{"id":2782,"date":"2012-05-14T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T13:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2017-08-17T22:24:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T02:24:46","slug":"pearls-of-wisdom-the-brightness-of-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/pearls-of-wisdom-the-brightness-of-being\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brightness of Being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/brightness-of-being-via-anika-brazil.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/brightness-of-being-via-anika-brazil\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/brightness-of-being-via-anika-brazil3.jpg?fit=500%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When things get hectic and therefore stressful, I forget to breathe.\u00a0<em>In. Out<\/em>. I drown myself in a standard uniform of black head to toe because it&#8217;s safe, unobtrusive. It&#8217;s when I wear black for all the wrong reasons. Black is power in sleek and strength, not to be misused as a cloak to hide behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few days a go I saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corybooker\" target=\"_blank\">Cory Booker<\/a>&#8216;s update:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I find that stress and worry about a problem [undermines] the spirit and the creative energy needed to overcome the challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0It does. It hinders and holds you back\u2014it&#8217;s something I need to remember. Small steps, baby steps, like slipping into your first pair of heels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Surrounding myself with brightness and light creates a world of a difference. It changes the air to something lighter, brighter, happier. It&#8217;s not just the power of positive dressing, but the ability to\u00a0<em>change your environment to suit your needs<\/em>. We can take our emotions into our own hands; let not your emotions control you.<strong> Think with your mind, do with your heart<\/strong>\u2014it&#8217;s a completely different thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Happy Monday!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">x<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">{images <a href=\"http:\/\/12stonehollowway.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a>}<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When things get hectic and therefore stressful, I forget to breathe.\u00a0In. Out. I drown myself in a standard uniform of black head to toe because it&#8217;s safe, unobtrusive. It&#8217;s when I wear black for all the wrong reasons. Black is power in sleek and strength, not to be misused as a cloak to hide behind. A few days a go I saw Cory Booker&#8216;s update: &#8220;I find that stress and worry about a problem [undermines] the spirit and the creative energy needed to overcome the challenge.&#8221; \u00a0It does. It hinders and holds you back\u2014it&#8217;s something I need to remember. Small steps, baby steps, like slipping into your first pair of heels. Surrounding myself with brightness and light creates a world of a difference. It changes the air to something lighter, brighter, happier. It&#8217;s not just the power of positive dressing, but the ability to\u00a0change your environment to suit your needs. We can take our emotions into our own hands; let not your emotions control you. Think with your mind, do with your heart\u2014it&#8217;s a completely different thing. 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