Late nights are so perfect with tea, Erykah Badu, and writing.

Silence is beautiful but why are people so scared of it?I 'd rather have silence then shallow talk any day.
Silence tests all relationships. Its shows you how truly close you are to someone, how distant you remain, or just how in sync you are with wanting to be in the moment with the person.

Why does the best conversation come at night? Why do late night calls with your friends seem almost magical? Because the day's restlessness has finally gone to rest, and you're stuck in your thoughts, and your mind with a paper and pen by the side.
Some think that talking is a waste of time, as if you could be doing something else,
but I see it as an investment-you learn SO much from talking out loud and comparing your situations to others. Talking teaches lessons and calms down people's inner doubts.
As a teenager I find talking essential, and I'll choose a good meaningful conversation over any "whats up" text because no characters or letters can make someone HEAR how I feel. To hear my reactions, and to hear my inflections as they twist from frustration to happiness.

Our generation is more disconnected then connected due to technology.
Texting is actually separating us apart rather than bringing us together. I decide to not have texting and to relay on the vocalization of asking someone how their day was.

Parties are often empty with gossip and chatter, and I find myself often submerging into thinking more deeply about the people that surround me.
I think where I can see them in years to come.
I think about the insecurities and struggles their trying to forget by partying.
I question if they are content with the way their life is?
I question if they could change something about themselves what would it be?
I think about something my mother brought up- asking people what their job is, and then asking them what they wish they could be doing.

We often label ourselves by our occupations instead of our dreams and aspirations.

I think about how they were when I first meet them, up to where they are now.
I pity the friendships that I see that only rely on gossiping to stay connected-
they know nothing about each other and still hold on to the "best friends" bracelets.
I pity the fact that people forget how important spirituality is for one's inner happiness.

What happened to authenticity and late nights contemplating about the future, insecurities, doubts, inhibitions, and hopes, instead of late nights about what someone was wearing, who some one's going out with, and mocking others for being different.
And so I stick to a close group of people who are my real friends- the ones that know the real me, and embark on a spiritual journey on discovering our lives together.

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth"- John F. Kennedy

A HAUTE spot indeed!

Finally Teen Vogue Haute Spot arrived in New York City for Fashion Week! What a

F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S Packed week with the industry's top designers, editors, stylists, and bloggers! The week was definitely an insider's look into the marvelous fashion industry that I <3 so much!

^Nylon Magazine Status!

Fashion Designer Erin Fetherston!

Fashion Designer Philip Lim!

He spoke so beautifully about his views on fashion. Lim was completely down to Earth and spiritual that I couldn't help but smile.

<3 BryanBoy! Bloggers Unite!

XOXO Teen Vogue Haute Spot!

Un-HATE Benetton's Un-HATE ads

Be a human before a gender.
Be a human before a religion.
UnHate.
"The Unhate campaign seeks to promote tolerance and combat hatred."More:

Toscani raises the bar when producing these photographs-United Colors of Benetton are just that...United. The message behind this ad is that the world must unite and that humanism must overcome things that separate us. We must relate on the human level first as a priority.

When someone asks me my religion I say that I'm spiritual and open minded, because I learn from all religions and take into my thoughts what personally relates to me for myself.

I'm SO proud of this ad by Benetton's Oliviero Toscani, the world famous photographer who told my mother to go to New York City to exhibit her photograph!
Find out more at ---> www.dijanamesin.blogspot.com (One Photo, One Hundred Miracles)

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (left) kissing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Hu Jintao (left), leader of the People's Republic of China, kissing President Obama

My personal favorite: Pope (left) kissing Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb, Imam of the Al-Azhar mosque

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) kissing French President Nicolas Sarkozy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (left) kissing South Korean President Lee Myung-bak

 U.S. President Obama (left) kissing Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela

What do you think about these ads?! Comment below!

Haiku: Wednesday by Nova

Haiku called Wednesday by Nova :

Middle of the week.
Dying since we were living.
Another day gone.

I believe that my haiku really connects with the quote I personally resonate with below:

“I think if you are really into words and poetry and situations of life, there is always a little kiss of sadness on everything you do… It’s just the kind of person who I am. I always look carefully beneath the outward appearance of things. I want to know what’s really going on in somebody’s heart.”
-Stevie Nicks

Being in my senior year of high school is bittersweet. Its the year between growing up and holding on.
I've always been an extremely observant person with a self-reflective perspective, yet there's something about senior year that's making me think even more.

Maybe its the decisions that are still ahead? Maybe its saying goodbye to what I've grown up with?
Maybe its being nervous in thought of experiencing full independence? Maybe its because I feel myself growing up?

There are times when I think about "everything going so fast" or even "so slow" however I've realized through theater how to experience life to the fullest.
How you ask? Through the 5 senses my friends.

Wherever I go I think like a thespian which has not only helped my sensory recognition for scenes but my spiritual upbringing. I stay and take in a moment. I sit. I meditate. I hear the scraping of the subway tracks. I smell the "newness" of a car. I cascade my fingers through the sand. I close my eyes and picture the moment in my head.
This experience never lets me regret something by saying "I wish"...instead I say "I did/ I will."

On my free time I explore New York City by getting off at random train stops and taking in the community. In my room I hung up my Subway Map and on it I wrote-
"I refuse to be a tourist in my own city. I came. I saw. I conquered. I learned. I got lost. I became me." I've marked a heart on all the places that I've been to. I hope to one day visit every train station in New York City.

These poems/thoughts below resonate with me as well and are beautifully written.

I REFUSE to ever lose my curiosity and love of life. Unlike others I get high off of life not drugs or negative influences. I choose to be straight edge and say yes to my future and not be a statistic.

Are you Dazed or Confused?

She finds happiness in hidden places
and makes friends with unknown faces.
Not everything is scheduled A through Z
so when you can't get A, choose B.
Its not life thats hard, its the decisions you make,
but you have to realize it's still up to fate
You can't stop time but you could start your growth,
and where that'll take you...nobody knows.

Uncover your magic in a a thrifty shop,
however sometimes you'll find it between the rocks-
a place that goes about ignored,
which your ignorance can't even destroy.
When you choose to guide your own path in life you won't settle for only for the things in sight.

- By Nova ♥

^ My Halloween costume haha! Yes mother, I don't want to be a princess for Halloween, I want to be Cousin It! While trick -0- treatin' a man said, "I haven't seen that costume since 1987!" Great, I'm extremely proud I brought it back! Holla!

I was initially supposed to dress up like an 80s chick, but it turns out that's my style everyday and people couldn't tell the difference so I decided to depend on a good-ol homemade costume!

Isn't it amazing how people think there's a limit to what age you should "act" like a kid, as if I'm too old to have candy in my system! If I'm not mistaken teens eat more candy and get more breakouts (yes, I said it, PIMPLES), get more stressed (those midterms!), and save their allowance money for food. Throughout the night, of course I got awkward comments like "aren't you too old to be trick or treatin'? Why do adults just love to get you out of your innocent phase and into adulthood faster? ...

"You should think about it, take a second..*ring*" Nope Snoop Dogg, nothing came up.

Anywho...I shall continue to carry out my behaviors because I can say, according to Huggies that "I'm a big kid now!"  Halloween should be everyday right?