We are rooted in our beliefs in the human spirit, the power of gratitude, and the definition of prosperity.
We know that authenticity is a force for social change – as mighty as solar power, and democracy, and first love. And we believe that being true to your self is all about living the right questions. That’s why so much of what we do – from The Daily Q&A to Style Statement – is infused with the spirit of inquiry.
We created www.carrieanddanielle.com for seekers and agents of change, for fashionistas and entrepreneurs – for deep thinkers who dig pop culture. Meditation, mascara, relationship struggles, spiritual triumphs, earning money – it all matters when you’re trying to live an undivided life.
This online experience is part magazine, part altar, part salon. This brings together our sweetest intentions: to create material that is beautiful in every way; to spark sincerity, self-determination, and connection in scores of people; and to broadcast this fact: that being true to yourself will fulfill your heart’s every desire.
SACRED DRAMATIC…by Danielle
I’ve always been Sacred Dramatic, I just never had a name for it. The times when I have felt most empowered could be called sacred dramatic times. In solitude and on stage. Learning and teaching. Making meaningful, monumental commitments both in love and in business. And when I have been less than my best, I have been the opposite of my Style Statement. Easily glamoured, disrespectful of my own intuition and either too stifled to speak my truth, or forcefully doing so when my own silence became unbearable.
I translate Sacred Dramatic into “meaningful expression” and “compassionate impact.” It means that everything in my home has a story behind it; I never buy something just to fill a space. I am a vigilante consumer. I like to know where something came from, what it’s made of and the manufacturer’s ideals. I love linen, organic cotton, soapstone, and ancient colors like sand and saffron and mud. I avoid medication. I’m terrible at small talk, and I can’t bear to do anything just for the money. I believe that relationship is a path to holiness, and that my life is one of service. Gratitude is the basis of my success. And yet…
I am insatiable. I love rare steak, milk chocolate, and trashy magazines. My husband and I “attachment parent” our son, and we make space for me to be the driven entrepreneur that I am. I am truly intrigued by people; and am energized in the spotlight; yet also within my heart lives a profound craving for monastic-like solitude. I dig hip-hop and chants – the louder the better. I dress in quiet, simple designs finished off with killer boots and chunky gold rings. I am a generous, self-centered white girl with dreadlocks.
I no longer consider my traits or desires to be irreconcilable…thanks to having my Style Statement as an affirmation. I’m not particularly interested in relinquishing or banishing parts of myself in order to become more ideal or good. I’ve come to learn that evolution, personal and otherwise, happens through inclusion and integration, and that is what I am interested in – accepting myself, and the people around me, at the deepest possible level. When I get it right, I am my own phenomenal force of nature.
And when I leave part of me behind – when I neglect to make some contemplative time in the day, or when I get melodramatic with my man or my opinions, I’ve got my 80% Sacred and my 20% Dramatic to harness my better judgment. Before I put down my money, speak my piece, or suit up for the day, my Style Statement reminds me to include all of me in my choices.
Representation
Literary Agent: Tina Bennett of Janklow & Nesbitt Associates, New York
Television Agents: Steve Sadicario & Katie Maloney of N.S. Bienstock, Inc., New York
Publisher: Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design, English: Little, Brown & Company, Dutch: AW Bruna, (Spring 08), Portuguese: Larousse (Summer 08)
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