“‘How are you still standing? Your red blood cell count is so low that you can go into cardiac arrest any moment!’ That’s what my doctor said when she 1st saw my blood test report. I’d been experiencing fatigue for months. And a few tests later, another doctor said, ‘You’ve cancer of the plasma of the bone marrow.’ At that moment, for the 1st time in years, I stopped & took a breath. I’d always been on the go. But while a part of me lived on the red carpet, the other craved spiritual peace- extreme ends! Like, I wanted to write a book. It helped me connect with myself. But with work, I never got to do it. But Cancer changed things. My stem cell surgery felt like being close to death & being reborn. But it helped me appreciate the life I had. I remember writing a blog about what it’s like living with cancer. Since the stigma had been so bad in south asian cultures, coming out felt cathartic. People appreciated my honesty too. Somehow, we all found courage in acceptance. After my treatment, I once tried wearing a wig for a public event but I found it to be ridiculous. I told myself, ‘Remove it’ & went all bald. It was all over the headlines but more than that, it was the most liberating thing I’d ever done. But the media wasn’t always nice. After chemo, I was a part of a travel show with my hair short. I called it a ‘chemo cut.’ But the channel replaced me. They wanted a girl with ‘long’ hair. It was heartbreaking. But soon, I did go into remission only to relapse 3 years later. Things were different by then. I was getting married. I was shattered but I took it 1 day at a time. My body told me what to do & I listened. I went for a 3 week transformation program. I meditated, drank juices, ate sprouts, & introspected. I healed internally. And within months I beat cancer again & without the stem cell surgery! It’s been 9 years since then a lot has happened. I did more movies, wrote a book, raised cancer awareness, had kids, & did the unthinkable- found the courage to start an art platform! It’s ironic how a disease that usually brings the end to us changed my life completely & made me feel more alive than anything else ever did!” #NationalCancerAwarenessDay
“‘How are you still standing? Your red blood cell count is so low that you can go into cardiac arrest any moment!’ That’s what my doctor said when she 1st saw my blood test report. I’d been experiencing fatigue for months. And a few tests later, another doctor said, ‘You’ve cancer of the plasma of the bone marrow.’ At that moment, for the 1st time in years, I stopped & took a breath. I’d always been on the go. But while a part of me lived on the red carpet, the other craved spiritual peace- extreme ends! Like, I wanted to write a book. It helped me connect with myself. But with work, I never got to do it. But Cancer changed things. My stem cell surgery felt like being close to death & being reborn. But it helped me appreciate the life I had. I remember writing a blog about what it’s like living with cancer. Since the stigma had been so bad in south asian cultures, coming out felt cathartic. People appreciated my honesty too. Somehow, we all found courage in acceptance. After my treatment, I once tried wearing a wig for a public event but I found it to be ridiculous. I told myself, ‘Remove it’ & went all bald. It was all over the headlines but more than that, it was the most liberating thing I’d ever done. But the media wasn’t always nice. After chemo, I was a part of a travel show with my hair short. I called it a ‘chemo cut.’ But the channel replaced me. They wanted a girl with ‘long’ hair. It was heartbreaking. But soon, I did go into remission only to relapse 3 years later. Things were different by then. I was getting married. I was shattered but I took it 1 day at a time. My body told me what to do & I listened. I went for a 3 week transformation program. I meditated, drank juices, ate sprouts, & introspected. I healed internally. And within months I beat cancer again & without the stem cell surgery! It’s been 9 years since then a lot has happened. I did more movies, wrote a book, raised cancer awareness, had kids, & did the unthinkable- found the courage to start an art platform! It’s ironic how a disease that usually brings the end to us changed my life completely & made me feel more alive than anything else ever did!” #NationalCancerAwarenessDay
