the violet

July 22, 2011
It seems ironic that the day after I write this post, my "Do Something That Scares You" article comes out with The Violet's summer issue.

I wrote to Camilla, asking her if she thought it'd still be a good idea to publish the article even though au pairing didn't work out. This is what she said,

"I'm so sorry to hear that it didn't work out - but you know I still think it's incredibly brave that you tried. I'm sure you learned something from it...and that's worth everything

I'm going to go ahead and keep the article in because it's a good story - and it's your story. You did something that scared you....

It's not about the end result - its about the effort. Right?"

Right.

Merriam Webster defines "adventure" like this: an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks.

I took the risk, I did something that scared me. And now I have a story to tell.

So, without further ado, I present you with the The Violet Summer 2011 issue. Lucky for me on French time, I've been able to go through the entire magazine already and I am in love. I'm honored to be part of such a positive, inspiring collection.

PS - Thank you for all of your kind words and support. Really, I feel so lucky.
PPS - I'm on page 69!

7 comments:

  1. congratulations :) it's beautiful. and i agree: it's about the effort

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  2. Published! Did you know that you're awesome? I know I've said it before, but it's quite true.

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  3. sending lovely wishes to you, sweet girl!

    thank you for participating
    and i'm proud of you!!!!

    (please ignore my grammar errors in my email to you haha!)

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  4. Yay, congratulations! and I agree as well, it is about the effort!

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  5. That whole issue was just beyond gorgeous, and I really enjoyed your article. You really are so brave!

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  6. the entire issue was lovely. your article was beautiful, so beautiful! I'm glad you had the courage to experience something that scared you! you should be so proud of yourself!! <3 xoxo

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  7. I just found your blog and I read your previous post, and I have to say, I think your honesty and your outlook is awesome :-)

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