now, however, I'd really have to advise avoiding 911 altogether, unless you want to run the risk of having your grandma tased in bed and your pets shot. Things have changed, or I have.
If you'd like to hear me doing "Goody Goody Gumdrops" and "Checkers Speech" over the phone as part of an interview-article about my career as a writer, head on over to The Switchboard Sessions.
on the "worst review he's ever had"
An Irish Times review of a reading I gave of one of my children's books, Rover Saves Christmas, in Dublin. The reviewer referred to 'the stench of celebrity vanity'. I've seen him many times since. I've even said hello to him. But I will, eventually, kill him.
Somehow these two blank postcards addressed to Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov found their way into the jacket of my Gang of Four LP, unnoticed by me for thirty years or so till now. (Or did they all come that way?)

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New-generation NextWave
Three main changes have been made to the new version of NextWave presses, which span a size range from 360 to 5000 tons. These machines have a hydromechanical clamp with short tiebars that retract with the moving platen, leaving open access to the mold area. One change is that they now carry HPM's modular injection unit with twin outboard injection cylinders. The result is a shorter machine than the original with a single in-line cylinder. The difference amounted to more than 3 ft on the 1750-ton press shown at the open house.
Also new is a hydraulic system based on HPM's standard approach of using multiple fixed-volume pumps for major machine functions and a small variable-volume pump for hold, eject, and core functions. This arrangement is said to provide faster response and lower cost than the NextWave's previous variable-volume pump system.
The third new feature is the Barber-Colman/HPM Command 4500C controller with color LCD screen and floppy-disk drive as standard. It is said to be user-friendly and easy to reprogram for special sequences. The same controller is used on HPM's modular hydraulic-clamp machines. Michael McKee, the new v.p. of injection molding sales, notes that the Command 4500C is currently offered only on NextWave models of 880 tons and larger. Smaller units still have Siemens controls, but the former S5 model has been upgraded to an S7, which utilizes Profibus field-bus architecture. This design greatly reduces the amount of wiring and is therefore much easier to troubleshoot and maintain, McKee says.
He also notes that HPM offers its cast Parabolic platen as an option for special applications of NextWave machines. Although the computer-designed shape is engineered to reduce platen deflection, McKee says HPM has found that, for most applications, a more cost-effective protection against deflection is the "decoupled" platen/carrier design. Instead of the usual one-piece construction of moving platen and carrier, the two are separate and joined by hourglass-shaped pins that act like variable-rate springs, according to McKee. With this arrangement, there is less tendency for bending of the platen carrier, "so the moving platen stays truer to the stationary platen," he claims.
Toggles get an overhaul
HPM introduced the Universal II series of toggle-clamp machines at its open house. Ranging from 60 to 560 tons, they carry a host of modifications suggested by customers, but their low price has not changed from two years ago. The basic machine "carcass" is built in Hong Kong to HPM design, but the barrel, screw, controls, and options are added here.
The machines have been made sturdier and easier to service, while reliability has increased and maintenance needs have decreased, McKee says. Upgraded controls include the Command 4000 as standard with larger monochrome display (color optional) and screens in four languages. The card rack has been expanded from nine to 12 slots, and it now offers alarm logging and additional capabilities—like separate analog controls for core/ejector speed and pressure and adjustable pull-in force on the injection-unit sled.
At NPE, HPM plans to demonstrate gas-assist molding of PVC on a Universal II machine in cooperation with Alliance Gas Systems, Inc., Chesterfield Township, Mich.
HPM's NextWave two-platen machines now include twin outboard injection cylinders instead of one in-line cylinder. As a result, this 1750 tonner is over 3 ft shorter.


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Our Eid celebrations incomplete till freedom, says LeT
Srinagar, June 14: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah has felicitated Muslims on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and saying "our Eid celebrations will always remain incomplete unless we end the illegal Indian occupation and win our freedom".
"Our Eid celebrations will remain incomplete unless the arrested mothers, sisters and Hurriyat leaders are freed from their captivity," LeT spokesperson Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi in a statement issued to GNS quoted Shah as having said.
"The whole nation is in war and India is trying its best to sabotage the indigenous freedom struggle of Jammu Kashmir, but the brave sons of people and Hurriyat leaders are spoiling all Indian wishes into dust. The victory shall be ours, Allah willing," he said.
