flamingo.

"So stop waiting for Fridays,

and stop waiting for summers,

and stop waiting for someone to fall in love with you,

because those things will happen.

But in the meantime, enjoy right now"

- Lucy Sutcliffe

paradise.

"I wish for the same thing I've hoped for since the beginning. 

I wish for a life so brave, so unpredicatable, so full of unexpected joys and unforgettable love that no box could possibily contain all my memories." 

- Chelsey Philop, Even in Paradise

 

chapters.

Currently listening: Patti Smith's cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

The last month has certainly been an interesting one. I know there was a ton of this "New Year, New You" mantra-ing happening, but I really wasn't feeling it. In fact, I felt exactly the same moving into the new year as I felt leaving 2014.

I sat down with one of my good friends and Producer for several shows I've been a part of the other night, and we hashed it out. January 2015 was hard. T

here were a lot of things that went south during a time of refreshment and renewal. On the flip side, I experienced and found success in several places I didn't think would be profitable (like booking my first TV show!)

However, it's ending. Tomorrow is a fresh page of a new month. For me, I feel like it's my time to step into a new chapter.

I'm thrilled to be expanding my personal brand of dance work and choreography, and am taking on new projects, teaching more classes and brainstorming ways to travel, share and showcase more of what I love to do.

Right now I'm in the thick of building www.portiafavro.com with a full class schedule, background and demo work in all my areas of expertise and creativity. It's a long time coming, but I'm en route!

Have a wonderful weekend friends. Tomorrow, it's a brand new day.

maples.

"The time of the falling leaves has come again. 

Once more in our morning walk, we tread upon carpets of gold and crimson, of brown and bronze, woven by the winds or the rains out of these delicate textures while we slept." 

- John Burroughs, "The Falling Leaves", Under the Maples. 

qualms.

Easter Exultant - by James Broughton 

Shake out your qualms.

Shake up your dreams.

Deepen your roots.

Extend your branches.

Trust deep water

and head for the open,

even if your vision

shipwrecks you.

Quit your addiction

to sneer and complain.

Open a lookout.

Dance on a brink.

Run with your wildfire.

You are closer to glory

leaping an abyss

than upholstering a rut.

Not dawdling.

Not doubting.

Intrepid all the way

Walk toward clarity.

At every crossroad

Be prepared

to bump into wonder.

Only love prevails.

En route to disaster 

insist on canticles.

Lift your ineffable

out of the mundane.

Nothing perishes;

nothing survives;

everything transforms!

screw.

"And kid, you've got to love yourself. 

You've got to wake up at four in the morning, brew black coffee and stare at the birds drowing in the darkness of the dawn. 

You've got to sit next to the man at the train station who's reading your favourite book and start a conversation. 

You've got to come home after a bad day and burn your skin from a shower. 

Then you've got to wash all your sheets until they smell of lemon detergent you bought for four dollars at the local grocery store. 

You've got to stop taking everything so goddam personally. 

You are not the moon kissing the black sky. 

You've got to compliment someones crooked brows at an art fair, and tell them that their eyes remind you of green swimming pools in mid-July. 

You've got to stop letting yourself get upset about things that won't matter in two years. 

Sleep in on Saturday mornings and wake yourself up early on Sunday. 

You've got to stop worrying about what you're going to tell her when she finds out. 

You've got to stop over thinking why he stopped caring about you six months ago. 

You've got to stop asking everyone for their opinions. 

Screw it. 

Love yourself kiddo. You've got to love yourself." 

- Unknown 

marnie.

Happy Monday! 

This past weekend was full of a few of my favourite things - good friends, warm nights and the Okanagan's Largest Outdoor Yoga Class. July in B.C. is one of the best times of the year, and I'm soaking up every moment as much as I can. 

I've been obsessed with Songza over the last few months, but especially the playlist inspired by Girls character, Marnie. Right now, it's the perfect summer playlist. 

Take a listen...enjoy!