Coral pants + Ryan Adams

Better pictures to come…they actually look super dark here. Love my new coral colored skinnies!! They are now my “Ryan Adams pants”, since I debuted them at his show at the Buelle in Denver last night…amazing pants, amazing performer-it’s a win/win!! He blew me away. His sound is epic. It was just him, a guitar or two, his harmonica, and an upright piano. I am still in awe that I saw him live. He was hilarious too, making jokes about climbing trees in yellow pants, having a hankering for cake, and even composing an original song about a lame heckler in the audience. Shauna & I were in heaven!! Very successful night indeed.

Beks in Boulder.

Loving my time here!!! It has been consistantly snowing since I arrived. I think it is done for the moment. Yesterday was full of dear friends, treasure hunting at the flea market in Lafayette, amazing coffee, and incredible homemade food. Staying at the Shelsta/Lott Casa is always a treat!! Lots of laughs, family meals, quality talks, occassional art time. Shauna and the Shelstas have a really beautiful way of opening their home and making you feel right at home and cozy. Sweet Selah is 1 1/2 & this little love who greets me by name, everytime I re-enter the room. We are buds. I am so thankful for sweet people in my life. I feel spoiled & treasured. I feel blessed.

Brunch made by Aubrey. Gluten free waffles with sauteed bananas and fresh oranges. Amazing.

Shauna, Lisa, & I heading out to thrift.

Sweet Selah girl.

Another waffle shot.

Shauna and I in the snow. I look super Swedish!!! Ha ha…

I’m now sitting in this super rad tea shop, sipping on Coconut Oolong with milk. The walls are covered in chalkboard artwork and it smells like fresh bread in here. It’s very organic and simple. The women next to me are in a heated discussion about the downward spiral of the college education in the states. I am daydreaming, flipping through my fashion magazine, and am about to journal and attempt to songwrite. It’s a cozy day in Boulder…

Hope you are having a fabulous day!! Live your life BRILLIANTLY!!!

Caught up in comparison.

I have many, many journals filled from front to back. I have been writing my heart on paper since the 6th grade. I love to revisit these past moments of fun, adventure, fear, growth, promise, confusion, and every other feeling in between. I always write, imagining my own daughter will one day get a kick out of reading about how her mama lived life.

The one thing that pops up in my reading of these past entries that makes me cringe is this feeling of inadequecy. Not as pretty as (fill in the blank), if only I was skinny like (fill in the blank), or feeling sad that I didn’t have what (fill in the blank) had.

Now, I was raised in an insanely loving and life giving environment. My daddy was always the first to tell me he loved me, that I was beautiful, and that my heart is worth fighting for. I never doubted that I was treasured. Yet, somehow, I always found myself feeling less than, not enough, lacking. I realize, also, that at 27 years old, I still have to guard my heart from negative media, from jealous people,and from my own thoughts. Realizing that I AM brilliant, unlike any other person on the planet. I am unique, I love deeply, and if I DID look like the people I wish I did, I would cease to exist and that would be tragic.

So, instead of comparing, I’m choosing to be the very best version of me I can be. Taking the time to love my body, mind, spirit, and heart. Surrounding myself with other diamonds that sparkle and shine brightly.To instill in the little girls around me that they have high value and worth and that comparison does not have to be their biggest enemy.

To quote one of my favorite lines from the film “The Help”…”You is smart, you is kind, & you is important”.

Live your life BRILLIANTLY and, for your own sake and those around you, be willing to set fear aside and SHINE BRIGHTLY!!!!!!!!!

With love from Switzerland

 

 

I received this photo today from my family in Norway. They are on an adventure in Switzerland and my niece Jeanette Marie (pictured) brought her Charlie & Lola coloring books I sent her on the trip. This photo made my DAY…I love and miss this little gem. She is also wearing an outfit Auntie Bekah gave her for her 4th birthday. What a pretty little darling. I heart her and this photo.