A HIGHER SELF-PEP TALK.

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It's always a good day & a good time to pause & give ourselves self-love & care through positive self-talk.🪞💭❤️

This is so important! If I've learned anything in life, it's that the stories, narratives, & words we tell ourselves are powerful beyond measure‼️

We can choose light & truth, or we can choose darkness & fear.🌞

It's a practice, for sure, & some days are easier than others, but we must keep practicing this important habit until we finish our work here on earth.🌎🌍🌏

Hand🤝in🤝hand, each of us is a child of God. What would you say to your younger, precious, purposeful self? What will you say to your current, beautiful, invaluable self?♾️✨

Happy two years, LV!🧁🧁 Happy holidays, fam!🙏🏼🌟💫🎄

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Higher-self pep talk is the best kind of pep talk!🤗❤️💫

When we reconnect to our Divine essence, the fog 🌫️ lifts & unveils truth: LOVE, LIGHT, & PURPOSE… aka YOU.😍🙏🏼

This unalterable truth rests peacefully & resiliently beneath the ego shmego’s layers of noise & illusion.🪷

A helpful way to reconnect is speaking lovingly to yourself the way you would to a younger version of you. Put a picture on your mirror 🪞, phone 📱, wallet 🪪, or wherever you’ll frequently be reminded of this precious, pure, forever ♾️ loved SOUL.🥰🌟✨

We got this, fam! Love ya!🤝🌞

TWO YEARS OF LOVELY VEGAN.

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Two whole years of Lovely Vegan!🌞❤️ Woohoo! What a ride, my goodness!🥰🫶🏼🌱

This footage 🎥 sums up the funny 😄 moments, the serious 🧐 moments, the heartfelt 🥲 moments, & everything in between.🙏🏼💯

What we put out in the world 🗺️ really comes back to us, & I wouldn’t want to ride this journey with anyone else but you, fam.🌎🤝🌍🤝🌏

I’m so glad you exist.♾️ 

I’m so glad you’re here.♾️

I love you.♾️

Bring on year three & the next chapter 📖 of life. New beginnings, new places, new faces, new spaces.🤲🏼🌟💫✨

To celebrate 🎉, I’m going to repost (on Instagram) some of my favorite videos &/or pictures from the last two years.😂🥹 Feel free to request; as you can see in this video, there’s quite a few to choose from, haha!👀

Love you, fam!

~Alex 🌞

FAITH.

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Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of this Lovely Vegan journey — yeahhhh!🥳 (A video for that will come later!🤓) And the journey only continues...🙌🏼💫

One thing I have learned (here & overall in LIFE) is that FAITH IS EVERYTHING!❤️

Faith turns fear into peace,💯

“lost” into aligned,💯

impossible POSSIBLE.💯

I have seen countless blessings & miracles manifest over the past several months & years based on increasing faith 📈 — belief in the unseen 🌟. (Kind of fitting for the season!😆🎄🥲)

Wherever you are, whatever you have going on in your life, stay faithful, FAM!❤️

Stay believing!💯

Stay prayerful!💯

Stay strong!💯

Because as you keep climbing 🧗🏼‍♀️ forward in YOUR JOURNEY, everything WILL WORK OUT‼️

That thing you're concerned about, trust that it'll come together the way that's best for you, even if you can't understand it in the immediate moment.🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏻

Be proactive in your faith that you will grow 🪴 & overcome any & all obstacles that you're currently facing or that will arrive.💪🏼💪🏽💪🏿💪🏻💪🏾

Your fear WILL become peace…💯

Your impossible WILL become possible...💯

Your sense of being lost IS aligned.💯

Believe it & put your faith in it.🤝🌞

All aboard the faith train 🚂 — woot, woot! Haha!🥰

ALL THE LOVE!❤️

Perfectly imperfect.

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22 years ago, I had back surgery for scoliosis & was in the hospital for TEN DAYS‼️

You may remember from the first LV fashion series the video where I talk about ‘Rejection via Redirection’.

After my surgery, I couldn't do dance/ballet 🩰 the same, & it definitely took a while before I felt somewhat back to normal.

I drifted from the dance 🕺 world & was scouted into the modeling 📸 world. Before I knew it, I was off to NYC at about 14–15 years old.

The curve in my spine was never perfectly corrected, & this image demonstrates that, which is what I love most about it.🤲🏼✨

Here is what I want to note 📝:

1. Even though I was "redirected" into the fashion industry after my surgery, I then began to experience "rejection" on a whole other level! Constantly! NONSTOP.😳

2. Redirection doesn't always mean we made it to the end, happily ever after. Part of life's purpose is growth 🪴. We will always be climbing 🧗🏼‍♀️ some sort of peak ⛰️, & there will be plenty of flowers 🌼 to smell, rest spots to REST 😌, & views to take in along the way 🌄.

3. A part of that rejection would come from my still perfectly imperfect spine.

4. During swim week in Miami, I didn't book one show. Not ONE. Could this be part of that? In the end, it doesn’t matter because...

