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Needs and desires…

michellelk — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 04:52:09 +0000

Wherever one travels in the world or language spoken… Fundamental human needs; food, safety, shelter are quite universal. I think sex toys and snacks need to be added to the list… They too seem to be quite universal… “Desires”

Good night…Sweet dreams. XO

Chicago reflections…

michellelk — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 04:48:50 +0000

OUR perspective of perfection…us, big city, high fashion…intertwined.

Good night… Sweet dreams XO

I am 2, I have 2 shoes…

michellelk — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 05:55:31 +0000

I am standing in line waiting to buy popcorn at the movies today. When something sparkly catches my eye. It was a small child dancing and twirling as she and het mother waited their turn in line.

As I am often known to do, I struck up a conversation with the mother about her daughters sparkly shoes. “Can you believe she is only two, picks out her own clothes and regularly goes to school in her pajamas and party shoes!” Wait a minute… I instantly fall in love with this child a kindred spirit to the fashion style “comfy-sparkle-glam.” After asking the mother if I could take a photo the wee one began to dance in circles, and jumping up and down. I am confident she was expressing, “I love shoes!!” Oh wait… Maybe those were my inner thoughts shouting in my head!

Shoes NEVER make you look old, too young, fat or tired!

As I watch this delighted child twirling in her floral printed dress, I can’t help buy wonder, at two, she is already doing “her thang,” who will she be at 22 ? And, what shoes will she be wearing?

Good night…Sweet dreams XO

Definitively Open…says the sign

michellelk — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 05:52:57 +0000

Good night…Sweet dreams XO

Adventure seeker… Please apply within…

michellelk — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 04:42:36 +0000

4th of July… a holiday of independence, freedom and a voice of the people….I am feeling an overwhelming sense of freedom and independence from this incredible machine and the the voice in my head is screaming, “turn the key… Just f—–g do it!”

The question BeBe the biker babe(owner of bike) asks herself when getting on her bike, “today… am I intelligent, talented, charming or hateful?? Choose!”

“Ballsy and courageous” came to mind as I sat on that sleek black leather seat and adjusted my sunglasses…a self-proclaimed adventure seeker hits the road…

Bebe and Anthony… Thank you!

Good night… Sweet dreams. XO

Linked by an invisible thread…

michellelk — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:01:08 +0000

The eyes tell a story that is not told with words. When there is a story of silence, distance, miscommunication, joy, elation, confusion, fear, awe, it can be told if you want to see. We are amalgamated to other humans creating unbreakable connections and links that are most often obvious through family ties, community, jobs, beliefs. Then there are those connections, a binding of invisible thread that can’t be explained, that bring two separate entities together…to merge, unite, meld, fuse, combine, secure, fasten…slowly slowly over time, quietly, year after year, patiently…creating something stronger than each entity, separate, individually. The thread, for both is the serendipitous inspiration for strength, balance, growth….and….sometimes…silliness! The eyes of another can be the mirror reminding you who you are, when you forget. I will remind you…please remind me.

Good night…Sweet dreams… XO

Sundays that make a difference

michellelk — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:49:44 +0000

6/9/2013…coffee was made for me with expertise…time stopped…I held my breath…I heard my own heart pounding…blissfully peaceful.

6/16/2013… 2 generations collide…dancing and singing… A first…time is racing…I couldn’t hear anything…blissfully thunderous.

Two very different Sundays, both priceless. Both leaving me wanting, just one more minute.

Good night… Sweet dreams… XO

Big Ben …it is the correct time!

michellelk — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:29:26 +0000

As I was walking down Mass Ave. this clock, in a store window, caught my fancy. Specifically, the name of the clock,”Big Ben,” is what had me stop. The seconds on this clock are marked by the clicking of a feather. A design encompassing, vintage,
whimsical and modern. The name is also shared with the bell, within the bell tower, that has chimed the signal of time in London, airing on the BBC since 1924. The clock tower in London is known around the globe as the most accurate and reliable keeper of time. What do these two clocks have in common? Very little. ..Their differences are that of geographical location, a five hour time difference, their history(Westclox began manufacturing of clocks in 1904), and most undeniable is… Value. I see time as a conversation. It is not something tangible, something to hold in my hand. ~time is fleeting ~ time is a mystery ~ lost track of time ~ we can find some time… I will make time for you because, to me, YOU are valuable, not time. What is valuable to you? Are you willing to make time?

Big Ben, here…Big Ben, London…tick tock, tick, tock…

Good night…Sweet dreams. XO

End of the day

michellelk — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:23:57 +0000

“Can I sing to you mom?” “Sure,” I replied. Following the setting sun, listening to her belt out her favorite song… The soundtrack of my life. Good night East, good night West, good night North, good night South, good night sun slipping away.

Good night…Sweet dreams XO

The PERFECT sunglasses…

michellelk — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:44:01 +0000

Going, going, gone… The day fades into dusk. My eyes are very sensitive to light, I see better at night. These magical rosé colored lenses allow me to look directly into the sun, enjoying the sunset. Yet, I hear my mothers’ voice,”don’t look directly into the sun you will burn your retinas!” That very sentence has fueled years of tireless searching for the PERFECT sunglasses, that would allow me to do just what she said I shouldn’t or couldn’t…. Opening my eyes wide, seeing everything clearly without squinting through a sliver of blinding light. The under-current theme of “shouldn’t, don’t, couldn’t,” imposed or shared by others in my early years is what has developed my curiosity/strong suit of “finding the answers, solving the problem, getting the facts.”… To my mothers’ dismay… When I trumped her “mother card,” giving her the facts of why I could and should! Now, that we’ve BOTH grown up, I am asked, “could you look this up?”…. How is any of this related? Determination, tenacity, passion, drive, curiosity, NO, sometimes wanting to prove someone wrong…opens up new ways of doing family, business, love, friendship, life…with eyes wide open and actually SEEING the world you live in. Funny, how my son has the SAME desire to find the … perfect sunglasses!

Good night…Sweet dreams XO