Lately.

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The current chapter 📖 of life is still “in between” while living in an Airbnb.🧳🕺

My heart is very full. This last, I don’t know, long has been quite a process of many things, but what is for certain is how little by little there have been great life-changing blessings along the way.🤲🏼❤️

I’ve been thinking 💭 about stillness & how my soul seeks this quiet sacred space of rest, yet my mind thinks I need to always be doing, creating, building, or pursuing. Especially during this “in-between” chapter of moving.🌟💫

This chapter, or “era,” is focused on honoring my mind, body, & soul’s call for more REST.💯✨

More stillness.💯✨

More spaces & gaps of nothingness.💯✨

If this resonates with you as well, then together 🤝 may we lean into the quiet & present moments of life without our minds tugging on past or future thoughts of limitations. We’re just patiently resting here in the NOW… the only moment where life is happening... peaceful, quiet, nothingness, NOW.🌞✨

BIG LOVE ❤️ & BIG HUGS 🫂.

YOU MATTER. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE A BLESSING. BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHENSION. FOREVER.♾️✨

Positive jam sesh o’clock.

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WE’RE ‘ON THE WAY’ ALL THE WAY!🤝✨ Check your watches because the current time zone is POSITIVE JAM SESH O’CLOCK.🕺🥲

Whether you feel lost, aligned, or somewhere in between, KEEP GOING!❤️ One thing I know to be true about any aspect of life’s peaks & valleys 🌄 is that finding our path comes from continuing to put one foot in front of the other as we “keep our heads up to the sky.”🤝🌞 “Step by step, we will find our feet along the way!”🤲🏼🤲🏿🤲🏽🤲🏻🤲🏾🌟💫

I hope you’re having a beautiful day or night, fam! And in case you need an unchangeable & eternally true reminder, YOU MATTER.🤝♾️

Your heartbeat is a miracle & a blessing, & YOU ARE LOVED beyond human comprehension.🤝❤️

HUGS!🤗 ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS!💯💯💯 

TRUST YOUR JOURNEY FOR 2024.

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I am 35 years old & still a "late bloomer," & I AM ALL IN! Why?🤔

Because I trust divine timing!💯✨

Because I have faith in my life's journey & personal growth!💯✨

Because I believe with all my heart that as I continue to “put my dance shoes 🩰 on”, do my best with what I can, & surrender my will, all will continue to unfold for my deepest growth & highest good.💯✨

Who's to say when we're supposed to bloom?🐛

There's no perfect timetable.🙅🏼‍♀️

Just keep going, keep growing, & give yourself plenty of space to spread your wings because, FAM, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A WHOLE LOT OF SPACE!😍🙌🏼🦋🦋🦋🦋💫

I love you!❤️ 

Happy two years, LV!🥳🌱🎈

…repost…

Let us trust our individual growth knowing we are blossoming beautifully & authentically in divine timing.…🌸

Let us believe that the strains & struggles are a gift which strengthen our unique forms of rhythm & expression….🎶 

Let us continue to put our dance shoes on while holding space in complete faith that ALL is working for our highest good….🩰

We got this, fam!🌎🌍🌏

Dreaming Cozy on the Coast’s complete look is on the Lovely Vegan fashion blog.🌱

I love ya,

Alex 🌞

STRONG YET SOFT.

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I want to emphasize the absolute power that comes with being a WOMAN & a HUMAN BEING.

BEING STRONG YET SOFT.🌞❤️ 

Individually 👤 & collectively 👥, we embrace the world each day with intentions to make space to stand in our power, shine authentically, & liberate our minds from fear of being SEEN.🫂

We continue to grow, evolve, & are unstoppable as a force of nature even while receiving somewhat contradictory messages.📈📉

💭“Take up space, but not too much.”

💭“Speak up, but don’t be difficult.” 

💭“Be bright, but dim enough to give comfort.”

💭“Share your wins, but quietly to remain humble.”

And so on.👆🏼 

Over the years, I have continued to learn a lot about the balance of what it means to be STRONG YET SOFT.🌞❤️

This might just be one of my many favorite things about being a woman.💃🏼💃🏾💃🏿💃🏻💃🏽 

Strong yet soft isn’t always easy, especially in a world that promotes toughness to equal hardness & misunderstands softness to equal weakness.🤔 

This couldn’t be further from the truth, & this is where I believe the ego is a pro at masking & pretending to imitate our hearts.🥸 

A few examples from above ⬆️ of what it means to be strong yet soft... 

❤️Being strong by always taking up space & soft enough to know there is infinite space to be shared with others! Neither subtracts from the other, yet there is one beautiful space.✨

❤️Being strong means always speaking up & knowing that volume, harshness, coldness, & unkindness do not equal lasting effectiveness. Drawing boundaries with honey.✨ 

❤️Being strong is being bright! In the flow of the world, it can take courage to shine! But when we have the courage to do so, we are able to softly & lovingly shine our light on everyone around us! This is what true comfort for others looks like, because they then feel the courage to do the same with their bright light.✨

❤️Being strong by absolutely sharing personal wins! What we sometimes forget is the journey it took to get there, & hiding behind our successes does no favors. A lot of the “failures” along the way softened our hearts with trial & error. Sharing wins & celebrating successes in life helps us all know we can do it too!✨ 

And so on.👆🏼 

I SEE YOU, SOUL FAM! Shine ever so brightly, & whatever you do, do not let the world rob you of the POWER that is YOUR ability to remain SOFT while being STRONG.🌞❤️ 

Share your space, your voice, your light, your wins, your strengths, your beauty — YOUR EVERYTHING that makes you the unstoppable, untouchable human being you are today.💯

I love you! Keep fighting the good fight! IN ALL YOUR GLORY!✨🙌🏼🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏻🙌🏽✨

P.S. Collage’n it up with these gems 💎 from the Lovely Vegan Chronicle Series fashion shoot.📸

Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography ⚡️

Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie 💄

INNER FREEDOM FOR 2024.

