la perla

sorry for the lack of posting the past of couple of days. i took a somewhat impromptu trip to my hometown of miami to disconnect from my frantic life and really get back to what counts most in life: family. 

of course a trip to miami wouldn't be complete without shooting some snaps (and catching up in life) with one of my dearest friends, photographers, and bloggers kargar (gotta check out her blog). the first outfit we decided on was this gorgeous la perla piece. the two things that came to mind when i saw it was : angelina jolie and mermaid.

quite clever, right? gotta chuckle on how the inner brain works.

la perla swimsuit   forever 21 sunglasses

consequence of personal effort

photog: kargar

people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. but that's not how happiness works. happiness is the consequence of personal effort. you fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. you have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. and once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.

- elizabeth gilbert