WELCOME. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU MATTER. YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS.โก
WELCOME. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU MATTER. YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS.โก
Welcome to Lovely Vegan. Here you will find messages from my heart, personal updates, & anything inspired to share. Hereโs to โThe Journeyโ โ in this together. ILY ~ Alex
YOU ARE LOVED.
Happy LOVE day, fam!
Everyday is a day to spread LOVEโค๏ธ & with today being Valentines, here are a few important remindersโฆ๐๐ผ
โค๏ธYOU MATTER.๐ฏ
Place your hand โ on your heart & hear ๐๐ผ the sound of PURPOSE. Listen to itโs beat ๐ & feel the breath that is YOUR Divine, purposeful, unique, & INVALUABLE EXISTENCE.
โค๏ธYOU ARE LOVED.๐ฏ
Not โlovedโ in the sense of something worldly thatโs temporal or momentary, but eternally loved in the sense of your very existence is LOVE. Itโs who YOU ARE. Itโs Who created YOU๐ and nothing can alter the unalterable.
HAPPY VALENTINEโS DAY, FAM!๐ซถ๐ผ Thankful from the bottom of my heart for all of the heartfelt love โค๏ธ & connection ๐ค weโve had togetherโฆ๐๐๐
I love YOUโฆ dearly!๐ฅฐ
Keep Climbing & Trust Your Journey.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Nine (Look: Someplace Special on the West Coast).
When setting out to climb ๐งโโ๏ธ lifeโs peaks โฐ๏ธ, our egos love to convince us that we must be the creators of the โexactโ path ๐บ๏ธ taken as well as the โidealโ destination ๐ฉ.
This will be sure to include the pressure of two (or more) things:
Meeting the โexpectationsโ of our egoโs process ๐บ๏ธ so that we may feel a false sense of safety & identity.
A โperfectโ timeline which, if unmet, suggest weโre โfailingโ, โlostโ, & basically โnot enoughโ until we get there.
๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธWRONG.๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Here is what our hearts โค๏ธ know โ there are paths, valleys, roads, & processes that have much deeper meaning than what we may see or understand with our human eyes ๐ & minds ๐ง .
There is an โimperfectlyโ perfect map ๐บ๏ธ created FOR you that will serve YOUR highest good!๐ฏ
When we choose to trust a power much greater than life itself, the fog ๐ซ๏ธ lifts & everything becomes clearer.๐๐ผ๐ซ
Whatever life peak โฐ๏ธ you are currently climbing โ keep climbing & trust YOUR journey! One step at a time & one foot in front of the other โ WE GOT THIS!๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฃ
I love you,
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next two looks: โA Blue Sky Cali Sunriseโ๐ ๐ & โMisty Memories of Salty Watersโ๐๐ค featuring Chapter Ten โ Your Prayers Hold Unlimited Power.๐๐ผ๐ซ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
You Are Always Being Guided
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Eight (Look: Daydreams in the Light of Night).
I have always been a dreamerโฆ even if itโs with a pinch ๐ค๐ผ of naivety on the side.๐ค
During this chapter of life, I had big ideas ๐ก & the continued theme throughout it all was RESISTANCE. Even so, a part of me deep within knew that I was being guidedโฆ I just wasnโt sure to where. I had fears that the new direction wouldnโt match the attachments & expectations I had created in my mind.๐ง๐ง
It was always this โthingโ that would guide me to that โpersonโ & then the next โplaceโ that would lead me to exactly where I needed to be. The dots connected up until the conception of SoulRise Tribe. Of course, I often didnโt see that during the process & was quite frustrated at times.๐ตโ๐ซ๐
In hindsight, the amount of growth & learning acquired along the way was invaluable!๐ฏ
When we work alongside powers ๐๐ผ much greater than our human minds can logistically comprehend, it deeply supports our pursuits & peace of mind to trust the process of it all.๐ฃโจ
May we continue toโฆ
๐๐ผSEEK,
๐๐ผLISTEN,
๐๐ผ& ACT UPONโฆ
While knowing we are being guided & supported for our highest good.๐๐ผโค๏ธ
Hold tight to faith along the way, fam! We soo got this!๐๐๐๐๐ซโจ
I love you,
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โSomeplace Special on the West Coastโ๐ซถ๐ผโค๏ธ featuring Chapter Nine โ Keep Climbing & Trust Your Journey.๐งโโ๏ธ๐
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Influenced by what & whom?
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Seven (Look: Evening Frost in Santa Monica).
During many modeling experiences & overall just being a woman in our society, there have been countless times where outside influences have given the impression that I needed to change something about myself.
As though I needed to reach & grasp onto what would make me โenoughโ, alter a โflawโ/undesirable trait, or adjust my values to โfit inโ.
How many times a day do we consume influential messages while consciously & unconsciously taking note of where, what, & how we lack?
When we choose not to ride societyโs rickety rollercoaster ๐ข of influential ๐๐ผs and ๐๐ผs, especially at the expense of ignoring our unchangeable existential truth, we are liberated to be free & shine limitlessly from the invaluable space of WHO WE TRULY ARE.๐๐๐โจ
The ego will always point out a missing piece ๐งฉ thatโs promised to โcompleteโ our sense of value. Our higher selves know better.
Letโs strive to be our best & avoid the egoโs luring โstoriesโ that pressure us to mold into something (figuratively & non-figuratively) which are not real.๐๐
May we act on influence guided by our inner truth knowing we are always INVALUABLE.๐ฏ
I love you,
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โDaydreams in the Light of Nightโ๐๐ featuring Chapter Eight โ You Are Always Being Guided.๐๐ฃ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
Keep going, fam.