LeT chief said Government of India's "negotiation drama" is merely a move to buy time with no positive outcome. "The Indian atrocities under the ceasefire drama are no more hidden from the world. The blood of innocents was spilled in the sacred blessed month of Ramadhan but with the help of Allah Almighty, the brave sons retaliated against the oppression. We are the heirs of martyrs and the stone-pelters are our pride," he said.
"The sacrifices by students of Jammu Kashmir are unforgettable. The public are the supporters of mujahideen and the freedom fighters will never hesitate from offering any sacrifice in the freedom struggle. This relationship is built on the very foundations of Islam, Kalima Tayyiba, and no power on earth can sabotage this relationship. India must quit Kashmir otherwise it will never be able to sustain its very existence. We once again congratulate people on the auspicious occasion of Eid."
LeT chief said as the blessed month of Ramadhan is coming to an end; it is time to take care of martyrs' family members, the needy, the poor, neighbours, relatives, and sick and remember them in celebrations. (GNS)


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Janus folding table
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The Janus folding table is produced in clear lines and natural surfaces. When the top is completely unfolded it independently locks tight. This makes the table very variable, a small black table transforming into a big red table in just a few steps or vice versa. Seefelder Möbelwerkstätten GmbH


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Communications equipment operators
Number employed in 2006: 209,000
Percent change in 2016: Switchboard operators, -12.1; telephone operators, -39.5.
Education/training: Most receive a combination of on-the-job training and classes that last from a few hours to a few weeks. Customer service training is common for switchboard operators.
2006 median salary: Switchboard operators, $22,640; telephone operators, $34,140.
Job outlook: Opportunities for switchboard and telephone operators are expected to decline rapidly because of the growth of technology, including voice recognition systems.
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As most of you already know Dye is one of the leading manufacturers in paintball equipment nowadays and they just started a competition to see who can come up with the coolest looking design for their new Paintball Marker called the "NT". NT stands for new technology so I felt I'd reflect that idea through the style of the design as it is both techy and new age while retaining the style that is unique to me and Nick Hammond Designs.
The winner receives the new Dye NT paintball marker anodized with their own design! But not unless they receive enough votes from the public. So here's your chance folks to help us out at Nick Hammond Design and vote for this design (or others) to help choose the winner. Who knows, if this design wins, maybe Nick Hammond Design will have a custom Dye NT market to give away as a prize for one of its own competitions in the near future 😉 always givin' back
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We want to share our good newsWe're proud of it
A team of students from Robert Gordon University's (RGU) School
of Computing achieved second place in the Irish Collegiate
Programming Contest, the only Scottish competitors in the
Working to solve eight complex programming problems over the
course of a four-hour timed period, BSc (Hons) Computer Science
students, Alin Rohnean (21), Alexandru Faur (23), and Alexandru
Ghitescu-Hrin (22) who live in the city centre, along with Team
Coach and Lecturer Dr Daniel Doolan, battled it out against 30
other university teams.
Hosted by University College Cork's Association for Computing
Machinery Student Chapter, the competition was designed to foster a
passion for computer programming by bringing together students from
across the UK to put their knowledge of algorithms, problem solving
and computer programming to the test.
The RGU team were sponsored in the competition by Aberdeen-based
IT firm, Codify, specialists in developing software for business.
Codify's Managing Director, Mark Griffiths, is a graduate from
RGU's School of Computing and several of his staff are fellow RGU
alumni. A member of staff also currently sits on the School's
Industrial Advisory Board.
Mark Griffiths commented:
"I would like to congratulate the team on this fantastic
achievement - to come second out of 30 teams speaks volumes about
the calibre of talent. I look forward to Codify continuing to
support RGU's students and this important industry in the
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competition with such a high standard of entries. The team worked
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Next year, Canada will be celebrating its 150th birthday and many brands will try to capitalize on the heightened feelings of national pride. Over the years our work has explored objects and images that evoke metaphors of identity and which give insight into 'Canadianness' relevant for brand building.
We have had people share stories of themselves through objects they selected as important to them. In one case it was a young man's canoe paddle. It helped him describe Canadianness. The paddle spoke to his great love of the outdoors, the pristine lakes and rivers that he retreated to regularly to connect with the Canadian wilderness and himself. His story revolved around the discovery of a great land, which he saw as synonymous with Mother Nature and her nurturing of his own hero journey of self discovery.