“‘How are you still standing? Your red blood cell count is so low that you can go into cardiac arrest any moment!’ That’s what my doctor said when she 1st saw my blood test report. I’d been experiencing fatigue for months. And a few tests later, another doctor said, ‘You’ve cancer of the plasma of the bone marrow.’ At that moment, for the 1st time in years, I stopped & took a breath. I’d always been on the go. But while a part of me lived on the red carpet, the other craved spiritual peace- extreme ends! Like, I wanted to write a book. It helped me connect with myself. But with work, I never got to do it. But Cancer changed things. My stem cell surgery felt like being close to death & being reborn. But it helped me appreciate the life I had. I remember writing a blog about what it’s like living with cancer. Since the stigma had been so bad in south asian cultures, coming out felt cathartic. People appreciated my honesty too. Somehow, we all found courage in acceptance. After my treatment, I once tried wearing a wig for a public event but I found it to be ridiculous. I told myself, ‘Remove it’ & went all bald. It was all over the headlines but more than that, it was the most liberating thing I’d ever done. But the media wasn’t always nice. After chemo, I was a part of a travel show with my hair short. I called it a ‘chemo cut.’ But the channel replaced me. They wanted a girl with ‘long’ hair. It was heartbreaking. But soon, I did go into remission only to relapse 3 years later. Things were different by then. I was getting married. I was shattered but I took it 1 day at a time. My body told me what to do & I listened. I went for a 3 week transformation program. I meditated, drank juices, ate sprouts, & introspected. I healed internally. And within months I beat cancer again & without the stem cell surgery! It’s been 9 years since then a lot has happened. I did more movies, wrote a book, raised cancer awareness, had kids, & did the unthinkable- found the courage to start an art platform! It’s ironic how a disease that usually brings the end to us changed my life completely & made me feel more alive than anything else ever did!” #NationalCancerAwarenessDay
“‘How are you still standing? Your red blood cell count is so low that you can go into cardiac arrest any moment!’ That’s what my doctor said when she 1st saw my blood test report. I’d been experiencing fatigue for months. And a few tests later, another doctor said, ‘You’ve cancer of the plasma of the bone marrow.’ At that moment, for the 1st time in years, I stopped & took a breath. I’d always been on the go. But while a part of me lived on the red carpet, the other craved spiritual peace- extreme ends! Like, I wanted to write a book. It helped me connect with myself. But with work, I never got to do it. But Cancer changed things. My stem cell surgery felt like being close to death & being reborn. But it helped me appreciate the life I had. I remember writing a blog about what it’s like living with cancer. Since the stigma had been so bad in south asian cultures, coming out felt cathartic. People appreciated my honesty too. Somehow, we all found courage in acceptance. After my treatment, I once tried wearing a wig for a public event but I found it to be ridiculous. I told myself, ‘Remove it’ & went all bald. It was all over the headlines but more than that, it was the most liberating thing I’d ever done. But the media wasn’t always nice. After chemo, I was a part of a travel show with my hair short. I called it a ‘chemo cut.’ But the channel replaced me. They wanted a girl with ‘long’ hair. It was heartbreaking. But soon, I did go into remission only to relapse 3 years later. Things were different by then. I was getting married. I was shattered but I took it 1 day at a time. My body told me what to do & I listened. I went for a 3 week transformation program. I meditated, drank juices, ate sprouts, & introspected. I healed internally. And within months I beat cancer again & without the stem cell surgery! It’s been 9 years since then a lot has happened. I did more movies, wrote a book, raised cancer awareness, had kids, & did the unthinkable- found the courage to start an art platform! It’s ironic how a disease that usually brings the end to us changed my life completely & made me feel more alive than anything else ever did!” #NationalCancerAwarenessDay
We love our @ankid.in nostalgic jungle prints 💥❤️
#inthegardenofsoleil
We love our @ankid.in nostalgic jungle prints 💥❤️
#inthegardenofsoleil
Finding flow and stillness through action 🙏🏼
Life has been chaotic recently with a lot of upcoming projects releasing soon.
It’s an exciting time but also very, very adrenaline driven. I’ve been in this place where I neglected to connect with my still point before.