๐๐ผPlease readโฆ๐๐ผ there is definitely a lot of noise, negativity, fear, anxiety, & hopelessness in our shared worldโฆ a lot of battles being fought in our personal livesโฆ a lot of experiencing others go through similar battles. This is your reminder to pause, take a breath, & KEEP GOING.๐คโค๏ธ
Be patient with yourself; hold tight to faith and trust everything will be okay โ because IT WILL. Give yourself endless amount of hugs, love, grace, compassion, & SUPPORT. Please read this again.๐๐ผ
I am sending you those same loving & lifting vibrationsโฆ absorb them & pass them along. TOGETHER, we got this.๐๐ผโจ
P.S. I want to highlight a little reality hereโฆ hair that hasnโt been washed for days (as in a week ๐ฌ), an old beat up zip hoodie that Iโve had for many years & worn/filmed countless times ๐, & a breakout with unhealed bruises from an IPLโฆ๐
THIS is more along the lines of REALITY in comparison to my LV Fashion Inspo posts. Model imagery & the creative aspects of a photoshoot are a lot of fun, yet they donโt equate to setting any sort of standard for being HUMAN.โค๏ธ๐ฏ
Love you, fam!
Alex ๐
Written in the Stars.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Six (Look: Sparkly Skies & Salty Waters).
A cute ๐ฅฐ love story + some important notes ๐๐๐ผ:
How we met? Sean was older than me, so I didnโt know him well. At the time, I knew he went to school with my brother & worked at a local gym. I saw him there very rarely and, if we spoke, it was always about my brother.๐คฃโค๏ธ
Years had gone without thinking, seeing, or being aware of anything about Sean. Upon graduating high school ๐ ๐ซ & getting ready to leave to NYC, I was at this same gym working out. Sean was there playing basketball with friends & came out to check the score of a game on the TV ๐บ. He then walked over to me to say โhelloโ. He mentioned that he was living in D.C., working for a senator, & was only in town for a few weeks. I shared I was leaving in a few weeks to NYC. He invited me to play volleyball, so I gave him my number &, without writing โ๐ผ it down, he said, โIโm good at memorizing numbersโ & that he had it stored in his brain ๐ง โฆ๐๐ค
He called me for this volleyball ๐ game & it didnโt pan out (on my end ๐ฌ). He then asked to go on a date with a group of his friends. I said โyesโ & our first date was scheduled for June 24th, 2006 (2006?!?!?!๐คฏ)โฆ
We then hung out on the 25th, 26th, 27th, & so onโฆ. About a week or so of consecutive dates, we sat in my parentโs basement & said, โhey, I know in my heart weโre meant to be togetherโฆ as in forever โพ๏ธ togetherโฆ letโs get marriedโฆโ๐ณ๐ณโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐ฅน๐ฅน
Sean quit his job in D.C. & I canceled NYC. Before we knew it, we were on the books ๐ to be married on December 27th, 2006.๐ฏ
Bumping into one another at the exact same time & same place was ๐ฏ% written in stars โจโฆ the dots connected & our journey began.๐ฅฒ๐๐ผ
Important notes ๐: As this is, of course, a beautiful story & celebration of loveโฆ I feel itโs important to note & remember that relationships take WORK. I wouldnโt ever want to set a tone that this beautiful picture hasnโt included bumps & hurdles along the way. We both have & continue to grow individually & collectively.๐ค๐ซ
Here are, what I believe to be, some key ๐ components to feeding & nurturing loveโฆ
โค๏ธA solid FRIENDSHIP. Someone who you, in 10-20-30-40-50 years, will continue to enjoy one anotherโs company, laugh your heads off, & share likeminded values. Physical chemistry, of course, is important but love deepens in a part of the heart & soul that goes limitlessly further than superficialitiesโฆ it grows into a space of unconditional & eternal oneness (so-to-speak).๐คฒ๐ผโพ๏ธ
โค๏ธHave trust, faith, & commitment to knowing & believing you can & will work through whatever life hands ya. As long as the team stays united, there may be a few scratches & cracks, but overall you will be unbreakable.๐๐ผ๐ฅ
โค๏ธLike a tree ๐ณ, allow one anotherโs branches to grow uniquely & individually so that each partner may grow & evolve into their own personโฆ pursuing their interests, hobbies, dreams, & so onโฆ, yet your roots intertwine, grow, & deepen together as a solid unit.๐ซถ๐ผ๐ฏ
I hope this gives inspiration & hope for great love, yet also keeps it real & informative for knowing that same love will be perfectly imperfect & built to experience longevity.๐ค๏ธ๐ซ
I love ya, fam!
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โEvening Frost in Santa Monicaโ๐ฌ๏ธโจ featuring Chapter Seven โ Influenced by what & whom?๐ค๐ญ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Blessings in Lessons Part Two.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Five (Look: Chill Nights Under Starry Lights).
PART TWO, fam! Iโm ๐ฏ% coming in strong on this one because, as I have said before & will never stop declaring from the worldโs rooftops, YOUโฆ yes YOU, ARE INVALUABLE!๐ซต๐ผโค๏ธ
Simply becauseโฆ
your heart beats,
& your spirit breathes.๐๐ผ๐ซ
You are like a ray from the sun. As am I. And there isnโt a point where you stop & I begin - we are ALL ONE.โจ๐๐๐โจ
And Iโll tell ya this (again), nothing in this life can add or subtract from your eternal & Divine existential TRUTH.๐คโค๏ธโพ๏ธ
I love ya, fam!
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โSparkly Skies & Salty Watersโ๐ก๐ featuring Chapter Six โ Written in the Stars.๐โ๐ผ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex