Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard
Alexandra Stoddard is an author, well-known interior designer, and lifestyle philosopher. She is also the mother of two daughters, Alexandraand Brooke. Ms. Stoddard's published worksinclude Living a Beautiful Life: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life; Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful Life; Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book About the Big Issues in Life; You Are Your Choices: 50 Ways to Live the Good Life; Happiness For...
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desk gets houses lots love messy pens
When I'm the happiest, my desk is not neat. It has lots of pens and the books I love. It gets messy when I'm in the flow. So many houses are so neat.
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I think of myself as the little girl Renoir painted with the watering can. I loved the garden colors.
correct love
You learn to give up what's not working and surround yourself with things you love - not what's correct or proper.
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I love people and care about them, and I felt I had a gift to cheer people up. If I could get into their homes and make their environment more attractive, they'll be happier, and it would be very rewarding for me.
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We can finish a house, but never a home. Once you fall in love with a house, you find continual pleasures in fixing it up and making innovations that satisfy your creature's comforts.
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I have my clothes made in Hong Kong, but I love Shangai Tang in New York.
experience love urge
I urge readers to experience things that they love and give up things that are not working.
good nice people share thoughts
THERE are a lot of nice people out there who think good thoughts -- why not share them?
physical
Make your physical surroundings as beautiful as possible.
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My message is that happiness is the first principle of life. But you must choose it. We all have pain, but suffering is a choice. You can be happier if you make some changes in your life.
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When I was little, I got to pick my hair ribbon from my mother's collection that hung over her dressing-table mirror. I have an entire room of ribbons in my New York apartment.
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I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.
remind
Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful.
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I feel very strongly we are spiritual beings in a physical body, and we should make our surroundings as beautiful and soulful as possible.