This young man's narrative, evoked by his paddle, is thematic and emerges time and again. Nature, the expansive and pristine landscape of this country represents the value of 'freedom' that drives Canadian pride across demographic groups. This country's beautiful landscape represents physical, emotional and psychological freedom necessary for nurturing possibilities and potential. While the objects introduced differ from person to person: a beautifully rendered Haida eagle tattoo, a river rock, a photograph of the Rocky Mountains, the shared value of freedom emerges and its manifestation as a source of pride.
It is because of this work using evocative objects and metaphoric imagery that we were not surprised by the findings of the latest Havas Prosumer Report. 'Pride and Prejudice: Shifting Mindsets in an Age of Uncertainty' suggests that Canada was one of the few countries where its values at 69% and not its history or culture, are the top drivers of pride. It is consistent with our exploration of 'how customers think' and reaffirms that values and their associated emotions are the unconscious drivers of behaviour.
In the best selling book, 'Art as Therapy', authors Alain de Botton and John Armstrong discuss the important role that objects play in communicating our identities to the world. "We don't just like art objects. We are also, in the case of certain prized examples, a bit like them. They are the media through which we come to know ourselves, and let others know more of what we are really about."
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I do not like curry. I overdosed on it at an Ethiopian restaurant some years back — couldn't get the smell off my fingers for days. Since then the slightest hint of curry causes my viscera to twist into knots. Swarna is my neighbor. She's Indian (from India) and she puts curry in most everything she eats. Early this morning she knocked at my back door. A shy smile on her face, she presented me a colorful tray of fresh fruit, homemade pastries and steaming soup. A note read:
Brother Bob, Hope you enjoy this meal for breakfast, lunch, or snack. Always your sister across. Blessed day to you. Swarna
What a loving act from a neighbor! I was so touched by her care for me. She knows that I am alone now, that I probably am not eating as well as I should. I was on her mind as she prepared food for her own family and she cared enough to set aside little containers and plates to provide nourishment for me. What a marvelously Christian thing to do (though she is actually Hindu)!
The breakfast tray is sitting on my kitchen counter. I recognize the banana and the orange — nothing else. There is another fruit that resembles a tomato but it is much firmer and heavier and yellowish. The pastries are doughy and round, like fat, undercooked sugar cookies without the sugar. A small container marked "annika" contains some sort of thick, grainy, syrupy gravy that I'm not sure what to do with. And the soup — that's where the strong curry odor is coming from. My house is now permeated with it. I cannot imagine what I will say if Swarna finds her tray — minus the orange and banana — sitting untouched out on my porch. I must take it around behind the house well out of sight.
The kitchen windows and both back and front doors are wide open now, the outside air pouring through the house. I have washed my hands with a pleasant smelling soap but the curry lingers. And now I will, for just a moment while my house airs out, try to understand how giving and receiving love can be such a delicate thing.
Love language. I remember that's what Peggy called it. It's the language (or expression) that makes us feel really loved, like a thoughtful gift or a gentle touch or an attentive ear. We tend to communicate to others in the love language that we would like to receive ourselves. Perhaps Swarna's love language is giving thoughtful gifts. But what if a gift, given so caringly and from the heart, is a gift that the recipient doesn't care for? Even worse — is offended by?
It happens all the time, you know. Someone quotes a scripture and offers some counsel when what you really need is a hug. Or someone drops by for a friendly, supportive visit when you are worn out from a full day of meetings. Not every gift is a good gift, even though it may come from a good place in the giver's heart. What we intend as a helpful offering may in fact be burdensome rather than uplifting to the recipient. How on earth can I tell Swarna that her food nauseated me? I can't. I must lie.
There may be no surefire way to accurately align the intent of a giver with the desires of the recipient. Not without directly asking. And even if we do ask "Do you like curry?" or "Is this a good time to talk?" the response we get will likely be more polite than candid. And so we make our best guesses, take shots in the dark, act out of our own love language and hope we connect. It would be nice if we could be really honest with each other but even after years of knowing a friend or spouse intimately we still sometimes miss it.
Perhaps in the end the real issue is not the actual gift at all but the intent. Would I have seen Swarna's heart any more clearly had she brought me a traditional southern breakfast of eggs, sausage and grits? Was not her gift of Indian cuisine an expression of herself, the best she had to offer? If I see beyond the tangible expression to the spirit of care that prompts it, I find the soul of one who reaches out to touch me. And, after all, it is the touch of the soul that gives deep and lasting value to life.