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The end is about as real as it gets!🤣🥲 What better way to start off the new year than to embrace the streets 🏘️ of inner freedom from the illusory chains ⛓️ we’ve created in our minds?✨

There are two neighborhoods we often spend our thoughts 💭 on.

One is the neighborhood 🏠 of inspiring “what ifs,” & the other is the neighborhood 🏚️ of terrifying “what ifs.”

The first one is exhilarating!🏠 It’s exciting! It’s where we imagine ourselves growing, stretching, & experiencing life the way our hearts call for it. There are many unknowns, & it thrills us because, no matter what, we know we will always be okay! We’ve got ourselves covered! It is infinite ♾️ in possibilities.❤️

The second one is frightening!🏚️ Its scary! It’s where we imagine ourselves falling, stumbling, “failing,” & experiencing life by being chained to external opinions, judgments, labels, & so on. It is not only limited ⌛️ in possibilities but would also have us believing it is best to play small, silence the heart, & think we’re “safe” by being unseen.💔

I love the first neighborhood!🏘️💫 The longer we linger over there, the more we realize how truly untouchable we are.🤲🏼🤲🏿🤲🏽🤲🏾🤲🏻🌟

That our inner power, strength, resilience, & invaluable worth will always overcome any obstacle or momentary (& illusory) “embarrassment.”🫣😎

Here’s to growing, stretching, & experiencing our journeys in infinite ways in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣!

ALL THE LOVE ❤️ & BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG HUGS 🫂.🥰

Happy two years, LV!🤠🌱🎈

…repost…

May this moment, here & now, be the one to wake us from the illusion of embarrassment…🌫️✨

May we realize, on the other side, that there is nothing to fear but fear itself…👈🏼

May today be the day we do something to “embrace embarrassment” & grow through the discomfort while knowing we are ALWAYS okay.🤝🌟💫

We got this, fam!🌎🌍🌏

January Magic in SoCal’s complete look is on the Lovely Vegan Fashion blog.🌱

I love ya,

Alex 🌞

HAPPY (RE)NEW YEAR.

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HAPPY (RE)NEW YEAR! 2024. My goodness, how time has flown by!😌🙏🏼💫

This past year has had me thinking a lot about growth, change, & renewal. What life is all about.🌞

Whether it’s the end of a year, the beginning, or the middle, the cycle remains the same.🔄

We learn, we grow, we change, we blossom, & we RENEW ourselves. Then we do it all over again as we step into our potential, fulfill our purpose, & become our best selves.🙌🏼🙌🏿🙌🏽🙌🏻🙌🏾❤️✨

Embracing self-renewal is one of the most important & powerful aspects of life’s growing cycle.🔃

This gives us a sense of rebirth, rejuvenation, self-love, & appreciation for all we’ve accomplished through the ups & downs of learning, growing, & changing.🐛🦋🍃🍂

To RENEW is to CELEBRATE ourselves.💯

So, here’s to celebrating you, me, & WE!🤝❤️

Take this time into the new year to do just that!

Give yourself nurturing acknowledgment for how far you’ve come, how much you’ve grown, & who you’ve become as you stand in front of the mirror 🪞 today!🫂

HAPPY (RE)NEW YEAR, FAM. I love you & am standing by your side.🥰

Big hugs 🤗, always!♾️

17 years & eternity to go.

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Another LV two-year repost & it’s in perfect timing!😍🫶🏼❤️ I updated the year to SEVENTEEN! Wow.😮 Time is nutty!💫 I also selected another song 🎶 from our wedding 💒. I cry every time we slow dance to this gem 💎.🥹 

I'm excited & thankful for all that has, that is, & that continues to unfold.🤲🏼✨

Happy anniversary to my one & only, who lives off of social media & is very wise to lessen his screen time.😌🤚🏼📱

People ask how we've made it through all these years, & part of the answer is DESIRE. When you have the desire, the rest will come.🙏🏼💯

17 years down & eternity ♾ to go.🥳❤️

I love you beyond measure, sweet bear!🐻💋

…repost from last year 👇🏼…

Gals, if he makes you laugh so hard your cheeks hurt on those first few dates, you know you got a good one!🤭❤️

Happy anniversary to my silly, funny, charming, sweet, dreamy, gentle, romantic, kind, thoughtful, irresistibly cheesy, (& vegan!), Seany bear!🥰🐻 Not a big fan of social media, yet a big fan of pursuing dreams.😇✨

It’s been a journey… law/business school… modeling… building businesses… six doggos… several fosters… sacrificing through long distance & then being together again… LOVE always sustains.🙏🏼💯

16 years down & eternity ♾ to go.🥳❤️

P.S. Boots & coat are faux.👌🏼