Pilates, yoga, meditation and sometimes bad reality tv help settle a racing mind.
No judgement on what works, as long as there’s intention behind it.
Thanks to @thepaddxb for offering sanctuary in the midst of busyness and distraction.
Thanks @hanishapilates 💥
Finding flow and stillness through action 🙏🏼
Life has been chaotic recently with a lot of upcoming projects releasing soon.
It’s an exciting time but also very, very adrenaline driven. I’ve been in this place where I neglected to connect with my still point before.
Pilates, yoga, meditation and sometimes bad reality tv help settle a racing mind.
No judgement on what works, as long as there’s intention behind it.
Thanks to @thepaddxb for offering sanctuary in the midst of busyness and distraction.
Thanks @hanishapilates 💥
Finding flow and stillness through action 🙏🏼
Life has been chaotic recently with a lot of upcoming projects releasing soon.
It’s an exciting time but also very, very adrenaline driven. I’ve been in this place where I neglected to connect with my still point before.
Pilates, yoga, meditation and sometimes bad reality tv help settle a racing mind.
No judgement on what works, as long as there’s intention behind it.
Thanks to @thepaddxb for offering sanctuary in the midst of busyness and distraction.
Thanks @hanishapilates 💥
Apples of my eye.
The grassy field between mortality and the infinite
Resting sweetly on my heart
Thank you @mishtickle
She’s Baaaack!!! All hail Gigi 🎉
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Makeup for the gorgeous @lisaraniray today featuring the most beautiful Pluto 😍
#dubaimakeupartist #dubailife #makeupartistsworldwide #beauty #kitten #pretty #actress #4moreshotsplease #fourmoreshotsplease #bollywood #entrepreneur
Life is a lot and still not enough.
First image 📸 @kesara_art
Life is a lot and still not enough.
First image 📸 @kesara_art
Life is a lot and still not enough.
First image 📸 @kesara_art
Life is a lot and still not enough.
First image 📸 @kesara_art
On earth suits, loving and transcending Diwali. The little flames we light, alive on the surface, lead us where?
Away, not from caverns and darkness – both of which help us to know ourselves – but from ignorance.
Ignorance of the fundamental essence of reality and the truth of our latticed existence. Everything is connected. You are not what you think you are. We are citizens of vivid emptiness.
There is an ignorance – in the Buddhadharma sense- which doesn’t need shadows. It might just be in plain sight.
If you lost your worries, would you feel lost without them? Poet @earthandstars builds a house for her own.
Via @onbeing
Love how intentional tech is bringing art to new, wider audiences, like this utterly spell binding immersive exhibit of #Gaudi #Kandinsky and #Klee at #InfinitydesLumieres called #RaiseVibration in #Dubai
Purists may poo poo (I was one once) but past masters revived by life giving mouth to mouth present innovation; These are the experiences that wash through your skin. Imagine entering the hearts and Hallucinations of Gaudi, Kandinsky and Klee – imagine you are with them, dreaming each other up.
@infinitylumieres opens all possibilities through embodied experiences but the coolest are when I see my kids walking through visual worlds of infinite possibilities.
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Inclusivity, globalisation, and intentional integration of technology are challenging the art world to evolve.
Right now, NFTs and blockchain are solving problems artists have faced forever, like provenance and royalties. NFTs are also opening up the possibilities of what art can be, while at the same time establishing a new culture of collecting, where buyers engage with artists, get to know creators directly and participate in a creative ecosystem that creates value for all.
It’s never been easier to share artistic expression and cultural experiences with a global audience. Any creator regardless of background or geographical location can access the global marketplace. There are far fewer barriers to engagement for a creator and collector who is willing to adapt and embrace new media and culture-driven tech.
