BUILDING LIFE PYRAMID WITH Style by V

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. Michelangelo 

Sometimes it looks like dead end is reached, and the way is lost. It may seem the circle is closed, and there is no way to unlock it. The solution is probably closer than you might think, and it is the biggest mistake to think you made a mistake when you entered the circle…

Life is like a large layer cake that takes you years to bake it; remove one of the layers and the taste is different. It is a huge pyramid that is built piece by piece, layer by layer, hour by hour, day by day, year by year… Have you ever watched kids building a toy pyramid? They choose the parts very carefully matching every piece to find the right one. It doesn’t mean they make mistakes, they just look for the part that fits perfect. This is what our life about. We need to find the parts that make it possible to put our own lifeline together. Building process is similar to building a house: it seems nothing is done when you work over the foundation, but when it is finished, the way to put up the walls is easy and fast. It takes a lot of efforts to lay the foundation, but at the same time, it gives you a chance to build your own beautiful and fabulous castle. When I speak about the castle, I mean not only the place to live, though it is important, I’m talking about that beautiful inner world and balance that all of us keep looking for the whole life long. Life starts with your state of mind, and if you are okay, outer world is fine as well. 

Life is about projecting the situations and creating the solutions by making mistakes. Probably these mistakes are the solutions that help to create a unique life story… a complete colorful pyramid of full value.

TO ALLURE BUTTERFLIES WITH STYLE BY V.

“Success is not a doing process, it is a becoming process. What you do, what you pursue, will elude you—it can be like chasing butterflies. Success is something you attract by the person you become.” Jim Rohn

Anastasia & Steven Phelps, A Lovely Couple And My Close Friends

I feel like to change the word success into the one more mysterious and marvelous, love.  Love is something you attract by the person you become. There is no clear definition for this word that can be approved and added to the encyclopedia. This glorified feeling has no right answers or clear explanations creating haze of mystery around and casting a spell over human minds. It’s something that is out of control making you smile in panic and cry in happiness. A person in love forgets about his/her ego sacrificing own pride and prejudice for the happiness of beloved, becoming more sensitive to surroundings and things happening. 

Love is a beguiling and astonishing feeling that can serve as reviving medicine, but overdose may be fatal. That’s why you should define that right dose to keep your life vibrant, vivid and full of energy despite any attempts to hijack your prescription and take an advantage of it.

Success is something that can’t be stolen or hijacked; it is a state of mind.

Both of them are inseparable meanings that complement each other. Success without love is beyond the bounds of possibility, and love can’t settle in your heart until you have inner success and balance. Many of us seek for both of them gazing far away beyond horizons, therefore forgetting that we are blessed with a talent to generate these feelings by evolving, cultivating and cherishing them within ourselves. It turns into a process that ensnares you with love and success when you don’t have to chase butterflies, because they start following you…

LIFE CONSTITUTION… DOES IT MATTER?

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who has the disposal of them.
Thomas Jefferson

Can a person “rewrite” his or her life principles being grown up enough? That was an item I was trying to through the light upon, talking to my mom. She is a wise woman with a great life experience, whose point of view is very valuable and the most priceless for me. It was her who gave me an idea of my next item to cover and share my thoughts with you. I agree that it’s a very deep and philosophical question with no right answer, because it’s all about life constitution of every individual. No doubts, that every constitution can be amended or rewritten, but it can’t be totally changed. Every human being writes his or her own life rules and guides which violation is similar to committing a crime. There are articles that are never allowed to be broken or stepped over. But we also should keep in mind that these principles should be adjusted to the present time, location, mentality and be up-to-date to the situation. We create our provisions at the early age (maybe we are born with some of them) that are subject to change during the whole life along with our inner and outer transformation. It’s important to keep an eye open for life changes with a new and wise attitude to any situation. Set your goals, be open to new opportunities, live your best life, but never contradict your inner being. Find the courage to step away and let the situation go its own and right way. Any happy and pleasant moments, or sometimes someone’s unfair behavior towards us, form our life guide and our attitude to the surroundings, creating a list of must-have principles and the ones to be removed. But what I know for sure is that it is very important to stay on top and be above any misfortune or injustice. You should stay beautiful inside and out, keep your back straight when someone tries to bend you and learn to win at losing. You may establish your principles or not, but you ought to find the truth somewhere in the middle for creating a fair and a win-win situation for people surrounding you.

It took me two days to finish this article, because I felt something is missing… It’s not in fact about principles and it’s not necessarily to have them. The only thing you should bear in mind is that you need to be natural in any situation, be above fake feelings, feel the overwhelming bliss in record time, “exhale” love, take small, but steady steps towards happiness of people surrounding you and not to expect more. Life is a non-stop lesson that fills you with positive and negative experience that helps you to find the difference between fake and original things on your way to success.

Do you remember that I started my note with the statement that it’s a question with no right answer? Perhaps it’s somewhere in the middle of your choice and it’s up to you to find your life balance and inner happiness.

BE SEXY...BE HOT..

BE SEXY…BE HOT…

While sitting at the best Italian restaurant in Marin County with my friends, tasting perfect cuisine from the Chef and the best Chardonnay I’ve ever tried, I heard a phrase from one of them: ‘Oh, she always looks sexy!’…I don’t know whom they were talking about, but I thought “WOW!”. I guess every woman in the world no matter how old she is would like to hear the same about herself. This is what I call Style by V., where ‘V’ always means Victory, Viva, Vivid…It’s all about YOU and no matter if you are dressed sexy or not. It’s the way you move, look, turn your head, walk, step, write, eat, speak, think, close your eyes, breath, the way you keep a glass of wine, the way you choose a car and drive…I can list plenty of things, because each peculiarity, tiny or insignificant and subtle thing or gesture plays a huge role. It’s your win-win style – lifestyle - that is always a success. It’s like a chemical reaction that works perfect if you add the elements according to proportion. If you add more or less, this or that element, the result will be absolutely different and opposite to the one you expect: the explosion may happen or not…

I remember when I was studying at the University we were performing a play for Christmas Eve and I happened to have the worst dress. First I felt upset but then I tried to concentrate on my role and feelings inside of me. The play was a real success and after that a friend of mine came up to me and said: ‘Your dress is so gorgeous, you look unbelievably amazing in it!’. I want to underline it again and again it’s YOU who makes a success of your own look. It’s about tasting ‘yummy’ being natural and self sustainable the same as high quality vegetables do not need much sauce to have a fantastic flavor in the salad. It’s like dessert that doesn’t look pompous, but you can’t stop eating it, get addicted to it and want more and more…