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style: TENCEL™ lite bralette + underwear by organic basics
photography: shot by me
beauty: hair by me
playlist: CLARITY Mix by victoriadrianna on soundcloud
The organic road has been the route less travelled in the world i’ve experienced. machines replaced people, likes replaced love… viruses and viral content got more focus than achieving + sustaining good health. very early in life i was taught to be attached to material possessions and status; mainly thorough school and the media. i was encouraged — required, actually, to focus on what’s outside of me more than what’s within. but despite all that, i could see how the map/blueprint design that was handed to me + my loved ones was artificial, genetically modified, full of illusion… and simply a scam.
this world i’m in is changing now though… slowly, but surely. intentions to heal, and love deeply are sparking a revolution supported by radical acts of meditation, exercise, resting, cooking, gardening, journaling, conversing, reading, creating… unlearning, unpacking, redesigning, and pursuing a more organic life. this revolution may not be televised, but it is on instagram live.
it’d be ignorant to deny the impact social media has in navigating through all the shifts and changes that have been taking place. if “social media” were an intersection on the organic route, it’d be a long-lasting red light in one direction while green in the other… and whichever side we catch ourselves experiencing each day all depends on a series decisions; the chosen destination and purpose for travel.
if on any given day the light i face at my intersection is red, chances are i got very distracted on my journey for a period of time — i stopped to engage with gossip, comparison, negativity, and fear-based content… all that feeds the previously taught artificial agenda. but if the light has been green, chances are i’ve been racking up opportunities — creative freedom, collaboration, empowerment, inspiration… all that nourishes the growth of an organic foundation.
(note: it can be fun at the red light, of course, when the temporary turn up and antics contributes to creating balance… and it can also get exhausting at the green, when things seems to become very pressured and tough to maintain. the duality of the intersection can be divine, depending on perspective.)
i can go left, go right… there’s no map or compass directing me daily; no route that i’ve grown to trust to follow more than my own. there is no required destination besides a way to make my dreams and real life align, or in other words, my creative passions + purpose align with a holistic lifestyle that’s right for me. i am the designer, i am the driver.
to get there this time around, i’ll choose to take the organic route as often as i can. i’ll tell stories and express myself through various forms of art. i’ll create, and heal with intention. i’ll learn, grow, share, nap, love… and *very importantly* i’ll aim to stay comfortable and confident while i do it all. through challenges, obstacles, and heartbreaks… i’ll honor the stop signs i face. i’ll pause to observe, and process what i feel… but all in all, i’m gonna keep going. i’m going to let the path be what it’s meant to be. let it all flow, organically.
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