What a Way To End 2015!

Heyyyy y'all! I HAVE to share how I spent my last couple of days of 2015. Okay so check this out, I found out that Elhae would be performing in DC on December 30th at the Fillmore in Silver Springs, Maryland as an opening act for Jazmine Sullivan (talk about a win win!) and of course I was on those tickets like white on rice! Lol I was able to get tickets and was beyond excited to attend the performance. When I arrived at the venue, the line was literally wrapped around the building. I was so nervous that I would miss Elhae as the time was approaching showtime. I finally get to the doors to walk in the venue JUST to find out that I had missed his entire performance. Y'all! I was so mad I literally wanted to cry! Shortly after being told that information my older sister Kim texted me asking, "How is the concert going?". I then replied back, "Well I missed the one person I paid to see bc they were holding the line so I'm pissed" "Like beyond" "Nothing can ever go right for me". My sister then replied back to me, "Everything happens for the right reason". I did not see her message immediately because I was so mad I decided to move to the other side of the venue to at least find better vision to see the rest of the show. As soon as I got to the other side of the venue I noticed someone who I thought looked just like Elhae. I turned to my best friend who had accompanied me to the show and told her that I thought the person I saw was indeed him. I then told her "I'm going to see I don't care". Lol Lo and behold it was Elhae himself and he was more than willing to take the time to converse with me regarding his music. I let him know that I was upset about being unable to see him perform however, I was also able to tell him how "Halfway Love" was my favorite song and also how I could relate to some of the emotions he expressed in "Her". Even though I was not able to see him perform, something about having a personal one on one conversation with an artist I listen and relate to everyday was actually more fulfilling. It is so crazy how pessimistic I was when I replied to my sister telling her nothing ever works out for me because literally right after that something major occurred. It was almost like God was saying "anyone can pay and see him perform Kourtney but who can say they had a chance to actually converse with one of their favorite artists?". I am BEYOND grateful for that moment. In that instant I was able to see that it's not that things don't ever work out for me but rather they aren't always going to happen the way I plan or want and sometimes, just as in this case, they may happen in a way that's even better. I was at a loss for words after meeting him and afterwards I was able to see the message from my sister that said "Everything happens for the right reason". She couldn't have been more right! I will never forget that moment! Ever! 

Peace & Good Vibes

Harmonious Kourt

W/ Elhae

Just Harmonious Kourt

Holiday Lookbook Fun!

Hey Hey! Happy Monday! I just wanted to share with you all some recent filming I did with my good friend Crystal on her YouTube channel. As I mentioned in a recent post I am so thankful that Crystal allows me to be apart of her vision as I love expressing myself through art. In this particular video Crystal allowed me to dress in my own comfortable chic style! She also decided to use music from one of my favorite artists which I also wrote about in a previous post. Below is the video from her channel! Please subscribe, comment, & like!

Peace & Good Vibes

Harmonious Kourt

A Little Goes A Long Way....

Hey Hey! Being that 2015 is coming to a close I wanted to take the time to think back on my original post and how I got into wanting to become a minimalist. That was wayyyyyyyyyyyy back in February when I wasn't even sure if I would ever get the courage to share my blog. Since then I have dove deeper into minimalism but I have also become more and more introspective in regards to what it does for me and my life. Anyone who knows me knows I don't give a damn about what anyone tries to offer me when it comes to monetary things or possessions. I'm a feeler! I like to feel everything lol I've found that tangible things don't make me feel like genuine love, happiness and positive energy. So for me that's what drives my minimalistic lifestyle. Of course I have my moments when I buy myself something here and there but what has changed is me being able to acknowledge that it's just stuff. Let me tell you! Once you realize "it's just stuff" you feel so much more free. My personal space is a lot more open as well as clutter free and I don't assign so much meaning to my possessions anymore. I honestly find more joy in giving back to those less fortunate and I am thankful that God has allowed me to do so.  Minimalists search for happiness not through things, but through life itself. It's up to you to determine what is necessary and what isn't in your life. I'm just beyond thankful that I've been able to weed out what I feel is excess in my life and have begin to focus on what is more important. I've definitely been more happy, more fulfilled, and more free! Please comment below and let me know if you're a minimalist or a growing minimalist like myself! I would love to know your thoughts on it.

Peace & Good Vibes

Harmonious Kourt

Do Everything With Kindness!

                                                     "Whatever you do, do with kindness.

Whatever you say, say with kindness.

Wherever you go, radiate kindness."

The Other Crystal!

Hey Y’all! Today I wanted to share some of the cool stuff I do in my spare time. I LOVE YOUTUBE! I am subscribed to so many channels and I enjoy watching all the content creators share their hobbies, stories, and passions with their viewers. Well it just so happens one of my dearest friends is a YouTube content creator/ video blogger....you guessed it, it’s my girl Crystal. Crystal’s channel is entitled “TheOtherCrystal” and I’ve had the pleasure of being featured on her channel many times. Crystal is one of the dopest individuals I know! There’s no need to go on and on because her work and creativity speaks for itself! Please check out her channel! Like, comment, and subscribe to "TheOtherCrystal" on YouTube. She also recently launched her website TheOtherCrystal.com. Check her out! 

It’s Beauty In The Struggle

Hey Hey! I wanted to use this post to share something I found very insightful. I had the pleasure of attending a lovely holiday luncheon with the company I work for and one of the guests in attendance shared a great story that touched on how there is beauty and benefits in struggling. I looked the story up and decided to pass it along in hopes that someone will find it as motivating as i did! It goes as follows: 

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat
and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body
through that little hole.

Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as
far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the
butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of
the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily.

But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to
watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would
enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened!

In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a
swollen body and shriveled wings.

It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the
restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through
the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the
butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved
its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us
to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would
not be as strong as what we could have been.

And we could never fly.

MUSIC MONDAYS!!

Hey Hey! I love music and discovering artists whose music makes me "feel" and allows me to connect with them while listening. I found that exact thing in a Canadian artist by the name of Elhae. Since first listening to "Aura" a work he did 11 months ago I've been hooked. I can relate to a lot of the experiences he speaks on and I love how open he is with expressing his emotions through his music. One of my favorite songs is entitled "Halfway Love". I decided to share it with you guys in hopes that you'll give it a listen and be just as moved as I was. I hope you enjoy! 

"I'm living in the future, seducing you with music so how you tryna do this?"