Join us as @Lisaraniray the co-founder of @TheUpsideSpace dives into how technology is colliding with the art world through guest artists @Liz_rprado and @1800.weirdo
#srilanka #srilankaartists #artists #canadianembassy #southeastasia #southasia #middleeast #meetandgreet #phygitalart #thebrilliantresilient #saudibiennale #artandtechnology #artists #artistsofinstagram #kochibiennale #singaporeartweek #mumbaigalleryweekend #tus #TUSspotlight #TheUpsideSpace
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Zadie Smith // “I am a citizen as well as an individual soul and one of the things citizenship teaches us, over the long stretch, is that there is no perfectibility in human affairs… In this world there is only incremental progress… It might look small to those with apocalyptic perspectives, but to she who not so long ago could not vote, or drink from the same water fountain as her fellow citizens, or marry the person she chose, or live in a certain neighborhood, such incremental change feels enormous… We will never be perfect: that is our limitation. But we can have, and have had, moments in which we can take genuine pride… Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.”
I am so excited to be in conversation with my friend and pioneering sustainability activist, fashion journalist, writer, muse to many, poet-warrior @behavebandana – also one of our amazing line up of curators for @theupsidespace – on the new creative economy – what is it, why it matters, how it can address the fault lines in our present system
Tonight. See you there
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What are the ways in which NFTs can address short comings of the consumerist economy? Blockchain tech has expanded the possibilities and laid the groundwork for a new digital creative economy that has a deep sense of change, impact and goodwill.
The tools for a more equitable space of inclusivity, where opportunities are allocated fairly, no voice goes unheard and artists and audiences can connect directly are available today – it all depends on how we use them.
Join co-founder of @TheUpsideSpace, @lisaraniray in conversation with renowned sustainability activist, fashion journalist, TedX speaker and one of the curators for TUS @behavebandana about how values and intention collide with culture driven tech in the new creative economy. (registration link in bio)
#tus #TheUpsideSpace #TUSspotlight #nftmarketplace #instagramlive #nftcommunity #artistcommunity #artecosystem #artists #creativeeconomy #creative #innovation
I woke to this post by my friend Justine. This message needs to be shared and spoken: Impact over Influence
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Does an influencer have impact? In a world where attention has become both currency and commodity, it’s tempting to believe there’s a direct correlation between influence and impact.
The modern definition of an influencer is someone who can persuade people with their recommendations. But it turns out, the people who have the greatest impact are not necessarily the people with the most influence.
Our impact isn’t only measured in crude metrics like attention.
Think about the people who have had the most impact on your life—a patient teacher, a trustworthy friend or a wise mentor. These people likely made a difference, with something they continually did, not just something they once told you to do. In fact, I have had many clients who have had a positive impact on me.
Change happens when more people seek to be less influential and more impactful. We get to choose which matters most.
#redefiningtherapy #growthpartner #executivementor #impactleader #leadershipadvisory #positivepsychologycoach #positivepsychologystrategist #brenebrown #counselingpsychology #selfawareness #wellbeing #mentalwellbeing #mindsetmatters
@powerfulsteps @thestrategystudio @louise.edmonds.media @_loujohnson_ @msffp @adajonu @nicole_glowwellness @lisaraniray
My first Twitter space discussion is tomorrow and it’s a doozy
Can’t wait to be in conversation with @viananda of @edaohq along with @nurecas @rahul13ranjan and @natasha.jeyasingh
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The internet has changed the way we interact with art. With the advent of web3, we can now view, create and exchange art in ways that have never been experienced before.
The Web3 space does not only provide a new level of accessibility and transparency that can benefit both artists and collectors alike but also create a space for artists to see the world not for its rules and labels but for its potential and opportunities.
Embracing a future unwritten by curating limitless possibilities.
We are also happy to announce our collaboration with @eDaohq!
Watch this space for more.
Join co-founder of @TheUpsideSpace, @lisaraniray in conversation with co-founder and CEO @eDAOhq and Crypto OG @viananda to learn more about web3, NFTs and how tech is leading us to see art in a new light. (Link in bio)
#tus #TheUpsideSpace #TUSspotlight #nftmarketplace #nftcommunity #artistcommunity #artecosystem #artists #creativeeconomy #web3 #web3event
