" a journey of a thousand miles ...begin with a single step".. Lao-Tzu

Started out my morning with a slight nervous breakdown. One of my models were late for my second interview with Fekkai and i thought .."damn Fekkai would never accept this.." 20 minutes into the hour, she shows up just in time for us to catch the train uptown and power walk to to the building.

the blow out demonstration in my opinion went alright, i did my best. hopefully it will pay off with an opportunity with Fekkai. later on i treated one of my girls to lunch ( the other had to leave unfortunately). nothing say "thank you" like food lol

later.. was a quick trip to MIZU to see Damien ( one of the four owners), overall the interview went great..... however, since they are in a process of absorbing stylists from another salon they don't really have much time for small fries like me... despite the fact that Damian likes me, i can hear in his voice through his explanation of their "current situation" that he will not be contacting me soon...with that he ended the interview with " i hope to see you again in the near future" ....sigh.. :: hangs head :: BUT !! i'll still keep my fingers crossed!! there is no harm with a little hope...

i exited MIZU completely bummed out .... i was literally dragging my feet while i hang my head in rejection as i make my way up to 6th ave....

i approched Louis Vuitton building in the corner of 5th ave when a kind gentle voice of a man caught my attention and made me raise my slouching head..

" good afternoon miss" .. the doorman for Louis Vuitton said ..smiling
with a tired defeated returned smile i said " good afternoon sir"

in that moment i found myself directly in front of one of Vuitton's window display. in this window sits this HUGE sign that occupies the whole space, it reads ...

" a journey of a thousand miles...begin with a single step"-- Lao Tzu

there i stood, for how long i am not sure, but what i am sure of is ..that no matter how things turned out today, here is a sign that tells me not to be bummed out. things in life will work out in their funny ways somehow  and we must keep walking, keep improving, keep fighting the good fight ! ( as Sabrina always tells me)

this simple incident ( or coincidence?) gave me enough encouragement to keep walking, it reminded me that there are greater reason for me to lift my had and stop dragging those feet.

hey Louis Vuitton Doorman guy.. thanks for wishing me a good afternoon..

it sure is a good afternoon.... it sure is...