A circle represents totality, wholeness and perfection. There are a lot of circles in life: Day follows night; winter comes after summer; young becomes old. Everything is a circle if you start to see them! All elements flow, change, become what they are meant to be and make space for things yet to come.

The first time I heard about circles as something other than what we had to draw at school in geometry was when I was a little kid. I watched The Lion King with utter amazement on my face. Do you remember that scene when the little lion cub was presented to all the animals, and Elton John’s voice carried the epic scene? 

Everything in nature follows their circle: The flowers with their rhythm of resting, rooting, and blossoming and the bees picking their nectar and making honey. Knowing about circles also means taking care not to break them: To care that what we start flows and continues, not to interrupt circles, and not to cause waste but give a little push so a flow stays in its movement.

Since I saw the scene from Lion King for the first time, I have come quite a way in my circle. Growing up, learning, failing, getting up again, getting older, learning about my limits and discovering I could do more than I thought. Where am I in my circle? I do now know.

What I do know is this: I want to make a big, big rainbow-coloured circle. A circle that radiates, shines and inspires others. A beautifully round circle without any edges that hurt somebody and comes in all colours. Just like my bag.

What is your circle?

Pictures: Greta Schoop
Styling: Greta Schoop & Sara Streule
Hair & Makeup & Model: Sara Streule
Artwork: Safu at The Circle

Bag: I Love Syria, Clothing: Bought in the Provence,
Hat: Chapelaria Azevedo Rua, Belt: Claudie Pierlot,
Cardigan: The House of Foxy bought at Hazels Boudoir,
Shoes: Zara

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