Out for a walk
I went on a walk yesterday. It was windy, sunny and crisp. All my favorite feelings in one moment.
Leaves twirling in the air as they fall to the ground.
I wanted to capture one leaf with my phone and failed to catch the perfect moment. I wanted it so that I could share the moment with others.
The leaves mocked me and after a few unsuccessful attempts to video the perfect moment of a falling leaf, I gave up.
In comes the American Beauty plastic bag (remember the famous floating plastic bag scene?)... At first I got excited. Here’s content! Then, I noticed that the bag was caught onto the sprinkler, which made it stay in place.
Just like the leaves, it mocked me, too. I wanted it to float in the air, like in the movie. But it wasn’t free to float. The irony of it’s constraint meant I could catch it on video.
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There’s a Buddhist notion of the miraculous within the mundane, and I think we certainly live in a culture that encourages us not to look for that.
We also live in a culture that encourages us to stage moments so that we can share them. A perfectly laid out dinner, a toast, an outfit, the perfect [__] routine... If we stage mundane things to make them special enough to share with an audience, how present are we, really? And are those things really mundane?
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The leaves were falling for me to witness alone on a walk. I couldn’t stage them and tell them when and how to fall. I could only surrender to the joy of watching them fall.
Is sharing a visual that I couldn’t capture more impactful? Do we dull our imagination when each thought is finished for us?
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I went on a walk yesterday. It was windy, sunny and crisp. All my favorite feelings in one moment. Leaves twirling in the air as they fall to the ground.
Do you see the leaves I saw yesterday on my walk?
Don’t they feel nice?
the reds collection is here
Description
THE REDS. These are a lip hybrid perfection. Opaque and buildable enough to be a lipstick, glossy enough to be a stain. A light glossy coat or a full color [without running] if you scoop some up with your finger or a spatula. Either way, they are soft, non-sticky and perform all day long.
Treat lips with the moisture of a balm, the coverage of a lipstick, and the glow of a gloss. With shades ranging from subtle to statement, there’s a Lip Boost for every mood. Glam your pout with Gressa Lip Boost. Light, non-sticky and moisturizing, it feels like a balm yet looks like a gloss.
Presented in a black box, this makes a perfect gift for yourself or someone else.
Directions
Wear alone or over any lip color of your preference. Double as a blush.
Ingredients
*Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, *Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Cocoa Butter, *Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) Butter, Magnifera Indica (Mango) Butter, [+/- Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Mica CI 77019, Manganese Violet (Pigment Violet 16), CI 16035 (Red 40), CI 15850 (Red 7)]. *Ingredients from Organic farming.
Shade Guide
AUX ROUGE - “The red”. Classic statement of strength and sensuality. Your own feminine signature.
NANCY- Carrot Red
REGAL - A deep dark crimson, warm and voluptuous. Suitable for a queen.
SARAI - a sheer glossy shade of subtlety-kissed lips, perfect for daily wear.
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14 colors available
