May 2012
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“It is indeed a miracle when you realize the fullness of who you are....”
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April 2012
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Courage
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain
March 2012
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Vintage Post: A Brand New Me
here’s one from my archives:
A Brand New Me
“When I stand and view myself, I don’t want to see just a woman. Just a woman breathing and working, but a woman living! Before I was smoking, but (at 50 years old) watch out ‘cause I’m about to be on fire” - Oprah For many of us it is a difficult and often stressful task. We struggle day in and day out trying to get ahead, and the...
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February 2012
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NEW BLOG →
all of my inspirational post will now be on the new One Faith website. Thanks for reading.
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Remind your mind.
How often I forget that life is designed to be a joyful experience. Yes, it has up and downs. Yes, I am sometimes sad, but the joy remains. However, I can plan and attend a pity party faster than you can say my name. This, I am learning is a trick of the mind. The mind confuses us with all its options and choices. I can go left, …no right. How about up, …no down. It’s enough to...
January 2012
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That I Am....
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the album. message me on twitter or facebook. Let’s chat.
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My Album is on iTunes →
December 2011
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MY NEW ALBUM IS HERE!!! →
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Re-introducing Karmen Michael
I am releasing my first full-length cd in a few years and here’s the album artwork. Like my new logo? Can’t wait for yall to hear.
November 2011
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October 2011
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“you cannot be your authentic self without becoming intimate with your true...”
September 2011
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Fashion + Architecture
Fashion is architecture,’ as Coco Chanel memorably proclaimed, and a new exhibition at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art explores the synergy of the two disciplines. Turkish fashion brand Dice Kayek has taken aspects of Istanbul - including some of its most iconic buildings - and translated them into sartorial form.
The exhibition’s 12 themes include ‘Istanbul by...
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The Park Hotel- India
The Park Hotel Hyderabad is the result of a riotous infusion of influences, from classical Indian architecture to high-end, big-style 1960s kitsch, all carefully balanced by renowned US architects Skidmore Owings & Merrill. Perched on the edge of the Hussain Sagar, The Park Hyderabad is raised up on a podium, its rhomboid structure clad in ribbons of finely jewel-patterned metal mesh -...
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Logo a-go-go
So are the photographs in Luis Gispert’s “Decepción,” a show at the Mary Boone Gallery spotlighting a subculture devoted to making both cars and clothes into personal showrooms for designer-logo fabrics. It’s not that members of this street-art underground are shilling for brands like Gucci, Fendi and Coach. The fabrics are counterfeit. But the designs are real bombs declaring a war on status.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY... to me!
I wouldn’t trade nothing for my journey! I count it a blessing to be able to see another year. I feel like I am more of my Self and realize that Life, is but a dream. :)
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Ahead Of It's Time
In 1972, Massimo Vignelli designed a diagrammatic map for the New York City subway. It was a radical departure. He replaced the serpentine maze of geographically accurate train routes with simple, bold bands of color that turned at 45- and 90-degree angles. Each route was color-coded, its stops indicated by black dots. Its abstract representation of the routes was elegant but flawed. To make the...
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I Loves You Porgy!
She never sings these particular lyrics. ButAudra McDonald has every right to say, “Bess, you is my woman now.” That assertion is implicit in every aspect of her performance in “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” which opened on Wednesday night at the American Repertory Theater here, and it is made with a confidence and conviction that are otherwise lacking in this anxious and confused production.
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LABOR DAY!
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
You work hard and deserve peace and a day of rest. This picture takes me to a solitary corner of...
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A Lesson In Living
I think it was Oprah that said, “your home should rise up to meet you.” And O, do I agree. Your home should be a reflection of you. How you dress, what you do, and your personality are things that your home should reflect, all the while embracing you like an eager pup upon your arrival.
I recently visited the Ralph Lauren Store in New York City to check out his Fall 2011 Home...
August 2011
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IRIS APFEL
Stylish, 90 years old, and a pop culture star! This whole story makes me smile, hopeful, and excited about the times I live in.
HER spectacles, as round as soup tureens, lend Iris Apfel a startled look. If she seems surprised, she has good reason. Mrs. Apfel, the subject of a string of museum exhibitions, a coffee table book and even a fashion advertising campaign, has long been a magnet to...
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You 5.0
The world is changing! The truth of the matter is that it always has been. What I have observed is that with more advances in technology and with more access, change is more visible by the second.
Over the last seven days, there has been a rebellion take over happening in Libya. One moment there was news reports that Gaddafi’s son was captured, then killed, and in what seemed like mere...
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July 2011
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WatchIt has been a very busy 3 weeks and with so much goings on, I needed to take a moment and reconnect to my Self. This clip reminds us to be still and smell the roses
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