relationship – Beautifully Invisible™

Stepping back for a moment…

Beautifully Invisible — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:40:00 +0000

Dear Readers,

We received some bad news last night and I need to take some time to grieve. As such, I am going to be taking a few days off from the blog. I hope you understand.

If you have a moment – reach out today to someone that you love, whether by phone, via email, or a visit. Whenever something like this happens I always focus on the power and impact of showing our love to those around us, especially those we may take for granted.

Have a blessed day.

Photo information here.

Dear Blog Readers…

Beautifully Invisible — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Dear Blog Readers,

I wanted to take a moment to thank each of you for taking the time to read my silly ramblings. As someone who was a “blog reader” long before becoming a blogger myself, I know that there are an innumerable amount of blogs out in the blogosphere, and I also know that the majority are more interesting than my own! I am truly humbled that some of you have chosen to add my blog to your list of reads. I appreciate each visit from you and especially love to read your comments.

This blog has become a sort of lifeline for me this past month. As many of you know, I have been trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to deal with a break-up. Break-ups are always difficult, but this has been especially unbearable for me. I am grieving the loss of a lover and best friend – someone I thought would be a part of my life until the day I died.

This blog is one of the few things that brings a genuine smile to my face right now, and I owe most (all) of that to each of you.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank you,

Beautifully Invisible

Here’s to brighter days on the horizon….

“Sunset”, somewhere in the Caribbean near Roatan, Honduras

“Thank You” image courtesy of Google Images
“Sunset” taken and copyrighted by me.

Photoshoot: The Face of Grief

Beautifully Invisible — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:20:00 +0000

Every once in a while you come across something that physically stops you in your tracks.

Something that knocks the wind out of you.

Something that resonates with you.

I was playing on the internet today at lunch when I came across this Stefano Galuzzi photoshoot from the 2010 Spring/Summer issue of Grey magazine.

The model, the stunning Georgina Stojiljkovic, looks absolutely devastated.

Tortured.

Empty.

Alone.

These images depict exactly what I feel like every day.

My relationship with the love of my life ended on June 1^st, 2010. With each passing day it becomes a little easier to move forward. To let go.

I continue to live my life. I work. I spend time with the people that love and care about me. I focus on the things that bring me joy.

But this is what I feel like.

Note: much time has now passed and I no longer feel the same overwhelming sense of grief that I did at this point in my life. But the images are still just as haunting today!

Grief and emptiness…

“Better never to have met you in my dream
than to wake and reach for hands that are not there.”
– Otomo No Yakamochi

Photoshoot Details
Model: Georgina Stojiljkovic
Photographer: Stefano Galuzzi
Stylist: Roxane Danse
Grey magazine, Spring 2010

Relationships: Time to Breathe

Beautifully Invisible — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:40:00 +0000

Sometimes you just need to take a step back.

Close your eyes.

And breathe.

Think about the little things that make you happy.

Focus on them.

And continue breathing.