Elegance is Refusal to...

Coco Chanel once said, "Elegance is refusal."  I say, "Elegance is refusal to:

• tread lightly
• require others' acceptance
• discount my intuitive gifts
• douse my light
• give up
• doubt myself

• conform
• explain
• please
• settle
• blend in
• live quietly 

• apologize for being myself
• sit it out
• quit
• stop dreaming
• hold my tongue
• put myself last."

Poet's Blouse: Chico's

Dress (worn as a jumper): Michael Kors (vintage via Etsy)

Silk Scarf: Vintage (purchased in an antique shop in Tipp City, OH)

Tights: Apt. 9 via Kohl's

Boots: Nine West

Sunnies: Betsey Johnson via TJ Maxx

Earrings: Vintage Monet
Handbag: Fossil

What rights of refusal bring you elegance?  Would love to hear about it!

Joy and peace, T.