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
Happy 17th Birthday, Kuna!
Kuna is 17 years old!๐๐ฅณ Happy Birthday ๐ to this sweet angel ๐ girl!
A few fun facts:
๐Kuna is the first of all six dogs & is still rockinโ it! She is truly eternal.
๐Kuna is very smart! In her younger years, she was very calculated on how to rearrange furniture ๐ช to get food or manipulate Nash or Shylo ๐๐ to get what she wants. Sheโd pretend someone was at the front door ๐ช to distract them from their toys ๐งธ & then swipe it from them when they werenโt looking.๐คฃ๐
๐Kuna once escaped the apartment in NorCal, went to a bakery, & came back on her own. It was an absolutely terrifying day but thankful ๐ฅฒ beyond for that little beagle brain ๐ง & nose ๐.๐บ๏ธ
๐Kuna used to love going to the dog park & be chased down. She was too cool for smaller pooches & was always trying to be one of the big dogs.๐๐พ
Love you beyond measure, Kuna matata! Smooches all day on those velvety ears!๐ฅฐ๐๐ถ
I validate myself.
A Sunday mantra.
Itโs Sunday mantra ๐๏ธ oโclock!๐ด๐
Repeat out loud:
๐ฃ๏ธI VALIDATE MYSELF. (A big one!๐ฏ๐ฅฐ)
When life feels uneasy or as though thereโs a void to be filledโฆ
I know I can always go โHOMEโ ๐ก.
โHomeโ is found by going inward.
โHomeโ is where I experience true, lasting, & fulfilling validation.โพ๏ธโจ
All that I seek, I possess within myself.๐
All that I need, I embrace & give to myself.๐ช
I validate myself &, by doing so, I free myself from a โbottomless voidโ of grasping to feed off the external.๐คฒ๐ผ๐๐ซ
Close your eyes & place your hand over your heart while youโฆ
๐ฌ๏ธInhaleโฆ5-4-3-2-1โฆ
๐ฌ๏ธHoldโฆ5-4-3-2-1โฆ
๐ฌ๏ธExhaleโฆ5-4-3-2-1โฆ
Repeat x 4.
I love you & wish you a week of wholeness & true inner peace!๐ผ
Feeling lost while completely aligned.
Itโs okay to *feel lost* while knowing *YOU ARE ALIGNED*.๐บ๏ธโจ
In our personal journey ๐ฃ, we often have no idea ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ where our path is going or whatโs around the corner.๐ฏ๐ฅฐ
Our hearts tell us, โThis is the right path. I am where Iโm supposed to be. I AM DIVINELY ALIGNED.โ๐โค๏ธ
Yet, because of fear of the unknown, we can feel lost, โWhere am I going? Why am I here? How will this turn out?โ๐ซฃ๐ง
We may also believe we must force the navigation ๐งญ, search ๐ for labels ๐ท๏ธ to make sense of our path, find ways to โfeel safeโ, & latch onto a sense of identity & completion.๐คฏ
YOUR heartโs navigation ๐งญ will not fail youโฆ
~TRUST what you receive withinโฆ๐
~BELIEVE in the power of your lifeโs purpose...๐ซ
~LEAN into what you undoubtedly knowโฆโจ
KEEP GOING โ YOU ARE ALIGNED.๐คฒ๐ผโก๏ธ
Iโm right by your side in the process.๐ค
Love ya, fam!๐
CELEBRATE YOU.
Your heart already knows.๐ซถ๐ผ๐
You are INVALUABLE simply because YOU exist. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, ALWAYS. Itโs your existential TRUTH.๐คโพ๏ธ
Have a beautiful weekend, fam!๐๐ค๐๐ค๐๐๐ซ
I love ya,
Alex
Keep going. Keep growing.
Saying โnoโ or feeling concern about letting people down has been an ongoing learning process for meโฆ๐ฅดโบ๏ธ
Numerous life experiences have mirrored๐ชthis lesson back. Many times I have been be asked, requested, &/or pressured into situations that my insides would say, โnahhh, this feels offโ๐ ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ฌ but my eagerness to โpleaseโ, โsucceedโ, & โwin approvalโ would take over the inner decision making.๐
A frequent Kool-Aid flavor ๐๐๐ of choice was people-pleasing mixed with loyalty, topped off with a splash of naivetyโฆ cheers!๐๐ฅ
While modeling at a photoshoot, there was a specific time when I requested privacy to change my clothes (with only males) on set. My request was met with a response along the lines of, โyouโre a *bleeping* model, do your job & just change your clothesโ. Then, in a nervous, giggly, smiley while maintaining my pleasing streak โก๏ธ I said something like, โokay, sounds good ๐ฅฒ๐๐ผ!โ๐ตโ๐ซ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Hereโs the truth though, I hold ZERO regrets, judgment, & ONLY love & gratitude for all of my life experiences & teachers that have been key to helping me GROW & EVOLVE.๐๐ฆ๐ผ
After the honest self-assessing, painful learning, & progressive adjusting INTERNALLY, my experiences began to mirror๐ชthe changes EXTERNALLY. As is LIFE.๐๐ผ๐ซ
So, if this is you, too โ I feel ya, hear ya, & stand by you hand-in-hand ๐ค. Absorb those teaching moments & recurring lessons. If it keeps showing up, itโs there to shine light on something internal thatโs calling out for healing โค๏ธโ๐ฉน & balance โ๏ธ.
Everything weโre seeking is already within us. A simple statement followed by a continual practice.๐๐ผ
We SO got this, fam! I love ya!๐ค๐
I hold the keys to my mindโs liberation.
A Sunday mantra.
When your smile is genetic!๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ถ๐คฃ Itโs Sunday mantra ๐๏ธ oโclockโฆ๐ค
Repeat out loud:
๐ฃ๏ธI HOLD THE KEYS ๐ TO MY MINDโS LIBERATION.
No matter what happened a week, a day, or 5 minutes ago, I am choosing to empower myself NOW.๐ซ
I empower myself by taking initiative of my thoughts ๐ญโฆ
I choose to energize thoughts that are centered around love, light, health, healing, blessings, & benevolence.๐๐ผ
I release & choose not to identify with thoughts that disrupt my harmony.๐
I set myself free from any chains โ๏ธ that only I possess the power & keys to unlock ๐โฆ
๐๐ผRight now,
๐๐ผIn this moment,
๐๐ผI claim liberation & sink deep into peace that is my inner truth.โ๏ธโจ
Close your eyes & place your hand over your heart while youโฆ
๐ฌ๏ธInhaleโฆ5-4-3-2-1โฆ
๐ฌ๏ธHoldโฆ5-4-3-2-1โฆ
๐ฌ๏ธExhaleโฆ5-4-3-2-1โฆ
Repeat x 4.
I love you & wish you a week supported by seeds of good thought &, therefore, inner peace!๐
20 years laterโฆ
20 lessons learned.
20 years later.๐ณ๐ Baby (teen) Alex workinโ one of her first modeling gigs on sunny Miami Beach.๐๏ธโ๏ธ
I love ya,
Alex ๐