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Ford moved to Oregon as a child from Washington State, and worked as a teenager with his father in the lumber business. The Roseburg Lumber Company's success has been attributed to Ford's strategy of always "thinking 20 years into the future." Anticipating the usefulness of plywood, Ford built many of Oregon's first plywood plants. As log prices rose Ford also focused his plants on getting the maximum out of each log, paving the way for many of the technologies used today. He built a boiler plant to turn what he couldn't use as lumber into energy. His vision of continuing to buy forest land even during lumber slumps has allowed the company to outlive many of its competitors. Today, the Ford Family Foundation has donated millions to schools and other organizations across the state.
Sources: "Kenneth W. Ford." Roseburg Woodsman - Special Edition May 1997. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. Beckham, Stephen D. Land of the Umpqua: A History of Douglas County, Oregon. Roseburg, Oregon: Douglas County Commissioners, 1986.


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Neoprene Dreams
Lindsey Calla
Some of the best moments of summer include some kind of neoprene situation. It's an indication that you're out on the water, doing something active that brings on a sense of adventure. It's a super flexible fabric so it's great for movement and has the added benefit of temperature control. Of course it's been around for ages but its now being reworked into everything from swimwear, to wet activewear to ready to wear. I'm pretty obsessed with all of it because I like to have the versatitly to go from one activity to the next in various elements and not have to fuss over function or lose fashion. Here are some of my faves right now. You can click the photo to shop
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Royals day in camp: Perez feeling great
While Royals pitchers and catchers officially reported to spring training in Surprise, Ariz., on Monday and the full squad reported today, most of the players have been here throughout the week, working out and going through drills.
Manager Ned Yost started Thursday by discussing new utility man Elliot Johnson. Yost called him a "super utility player" who can play second, short, third and some first.
Yost also discussed how pitcher John Lamb is progressing after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Lamb showed up to camp in great shape, and Yost said he's been impressed with his strict conditioning. He was also impressed with Lamb's first BP throwing session on Wednesday.
"He threw his first BP yesterday and threw the ball really, really well," Yost said. "He's a very, very good pitcher, and we want him to get on track."
After their morning stretch, the Royals split up among position players, pitchers and catchers at multiple fields. While the position players went through BP, the pitchers were doing PFP -- Pitchers' Fielding Practice. A coach rolled the ball to the mound while James Shields, Ervin Santana, Jeremy Guthrie and others tried to field it cleanly and throw to first. In addition to being the new staff ace, Shields looks like a pretty good defender as well.
The pitchers then switched fields to work on something they don't do much, at least in the American League -- bunting. But ever the competitors, they turned bunting drills into a game. They divided into two teams and would get points when their bunt hit a bucket hear the mound. Last I checked, Aaron Crow's bunting team was in the lead.
As the players were heading in for the day, I caught up with catcher Salvy Perez. He said he feels great and is excited to play for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic in early March. Perez is going to join me Friday afternoon and answer your questions during a live web chat. Stay tuned at KansasCity.com for more chat details tomorrow.
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Meaningful food retail
How can retailers create food experiences and build customer loyalty today?
Food retail is changing dramatically: customers' lifestyles and shopping patterns are in flux, disruptive new competitors are stealing market share, and technology continues to raise consumer expectations higher than ever before.
To stay relevant today and tomorrow, brands must offer 'value' that means more than price or convenience. Retailers need to build an emotional connection with customers in order to build loyalty through a relationship that goes beyond the purely transactional. We believe the only way to build this crucial connection is by keeping a laser-sharp focus on your customer while being mindful of key trends.
At Kinnersley Kent Design we have been working in food retail for 27 years. Here, we're sharing insights into three very different projects we've been working on:
International food hall format strategy for Marks & Spencer
A Distinctly Different brand offer from Bateel
Millennial-friendly brand experience for Skinny Genie
1. Marks & Spencer
A flexible new food hall proposition that blends retail and hospitality, localising the famous British retailer for international markets
M&S asked us to look at four new formats for its international food halls to help tailor its offer for specific markets. The aim was to create smaller, more aspirational formats featuring a curated product offer.
