picturing d r e a m s ...

l e f t   &   r i g h t

Today I'm celebrating 38 years & 3 months of life.

I was born on a Tuesday much like today.

Even though a broken tooth brought me to book an emergency appointment

with a  { f a b u l o u s ! } dentist in my current neighborhood,

and the fact that I came home to a hacked mail account,

{nevertheless with a very relieved mouth & the ability to speak & pronounce properly again }

I enjoyed the  b i c y c l e   r i d e  

back & forth.

I focused on  e n j o y i n g  every minute

as if a separation & a subsequent very possible, temporary movement

to Greece wouldn't be taking place.

{ Greece is lovely, yet at the moment  I  L O V E  m y   l i f e  here more than anything! }

As if the boxes that are getting packed are simply gonna

take me just to the right place

after having set up home here

at the  P e a r l   B i  r c h e s   H o u s e

This post is all about what  I  w i s h  to  be  p a r t  of   my  l i f e  from now on.

It's a post devoted to  a c c e p t i n g  that I have d r e a m s  to work for,

it's a post about s t a t i n g  that I believe with all the power of my existence,

that I have and I am working very hard to make them  m a n i f e s t  in my life

and however they might manifest somehow differently than presented,

the  a t m o s p h e r e  and the  e s s e n c e  is set.

{you might want to hop over to  t h i s   p o s t  to find out,

or to remind yourselves about

how I'm painting my future,

starting  n o w }

Since it's the 11th of the month

{ at least it still is in the part of the world I'm typing this from}

I thought that sharing  11 p a i r s  for your eye pleasure would fit nicely.

{ I cannot describe the pleasure &  f i r i n g  of neurons that takes place in my brain when 

combining pictures in pairs or collages....I just love seeing them make... out! 

I know... go ahead press charges on me for eye p*rn }

If you'd like to  p a i n t  y o u r  d r e a m s  with  p i c t u r e s,

then simply  g o  a h e a d !

M a k e  your own pairs & collages

p o s t  them on your blogs

& 

l i n k   to this post,

s h a r i n g  what it is all about.

Call it:

" p i c t u r i n g   m y  d r e a m s "

Come back here & be sure to  l e a v e   a  c o m m e n t  so that I can visit you!

I'll be so VERY glad to see your dreams!

But first, c o m e   w i t h   m e , I'll share some of my  d e e p e s t   w i s h e s with you...

top left - right - bottom middle - bottom left

so, yes, the fact is, I  w a n t   i t   a l l. 

The  w h i t e  b r i c k  w a l l  at my new house to be, the pebbled  p a t i o,

the  g a r d e n,

the Ikea p.s chairs, the o l i v e   t r e e s , 

the  f r e s h  mint that I'll have planted in my chalkboard painted pots,

& the emerald green one piece  b a t h i n g   s u i t ,

that I'll be wearing while enjoying the sunshine,

on my deck.

on my white chairs.

drinking cool tea with mint,

all coming from my potted herb garden.

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then I want to  g e t   m a r r i e d . to the o n e  person I love with all my heart & mind.

the person who does exactly the same.

I want to get married and feel all  d i p p e d   in happiness

cause we'll be M r s  &  M r .

Just because.

Just because l o v e  is a wonderful thing

& such a commitment only  o p e n s the doors to  f r e e d o m 

as we've never experienced before.

I want to get married &  g o   t o   P a r i s.

Again.

{ once is never enough for such a city, I must tell you that }

I want to go to Paris and w a k e   u p  at a similar veranda.

Wonderful in its humble size.

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Then I want to eat lunches and dinners that will have been sometimes prepared

 by his  e l e g a n t ,   k i n d   &   l o v i n g   h a n d s .

{ I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate and cherish men with let's say... feminine hands }

Lunches & dinners that will be getting prepared while I take care of

bringing  f r e s h   h e r b s  from our garden.

While I do the  g a r d e n i n g ,

cause I simply just love it so much to be  c l o s e   t o   n a t u r e.

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Lunches & dinners taking place around  l o v i n g l y  set tables,

in a place called  h o m e ,

where the inhabitants  g r o w ,   e x p a n d ,   e v o l v e

and  decide to  s t a y   t o g e t h e r  to face life

and its sometimes c h a l l e n g e s  and  d i f f i c u l t i e s.

L u n c h e s  and d i n n e r s   in the company of simple yet immensely charming flower arrangements.

A r r a n g e m e n t s  made on the spot,

with no big fuzz.

But then with  s o  m u c h  love.

L o v e   f o r   l i f e .

L o v e   f o r   p e o p l e .

L o v e   f o r   l o v e .

left - top right - bottom right - middle right 

I want a  b e d r o o m   where love can be taking place.

A place where love can  u n f o l d .

And  t h r i v e above everything else.

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I want to  b a k e  lemon ricotta and almond  c a k e s ,

wearing a blue  d o t t e d  s k i r t   &   a  s t r i p e d   b l o u s e.

I want to bake them and s h a r e  them with friends & family that will be gathered around,

impatiently waiting for the first warm piece to be cut, served, tasted & cherished.

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I want to take part in  e x c i t i n g   p r o j e c t s,

involved in developing  b e a u t i f u l   s p a c e s 

for  b e a u t i f u l   p e o p l e 

People that have learned to  o p e n   t h e i r   h e a r t s.

People that are willing to l e a r n 

People that through their own  m i s f o r t u n e s,

they become  s o f t e r, yet  s t r o n g e  r,

able to share themselves  w i t h   t h e   w o r l d.

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Then I want  to w a l k  b a r e f o o t  on the simple concrete floor of my  s u m m e r   h o u s e,

somewhere in a corner of the earth where then s u n  s h i n e s often.

there where the salty air can be felt on your lips while you take deep breaths.

I want to go up & down the stairs of this place

that I'll have found,

cause  m y  i n t u i t i o n   t o l d   m e 

that it's the right place for me

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and then I want to have the ability to  e m b r a c e   p e o p l e  for who they are,

while at the same time being kind but letting go of those in life

who insist on judging from their own limited perspectives,

concluding that a  b r i l l i a n t   s w i m m e r ,

should also be an  a m a z i n g  c l i m b e r  at the same time.

I  l o v e swimming.

And through life by the woods I've learned to also cherish the trees.

But if one judges me here for my ability

to  s w i m   l i k e  a   m e r m a i d,

then it's inevitable to 

face disappointment.

I have become an  e x c e l l e n t   w o o d   w a l k e r  here.

I keep the s w i m m i n g   p a r t  for when I'll be finding myself in water again.

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picture credits under each pair or collage

all diptychs & collages made by Iro - Ivy Nassopoulos

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