There is that moment when we feel at peace, when everything feels so right and perfect.


At times we do find beauty in our lives. Whether it is the wind that plays with our hair or the sun that touches us ever so gently…There is that moment when we feel at peace, when everything feels so right and perfect.  A moment of clarification.

 We may find it in a smile of an unknown person …you never know where it could come from …This beauty… the most precious thing in the world. When we do find it we must treasure it. Recognize it. Cherish it in every corner of our soul.

Enjoy the moment because beauty cannot be locked in a box. It just comes out of nowhere….a moment of happiness and bliss…and just like that it is gone…yet  in one way it is always with us. Here to stay. Gift that we had received. Unexpected. Unwrapped. Unpolished. Unique.  A gift. A feeling that makes us realize that life is a gift or rather that it can be a gift. Life is what we make of it.


We may plot, scheme and we may try our hardest…but it won't come. Happiness is not a product, it is not something that we can buy or in some sense even deserve. It comes when we're ready for it or rather we can see it when we truly open our eyes….a gift. Gift that we had received. Unexpected. Unwrapped. Unpolished. Unique.  A gift. 

Comments

  1. sadee11 June 2013 at 09:20

    lovely post :X

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  2. A new life11 June 2013 at 09:26

    so pretty porteit :)

    http://newlifewithfashion.blogspot.com/2013/06/483-kolejna-proba.html

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  3. Unknown11 June 2013 at 09:42

    jako lijepo rečeno :))

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  4. Cecília Reis11 June 2013 at 10:14

    Nice blog

    http://cecilia-reis.blogspot.com.br/

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  5. Helena Resende11 June 2013 at 12:08

    Cool picture:)

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  6. Ivana11 June 2013 at 12:17

    Divan post, uzivala sam u svakoj rijeci <3

    Stuarta sam davno gledala pa se ne mogu sjetiti glumice na koju mislis, jedino Stuarta...on je bio super obucen...pogotovo u preslatkim, malim Starkicama :-)

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  7. EMILLANA11 June 2013 at 13:07

    bas si lijepo ovo napisala!

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  8. Madame Chic Bcn11 June 2013 at 13:23

    You look sooo beautifil in that picture!!
    BTW thanks for your kind comment on my today's post darling!! ;-)
    xoxo
    Patricia

    http.//misstoptenimage.blogspot.com

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  9. Milica i Marija Martinovic11 June 2013 at 15:31

    divno:)

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  10. Unknown11 June 2013 at 16:09

    Bel post!!


    http://lowbudget-lowcost.blogspot.it/2013/06/there-is-new-necklace-in-town.html

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  11. Coco11 June 2013 at 22:06

    Very inspiring dear Ivana!
    xoxo
    Coco et La vie en rose
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  12. margaret cruzemark11 June 2013 at 22:52

    I wish we all had more of these moments in our lives. Great thoughts Ivana.
    Miss Margaret Cruzemark
    http://margaretcruzemark.blogspot.com/

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  13. Unknown12 June 2013 at 01:21

    Znaš da često osjetim takav trenutak mira, kad se vozim u tramvaju i povjetarac pirka, ili kad sam u prirodi i jednostavno osjetim savršen mir.

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  14. The Dainty Dolls House12 June 2013 at 01:46

    So beautiful and so true xx

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  15. Inez12 June 2013 at 01:57

    Wonderful post, and you look very pretty in the picture, xoxo.

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  16. Unknown12 June 2013 at 08:05

    Super cute!

    addictbeiconic.blogspot.com.es

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  17. Dressed With Soul12 June 2013 at 12:15

    Dearest Ivana, many thanks for your wise words! So true <3 For me happiness is always a gift and I try to be really thankful to it, because it´s indeed not naturally!

    You look really happy and beautiful - only to have a look on this pic opens my heart.

    xx from Bavaria, Rena

    www.dressedwithsoul.blogspot.de

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