Ranging from boutique concession to full food halls, each concept focuses on the theatrical and the sensory to create memorable retail experiences that reflect the quality of the products on sale.
We developed the material palette of M&S Food Halls, making them lighter and warmer, with a more glamorous look & feel that's in line with the aspirational in-store experience.
Each format is tailored to the local market, offering different products ranges and services dependent on the preferences and varying shopping missions of local customers. The ambient boutique format, designed to sit within larger M&S stores, has an emphasis on gifting and blurs the boundaries between Food, Fashion and Home. Focusing on the expatriate market, the product range is cross-merchandised to highlight quality, heritage and the 'Best of British'.
The full food hall format – designed for Asia and the Middle East – responds to the local cultural focus on eating out, expanding the food hall's hospitality offer to create a more aspirational dining experience. The concept encourages dwell time by integrating food and hospitality, and houses specialist 'stores' including a deli counter, bakery and patisserie with dine-in options.
Departments blend together seamlessly, with lifestyle-themed cross merchandising and M&S products on sale in the café areas. In the Middle East the format includes table service in the café in line with local preferences.
Although aspirational, the design is intended to be a flexible and cost-effective kit of parts. Modular units facilitate a curated edit, enabling M&S to easily showcase seasonal recipe suggestions.
The first new site – an ambient boutique – opened recently in SM Megamall in Metro Manila, Philippines. Two full-offer food halls blending hospitality and retail are launching this year in Doha and Dubai.
2. Bateel
A refined brand philosophy, identity and interior design for the LVMH-owned, gourmet brand, which has transformed the humble date into a global luxury phenomenon.
Food is increasingly becoming more of a lifestyle consideration in developed markets globally, as customers increasing see the food they choose as a reflection of who they are.
This means brands can no longer just represent products but need to stand for something credible and believable. Never before has brand been such an important differentiator between customers. As such, every brand needs a distinct philosophy that sets it apart from competitors.
We developed a central proposition and brand philosophy of 'Distinctly Different' for Bateel, putting the customer at the heart of everything they do. Customers are invited to 'Discover the Difference' at the brand's boutiques and cafés. New shelf-level storytelling elements will invite customers to learn more about key products, inviting them to touch, smell, taste and discover.
We are currently working on several new Bateel boutiques and cafés, including a new concession in Selfridges opening this summer.
3. Skinny Genie
Full service branding and design for a great-tasting
food brand that also happens to be gluten free.
We developed wholesale food brand Skinny Genie into an innovative B2C brand, targeting health-conscious millennial customers with great-tasting, gluten-free products and inspired food service.
Customers increasingly care about a brand's values and ethics, with 87% of millennials globally believe that business success is measured by more than just its bottom line (Deloitte's Millennials Survey 2016). Millennials and Gen Z customers in particular buy into ethical brands that demonstrate integrity and honesty – brands that give something back to society and the planet. As such, we helped Skinny Genie to stand for something credible in the eyes of the customer.
Collaborating with the brand on its full offer, the project kicked off with a strategic workshop to define Skinny Genie's USP, vision, mission and values. We then translated this into a new, unified brand identity that encompasses and aligns graphics, packaging, digital and interiors.
The simple, honest approach to design communicates authenticity and highlights the purity of ingredients in Skinny Genie products, appealing to a young target audience that cares about health and wellness.
In line with Skinny Genie's brand values, every aspect of the visual identity is down-to-earth, energetic, happy and friendly, sporty and accessible – with a quirky edge. Monolinear iconography features fun and simple icons to describe the products visually, from 'gluten free' to 'low sugar' and 'cold-pressed'. Sustainable, tactile materials are used for ticketing and labelling to enhance the wholesome feel.
The interior concept is earthy, bohemian, homely and inviting. Warm pops of coral, Skinny Genie's new brand colour, attract the eye and create focal points in-store. Customers can buy healthy and convenient food-to-go or dine in, socialising in the café. Domestic features such as planters and patterned tiled flooring create a comfortable and relaxed vibe.
We're excited to say the first Skinny Genie café will open in Abu Dhabi this summer. Appropriately for the brand, the café will be in the new Masdar City which is powered by only renewable energy sources. We are also now working on a kiosk format to introduce Skinny Genie to more customers across the region.
