Cuckoo for Coco

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." -Coco Chanel

Morph the Mind

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." -Albert Einstein

Images found randomly online.

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." -Oliver Wendell Holmes

Collection Affection

In honor of one of my last posts on collections, I decided to make this Inspirational Images post a collection of collections. There were so many great photos on We <3 It, that I couldn't narrow it down to nine, so here's 13! Enjoy!

(All images were found randomly online.)

"I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who has ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul and for me that has always been enough." (The Notebook)

Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

For this inspirational images post, I thought I'd turn it into a "College is Kindergarten" photo stream. Enjoy! (All images were found randomly online.)

1. We make forts.

2. We color... a lot.

3. We take naps... a whole lot.

4. We have big dreams.

5. We learn to share.

6. We make lots of new friends and create new relationships.

7. We value snack-time.

8. We love Disney movies.

9. We grow up.

Art and Authenticity

I stumbled across this a while ago and decided it was share-worthy. It's a site with photographs that have moving components to them by photographers Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg. Check it out here!

I also read this quote that someone posted on Facebook today and thought it was really interesting... It's Rule #5 of filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's "Golden Rules":

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: 'It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.'”

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Quote It

For my birthday, my best friend Rose gave me a journal with the Eiffel Tower, a list of well-known European cities, and some other beautiful images on the cover. I wasn't sure what I wanted to use it for, but I knew I wanted to to be something I'd want to keep and use for a long time. I finally came up with a solution... an inspirational quotes book. The idea for it came from A Walk to Remember, the film adaptation (the book with the 1 Corinthians 13 quote in it that Jamie gives to Landon).

My book is already half filled with everything from movie or book quotes to Dr. Seuss quotes, Marilyn Monroe quotes, inspirational poems, song lyrics, my favorite Bible verses, and other gorgeous words of wisdom. I figured this would be a great book to pull out whenever I'm having a bad day or need a little advice about life, love, and dreams. It's got everything from Nicholas Sparks to e.e. cummings, Star Wars and Nietzsche, Remember Me, Dead Poet's Society, 10 Things I Hate About You, and so much more.

"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."

Also, here are a few pictures I've snapped in the last week of the amazing sky:

More images of the tree can be found here.

The Art of Inspiration

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."