The Story Of Life

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people will be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, co-worker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

*Everything happens for a reason*

Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

*Make every day count*

Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head high because you have every right to. Tell yourself you're a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets. Most importantly, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. Learn a lesson in life every day you live.

That's the story of life...

LIV TYLER IS HAUTE

Tyler made black and white fresh again in a polka-dot Givenchy dress and Roger Vivier sandals. The actress attended the design house's haute couture fashion show during Paris Fashion Week.

Ummhumm...Ignorance

“The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about”

Momma's Words of Advice

AS YOU THINK, YOU TRAVEL

AND AS YOU LOVE YOU ATTRACT.

YOU ARE TODAY WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS HAVE BROUGHT YOU

YOU WILL BE TOMORROW WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS TAKE YOU.

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE RESULT OF YOUR THOUGHTS

BUT YOU CAN ENDURE AND LEARN...

YOU WILL REALIZE THE VISION (NOT THE IDLE WISH) OF YOUR HEART

BE IT BASE OR BEAUTIFUL...

FOR YOU WILL ALWAYS GRAVITATE

TOWARDS THAT WHICH YOU SECRETLY, MOST LOVE.

WHATEVER YOUR PRESENT ENVIRONMENT MAY BE,

YOU WILL FALL, REMAIN OR RISE

WITH YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR VISION, YOUR IDEAL.

YOU WILL BECOME AS SMALL AS YOUR CONTROLLING DESIRE;

AS GREAT AS YOUR DOMINANT ASPIRATION.

DIOR MENSWEAR DIRECT FROM PARIS

"On their way to the gardens of the Paris Observatory, where Kris Van Assche presented his latest Dior Homme collection, guests passed antique telescopes and old photos of the moon, reminders that man's reach has exceeded his grasp from the moment he first stood upright. So perhaps it was appropriate that the show itself offered another such reminder. The soundtrack provided by Justice had a stop-start quality that could have been interpreted as a metaphor for larger issues—like the way that Van Assche's creativity ebbs and flows in such a random manner. You can sense the ideas trying to get out, but something happens between brain and hand.

So the attempt to give the lean silhouette a little volume interest by inflating the backs of jackets went awry because the results were so leaden. (The multi-pleats of a cobalt blue jacket looked like the curtain covering the screen at the old Rialto.) The cutouts in a white cotton shirt and a black leather jacket might have been construed as a new lace if they weren't so simplistic. And the Zsa Zsa zing of the giant stones that studded gold sequined jeans was simply a bling too far. The overwhelming impression was that Van Assche was simply trying too hard. Even the glasses the models wore were overwrought. The solution is obvious: Take a deep breath and relax."

— Tim Blanks (style.com)

Donatella Versace Fall 08 Runway Milan

MILAN, February 21, 2008 – Finally, at the last gasp of Milan, it fell to Donatella Versace to rush to the rescue of the imminent Sunday-night Academy Awards. And who better, in a week when there was scarcely a floor-sweeping gown on a runway (unless it was made of, er, tweed)? There were no apologies for a drop-dead dress from DV, of course. There were 11 of them, in fact, with two liquid nude-colored bodice huggers running neck and neck for outstanding achievement.

The fact that Versace can turn it on like that is a surprise to no one. More of an eye-opener is how far she has moved away from the bling-vulgarity stereotype that dogged this house until a couple of years ago. Mostly, this collection was about carefully considered structure—short dresses and coats with flying volumes in the back—rather than front-loaded sexiness. Some of Versace's most glamorous—and on-trend—cocktail dresses even hit to mid-calf (a one-shouldered draped midnight-blue number and another in a combination of matte and wet-look black were stunning).

Though most of the pieces were single-colored and unembellished, there was also a breakout of print along the way. Versace had commissioned the Dutch artist Tim Roeloffs to work on a photomontage of urban cityscapes, musclemen, dogs, Versace china, and the house ad campaigns, and then collaged the results onto violent purple, fuchsia, and yellow dresses. Result: very Versace. You couldn't help thinking the late, great Gianni would have loved it.
– Sarah Mower (Style.com)

US Marine's Cancer Misdiagnosed

The family of Marine Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez says military doctors misdiagnosed his skin cancer. Now, as Byron Pitts reports, they want the U.S. government held accountable for his untimely death.

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