Milestone Projects
Fortnum & Mason
We redesigned the world-famous London food hall with a concept fit for a Queen in time for the brand's 300th anniversary. Since then, we have exported the brand overseas, adapting its traditional English style for Japan, UAE and Global Travel Retail.
Retail & Leisure International – Interior Excellence Award & Most Innovative Retail Concept
Centro is a high-end department store in Amman, Jordan, with a food hall that offers quality, niche products. We worked with Centro to define its brand values, refine its branding and redesign its packaging, increasing appeal to customers looking for a more distinctive food offer.
Creating the first Waitrose outside the UK to anchor The Dubai Mall. Designing every department, we adapted the brand to appeal to a contemporary Arabic culture whilst reflecting the ambiance of a British Waitrose.
Dubai Decade of Design Award – Presidential Commendation for Outstanding Commercial Interior Design
Retail Week Interior Awards Food & Supermarket Design of the Year
World of Food
Designing the brand identity and interiors for new food hall celebrating cuisine from around the world. Set in a department store environment, the premium yet relaxed delicatessen conveys warmth and highlights the theatre of cooking.
In Summary
We work with world-leading food brands on supermarkets, food halls and restaurants in the UK and internationally.
Our philosophy is simple: we design for your market. We always put your customer at the heart of every decision we make.
Our design approach is creative and strategic – we believe the one challenges and informs the other.
We are experts in translating brands' retail presence for new locations, adapting to suit local markets and taste.
Our services include naming, brand identity design, packaging and interior design, masterplanning, circulation and wayfinding, and in-store branded experiences.


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Offered for sale in excellent condition, Dream Wanderer offers everything needed for a relaxing weekend on the river.
Cockpit with newly fitted double flip-back design helm seat (can face both ways) and bench seating around. The cabin offers a double berth in the V with stowage beneath and space for table which can comfortably seat 6. Further single berth in cabin beneath cockpit. Galley area portside with stowage, fridge, and stainless steel sink with mixer tap. Hot water via calorifier or immersion. Plastimo 2000 grill and 2 ring gas hob. Toilet compartment starboard with Porta Potti, and vanity unit with shower attachment
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Lifted regularly, last lifted and antifouled 2016. Outdrive serviced 2016. BSS July 2021. New soft top canopy fitted in 2016. Shore power. 12V sockets. Secure "face off" Radio and CD player with 4 speakers. Recently refitted cockpit carpets and reupholstered seating. Refitted white leather effect steering wheel and helmsman seat. Garmin EchoMAP CHIRP 55dv chartplotter and sounder. New Ritchie compass. New gear shift cable and bilge blower. and flat screen tv. Last surveyed September 2017
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One of the original EDT's launched at MALIN+GOETZ is now back in a perfume oil. This scent is intimate and to be remembered on a worn-in favorite t-shirt or bed linen when its soft and warm fragrance emits ever-so-subtly. A modern, yet classic apothecary staple that smells like you (up-close and personal).
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Books & High Angle
So I kind of slacked off yesterday on the {30 Day} Photo Challenge because of a good reason, my giveaway! So far we don't have too many people who entered so you still have a really good chance of winning! Click HERE to go to the giveaway!
Here is my two day catch up!
June 6, 2011 - Books
I just love reading. When I was in elementary school I read a Nancy Drew book a day; who else loved those? I loved those mysteries...along with the incredible TV show Scooby Doo when I was little younger. So I took a picture of a book my dad read to me when I was super young...a Babar book! Plus I love elephants so I had to take a picture of this book; see how much I love them HERE.
June 7, 2011 - High Angle
So when I saw that we had to photograph high angle, all I thought was that I need to be really high and take pictures of things below me ha, so here is what I got! I decided to go in every part of my house where there is a balcony and take a picture there.
View of the main living room. And I LOVE that cuckoo clock, straight from Germany!
View of the fireplace. And there is some of my siblings on the mantle ha. I'm in the picture on the left in the yellow flowers lol.
More living room. That couch is where I sat when I wrote this post!
Circular stairway.
And there is my mom working on the computer in the dining room! She didn't know I was taking pictures.
Want to join in the fun? Tomorrow's picture is a sunset! Go HERE to see more of the {30 Day} Photo Challenge details and link up!
Have a great day all!
