notas de la vida

I believe in living simply, laughing as much as possible, doing what you love, spending time with the people you love, traveling the world, I believe that gratitude, passion, respect and Love has made me a better person. Life is a beautiful adventure, i cant complain.

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Be Inspired.

#Makeup #MakeupArtistsMeet #MUAM #Face #Beauty

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Amazing #beauty

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l o v e is m a g i c

Going after it, asking for nothing in return. XO

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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn't something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn't get in, and walk through it, step by step. There's no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That's the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine. An you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades. People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You'll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of others. And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.

Franz Kafka

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I want to see life through real eyes, through pure lives, to speak life.

Areli Paredes

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A text message from Sydney with L O V E

Well try looking at the bright side of the things no matter what your flesh says. One revelation I've had through this past week is that when the bible says we can do a l l things through Christ, that leaves no circumstance out. When he says to count it all joy through the trial, that is seeking God and his goodness through all tough times and frustrations. I don't know what's you feel cause I'm not there but don't let your feelings overcome you're faith. You out of all people are one of the best examples of being a lover of life 💕 I can tell you my revelation but I hope you experience it for yourself. Sorry if you don't feel like I understand you but my hope is that you receive what I say as an encouragement. You will be healed, I'll be praying for you ! — note with love from my baby sister in Australia. Sometimes I get depressed. Sometimes I cry for hours in the shower, in bed. Sometimes notes, messages like this one make it all go away. All that matters in life are the beautiful souls God has placed in your life, in this lifetime. XO

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Imperfección

My life is far from perfect. My family is not perfect. I'm not perfect. But through God I find strength. I can't help everyone or do everything. Prayer moves mountains.

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I miss you

Sometimes I wish I could pick up the phone and call you. Sometimes I wish I could hold you closer underneath the covers. Sometimes, wish is all I do.

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She’s mad but she’s magic. There’s no lie in her fire.

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Sometimes I just dream of French kissing you, in Paris, on a cold winter day.

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Dream a little dream of me...

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Yes, this is very true. Something I must always remember.

I learned that who doesn’t look for you, doesn’t miss you and who doesn’t miss you doesn’t care for you… that destiny determines who enters your life but you decide who stays… that the truth hurts only once and a lie every time you remember it. There are three things in life that leave and never return: words, time and opportunities… therefore, value whoever values you and don’t treat as a priority whoever treats you as an option.

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Beauty

Finding beauty in my imperfections has made me feel a sense of peace.

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“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”

Eric Roth

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L I V E in the moment

I was without a phone for a week or so. My mom called my friends cell phone worried about me. My family was worried because I had not reached out to them like usual. This phoneless week I realized how much I depend on my cell phone, on my apps, on technology. We communicate through email, text messages, emojis, and hashtags. I've been out traveling and seem to be doing much facetiming, skyping and on the web. Does the kind of work that I do require me to constantly be on the internet networking? Or is it a necessity since 99% (I'm just making up a realistic number) of potential clients are online..

I was the one without a phone amongst all my friends who were on their phones. I spent the day observing, we look ridiculous being on the phone every second of the day. We spend so much time doing who knows what on our phones. It made me a bit sad, are any of these things inevitable or are have they become normal for people who have the resources/luxury to have them. I sometimes think about these things and makes me want to live in the middle of nowhere, have a farm, a garden and a small home. With no internet, no phone, no technology. What would I do? For now trying to live a simple life in the moment makes me feliz, make me really happy.

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h a p p i n e s s

What is happiness? What makes you happy? Why are happy people  happy? Does happiness matter? Happiness is a ugly word, well not ugly but I like f e l i z instead, yes feliz much better...

A friend today triggered this thought... this question. I asked myself if I was happy, if I could be happier, was I really happy in this moment?

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Beauty is in your soul

I must say that never in my 25 years of life have I felt more beautiful with a makeup less face than I do now. Being a makeup artist and constantly having to makeup people for a shoot, an event, or even myself for work I always wanted to create, never really thinking about making up a completely different person. I must say that sometimes I do get caught up in enhancing and adding more makeup than is needed but not because I need or they need it but out of habit, or because they request it. Living and being in Europe, the carribean.. A more relaxed careless atmosphere or let's say less superficial has made me really appreciate a bare face, has made me feel empowered, and most importantly change my perspective on makeup, and inner beauty...