I GREW THROUGH IT.🤸🏼‍♀️🌟💫✨

Life is our greatest teacher, & as said, it is for us, not against us.🙏🏼

Through the ups & downs of self-acceptance, we eventually find our way to loving ourselves & all our "perfect imperfections".

Does this mean that we feel this way every second of every day? Of course not. But what it means is that even when we don't, we meet ourselves where we're at & love ourselves in those moments too.🪞🫂

We love ourselves unconditionally, in a perfectly imperfect way.📈📉📈📉

This is freedom. This is how we break the chains ⛓️ of seeing self-acceptance as "when I get there", "when I have that", "when I do this", & so on.

This kind of love also encourages us to desire our best selves, & therefore we want to “show up” because there are no contingencies to feel love based on the outcome. We just want to do our best.❤️

As we get closer to 2024, let this be part of our guiding principles! Let this be our way of loving. Unconditional self-love for our perfectly imperfect journeys.🫶🏼🗺️

All the love, fam.🤗🌞

Happy 5th Birthday, Atticus!

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This cute bug 🐛 turned 5 years old a few months ago & deserves a birthday 🥳 post! Enjoy some random facts about this handsome pooch.❤️🐾

Atticus is probably the best dog I've ever met! He never wants to get into any kind of trouble & truly just wants good vibes for everyone.😎

Atticus is a mama's boy, & we have many activities we enjoy together. He's my peanut butter sidekick, my cookie dough partner in crime, my cuddle buddy, & my pillow sharer.🤗

Atticus & I are kindred spirits in that we're both super sensitive! He will leave the room even if the TV is too loud.🥹

Atticus keeps Rocky & Apollo (the pugs) in check & thank heavens because, without his golden example, those two would wreck havoc in the house.🤣

I love you, A Train 🚂! Smooches on those ears, cheeks, & nose all day long!🥰🐶💋💫

Canvas Rebel Magazine

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Fam!🌞 Another special conversation, & this time it's with the wonderful team at Canvas Rebel.

I am super thankful for the space they shared to talk about topics near & dear to my heart.❤️

Something we touched on was resilience in the creative/artist journey. I’ve learned & grown a lot in this process, & I hope my journey offers comfort to those in similar circumstances or about to embark on their own.🤝🌟💫

These thoughts are applicable to many aspects of life & what I believe to be one of the most important keys to freedom within ourselves, our minds, and our hearts.🤲🏼🤲🏿🤲🏽🤲🏻🤲🏾🕊️✨

Slides 8 & 9 are written 💭 below:

“I believe the entire journey requires resilience.

Being a creator & being at peace with what you're doing, whether others are applauding you or there's complete silence, is vital. Losing one's focus to primarily external validation will be a miserable journey.

Sharpening your inner voice to be as in tune with your heart as possible is very, very important. This is what will guide you when you feel the outside world isn't mirroring your inner hopes, dreams, or “expectations".

One of many helpful mindsets is to trust yourself. When you create or put your heart into something, it's key to ask yourself how you feel about it & remember how you felt before & after sharing or posting online.

No matter what the results are, this is truly what matters. Loving what you created will bring you peace of mind & heart. It's within the integrity of being an authentic artist or creator.

What you create is from your heart; it should always be personal for you! And those who are meant to connect with you & find you will. Those are the people you want to attract within your community because they are invested in who you authentically are.

Another important thing to always fall back on when overwhelmed, tired, or exhausted is your WHY.

Why do you create? Why are you doing what you are doing? What is the "WHY" at the core of it all? Make sure this "why" stands on a solid foundation & not a faulty, external temporary "fix".

Finally, remember that the only constant is change, & the highs may go low & the lows will go high again. Enjoy the journey.

Enjoy the peaks & valleys. Try to stay steady through it all, knowing your heart will never fail you.

Enjoy creating and BE-ing!”

Check out the entire article here.

ALL THE LOVE, FAM.🤗♾️

Follow your heart…

And trust the process.

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A little collage fun from the first Lovely Vegan Fashion Series — this was the 'Chronicle Series' & summer was the 'Be Series'!🥰🤲🏼🌞

All the best vibes & love in the process. I wonder what's next. Dreaming & praying about those answers...✍🏼✨

There are big changes in the air.🌬️ I'm getting ready to uproot my life & move in new directions. Feeling very excited & full of faith.🥲💫

Dancing with God & creation without clear vision & purely believing in my heart has become my life's rhythm.🎶🍃🎵🌟

I have no expectation or attachment for what's to come, but I know it won't be anything short of gratitude for the journey, growth in the process, blessings in abundance, & miracles that await.🙏🏼❤️

Sending LOVE to YOU! Here's to trusting the process & surrendering to Divine timing, Divine order, & Divine purposes fulfilled.🙌🏼💯

Big, big, big, BIG HUGS 🫂!🤗

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🌌Model/Stylist: @lovelyveganalex

🌌Photographer: @alexrosenkreuzphotography

🌌Muah: @hairandmakeupbyjosie