PS. Enter the giveawayyyy HERE!!!! Really, your husband will thank you (or you can keep it for yourself :))
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i love the stairway pic! it's pretty awesome!ReplyDelete
oh I love Babar, but I only know the show haha! yes that's right, I would sometimes watch Babar when I got super bored hahaha. and hey I looooove nancy drew I grew up on those books. I still love them! great pictures-where do you live?! it's gorgeous. I got behind on the pictures too so I have the last Three days at once..lol! it's hard when I don't post everyday!ReplyDelete
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haha I LOVED Nancy Drew books! My favorites were the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys super mystery's were they team up. :)ReplyDelete
Love the pics, you have a beautiful home.
Love Nancy Drew! Sometimes I pull out the flash light late at night and still read them! They are the best! Thanks for your sweet words of encouragement!ReplyDelete
Your house is gorgeous! Love the pictures :)ReplyDelete
awesome pictures!!ReplyDelete
Babar- how cute! brings back memories of reading as a kid. :)ReplyDelete
Your house looks so awesome! Love the fireplace xoReplyDelete
oh, i used to just love babar!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 9:17 AM
what a beautiful home! puts my 2 bedroom apartment to total shame :-)ReplyDelete
Aww I remember those books! Brings back memories... And I also have a fondness for elephants heheReplyDelete
Gorgeous home by the way!
gorgeous house!!!ReplyDelete
babar remind me lots of my childoosh past
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i LOVED babar growing up!ReplyDelete
haha but mainly i think because of Babar's girly: Queen Celeste
i had everything Queen Celeste when I was little :]
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As in, Sprint and Palm executives are pitching the Pre as a phone that corporate executives should use, not just consumers. (Talking up their data network, the Pre's physical keyboard, Microsoft Exchange support, etc.)
That's not a bad idea. We don't have the data in front of us, but we recall seeing statistics showing that Sprint's share of the business mobile market was disproportionately high. That's also reflected in its leadership in the mobile data market. (This matters because as long as the Pre is a Sprint exclusive, most of its buyers will be existing Sprint subscribers -- not people coming from other carriers.)
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Flora + Flow: Yoga and Succulent Workshop
Enjoy an all levels sunset yoga class, followed by an instructional workshop where you'll make your own live succulent arrangement. Refreshments and snacks will be served. The workshop or the garden you make would both be perfect
Summer Evening Yoga Series
Oh, those summer nights! Roll out your mat under the setting sun every Tuesday and Thursday in July, 7:15-8:15pm. All levels vinyasa yoga with options for beginners and advanced.
Mala- Making Workshop
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The day has finally arrived. It's the day we post the blog dedicated to the wedding of Jonnie and Jen! This was a wedding that was marked on our calendar with stars, hearts and cat stickers from the moment we booked it! "Why?" Jonnie and Jen are both extremely creative and we knew there wedding would be exactly that. Jonnie is a designing or coding or some kind of computer wizard (destroytoday.com) who is very obviously doing things that I will probably never understand and Jen is a super talented artist (jenmussari.com).
One thing that will make your wedding photographer swoon are the details. Jonnie and Jen had more details at their wedding then I'd ever seen and each one had their personal touch! From their beautiful hand addressed stationary to the painted signs that flooded the lawn and tables, it was all so gorgeous and definitely lived up to the hype we had been placing on the day!
Overall the day was beautiful. It was filled with love, laughter, music, dancing and one of the best best men speeches I've ever heard! Jonnie, Jen and the entire family made us feel so welcomed and loved all day that we felt like we were long time friends. Enjoy the beautiful photos that only begin to capture how beautiful their day and love for each other is. Thank you so much for including us in your special day Jonnie and Jen, we wish you nothing but the best and hope we can be best friends forever!! - Brooke, TJ and Sam


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The Center for Louisiana Studies is excited to partner with Sickbay to host an intimate evening of solo performances on Thursday, May 18, 2017, featuring Acadiana-born musicians who have achieved success and accolades far beyond their South Louisiana roots. Seating is limited, so purchase your tickets soon.
Tickets are $25 for general admission seating in the recording studio and $75 for VIP seating in the control room, and are available exclusively through Eventbrite.com. Light refreshments provided by SCRATCH and MAGNOLIA MOON will be included with admission during the event, as will a digital copy of the recording sessions once completed.
Doors open at 6pm and music will begin at 6:45. Please note that due to the nature of the event, no admittance will be allowed during performances, so please arrive in a timely manner.
The thee artists showcased in this program of music push their instruments, their compositions and themselves far beyond the bounds of what could be considered traditional Louisiana music into exciting new forms, yet who also remain connected to those underlying roots of community building and storytelling through music and art.
Cecilia-born DICKIE LANDRY is a saxophonist, flutist, photographer and visual artist well-recognized for his artistic accomplishments as a soloist in his own right, as a founding member of the Philip Glass Ensemble, for his collaborations with Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan, Robert Rauschenberg and many notable others, as well as locally with super group Lil' Band 'O Gold and infamous Lafayette rockers Frigg A-Go-Go.
Through the guitar compositions of NOVELLER, Lafayette-raised, Los Angeles-based Sarah Lipstate conjures into sound the unutterable, intrinsic beauty of both the mundane and magical moments of waking life, and the terror and bliss of the subconscious. Her work is inspired and at times otherworldly, yet somehow familiar, folding and unfolding organically. Over the past ten years, Lipstate has released eight albums and a trove of EPs. She has gone from being influenced by Glenn Branca and the guitarists of Sonic Youth to collaborating with them. She has extensively toured nationally and internationally on her own as well as in support of artists ranging from the Jesus Lizard to Saint Vincent to Iggy Pop.
Also from Lafayette, LOUIS MICHOT is richly steeped in traditional Cajun culture—from its language and history, both written and anecdotal, to living day-to-day in Prairie des Femmes, and into the music he has played since childhood with Frères Michot, Michot's Melody Makers, and the celebrated Lost Bayou Ramblers—yet not at all content to leave it solely in the past, constantly challenging expectations of what Cajun music can sound like through a vibrant synthesis of a broad range of traditional and modern modes and a commanding vision distinctly his own.
Each musician will perform a solo set, which will be recorded live among the general seating.
Established in 2014, Sickbay began as and remains a highly curated house venue in Downtown Lafayette, supporting and celebrating the alternative creative community of South Louisiana through regular house shows, pop-up markets, and a yearly mini-festival, and has further grown to organizing and promoting multiple events each month in various venues across the region--connecting local acts with those from Austin to Berlin, Los Angeles to NYC., St. Louis to D.C.--as well as recording and releasing new music by artists from Lafayette, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Though primarily the work of Ryan DeJean, Sickbay's overarching goal has always been community building and thus it represents an ever-expanding and diverse network of individuals who are committed to making Lafayette a place where we all feel at home.
The Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is dedicated to researching, publicizing, promoting, and preserving Louisiana's cultures and history. Since 1973, the Center has worked not only to preserve the state's rich heritage, but also to make it accessible to scholars, students, and the general public. This event is a benefit for the Center's Archive of Cajun and Creole Folklore.
The Center for Louisiana Studies and Sickbay would like to thank the generosity of the Haynie Family Foundation for its support of these performances.


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43 copies of the UK's Daily Mail come into my office every morning and today they are piled up in front of my colleague Ali. Hundreds of magazines and newspapers arrive from elsewhere in the world: it happened to be the Mail which Ali was working on when the bearded stranger visited. Libya's censorship office is not a place expatriates look forward to visiting, but they don't get their permission to transfer funds abroad from their bank accounts, or to freight out their goods, unless they do.
He came in with lists of books and audiotapes he wanted to export. They had been correctly stamped by the crippled old haj in the three-wheeler who sat outside the Ministry helping people filling in official forms: he'd have charged the stranger double I had no doubt. I borrowed Ali's pen to mark the ones I needed him to bring in: they shouldn't be in the country. Two tapes were made by RCA which is a blacklisted company here in Libya. Another mark went next to Bob Marley's 'Exodus': 'This is all about Israel,' I told him, 'from A to X and Y to Z.' I saw the stranger looking at the piles of confiscated books on our shelves as I moved my attention to his books list. On the pile were Wilbur Smith, books about Russia, even an English-language teaching aid called English In Situations. I confess that when I learnt English at the school here in Tripoli I had been taught from that book. But it's a prohibited text, so we take all copies. The stranger's list of books was clear, nothing we didn't permit.
I handed him back the lists: he'd surrender the three tapes to me tomorrow and I'd sign him off. I gave the black marker pen back to Ali: he needed to continue with his task of colouring in the cleavages of women advertising holidays or modelling clothes in 43 copies of the Daily Mail.


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