ZE ST JOURNAL
ISSUE 1, 2015
ZE ST G R O W · C R E AT E · L O V E
Zest is a feeling, an energy, a movement. The pages of Zest feature lively, energetic, passionate souls who are doing incredible things. The ones who feel the fear and move forward despite it. The up-and-coming trailblazers of our time. We are the people who live through the grow, create, love philosophy: an evolution of self, which will in turn generate a ripple effect to the greater community. Zest is more than a journal. It’s a way of life.
Z E ST JOUR NA L Kimberley Hill Editor-in-Chief Art Director
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Editor’s Note
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Amy Jean
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Defining Healthy
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Being: Kiara Rose
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Letting Go
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Golden
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Being: Tasha Faye
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Olivia and Kevin
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Our Fullest Potential
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Zest Finds
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Tribe
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Welcome! I am so delighted to bring to
I want to thank you from the bottom of
you the first issue of Zest. This journal
my heart for taking the time to read Zest.
is a collation of brilliant people and the
I was blessed to have a few gorgeous
wonderful things they do.
people who saw something in my idea and these souls are featured in the pages of
I have been sitting on the idea of
this issue.
producing a magazine for some time. I’ve always been intrigued and inspired by
I’m excited to see where Zest will go.
the possibilities of visual design. I recall
At it’s core, Zest is about evolution;
as a nine year old, spending many hours
about expanding ourselves and our
at the family computer creating pretty
understandings. As we learn more, we can
pictures and graphics with good ol’ Paint.
inspire others to do the same.
As I grew, so did my interest for design. I was obsessed with scrapbooking as a
There’s a lot of hate in the world today.
twelve year old, and when I was fifteen, I
No two people are the same. Our
taught myself the basics of HTML and CSS
experiences of life are unique. We may not
to develop my own websites, featuring
agree with one another; heck, we might
adorable ‘pixel art’. It was around this time
have completely contrasting beliefs. Yet
that I started playing with photography,
despite the hostility, arguments and ugly
and within a couple of years was assisting
behaviour, there’s still a seed that unifies
a local wedding photographer. She
us. And that seed is love.
recognised my eye for design and gave me the duty of designing wedding albums for
We need to love more. We need to
her clients.
live and make choices based on what is best for ourselves. What will bring us
What I love about the medium of
happiness? When we come from a place of
magazines is the ability to bring so many
love, we are being responsible for our own
exciting elements into one place. I am able
destiny. If we act out of love, then maybe,
to showcase photography and art, people
just maybe, this idea will inspire others to
and their stories, knowledge and wisdom,
sit up and do the same.
in an adorable bundle for you to read.
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DE FINING H E A LT H Y G ROW · ART I CLE by K I MBERLEY HILL
W
e need to celebrate healthy.
right and what is wrong. It doesn’t matter,
And by healthy I mean people
it’s irrelevant. What matters is that you stay
who eat foods that heal, provide
connected to your ‘why’. Why do we strive
sustainable energy, and good amounts of
to be healthy? Or why don’t we? Why is it
nutrients - to create a stronger, energetic,
important? Why do we work so hard? Or why
vibrant, well-functioning body.
are we not working hard enough?
People who exercise regularly, to improve their body’s muscle tone, cardio-
“Trust your gut
vascular fitness, and reduce the risk of physical and mental
an d fol l ow your
illness.
heart.
People who take care of their emotional well-being through gratitude, meditation, positive
Don’t l et anyone s top you from
social interactions, and retreat. We an
should
be
focusing
all-encompassing,
doing what you
on
truly d esire.”
holistic
approach as we work towards
Every individual will have a different idea of what ‘healthy’ is. And that’s okay. Many people would have said that I was healthy, but I wasn’t happy. So rather than listening to the crowd, I decided to do something about it, and now I’m on an exhilarating path with my own health and wellbeing. I’ve lost more weight in the
being our most optimal in all facets of our lives.
last two weeks than I have in the past two years. I’ve had a complete overhaul of my
Most
importantly, we
need
to
celebrate
our achievements, our dedication, and our
nutrition and I’ve never felt more confronted or proud of myself.
imperfectly perfect lives. Let’s be lifters. Let us cheer each other on as we become brighter
Trust your gut and follow your heart. And don’t
and more brilliant.
let anyone stop you from doing what you truly desire. Seek balance. Strive to be the most
There’s a lot of hate floating around - people
brilliant person you can be, and live a most
throwing about their beliefs about what is
exceptional life.
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B EING QU E ST I O N NAI R E
K I A R A RO S E L OV E · F EAT URE QUEST I O NS I NSPI RED BY THE POEM ‘THE INVITATION’
Age & Starsign
Greatest passions
18, Aries
Photography, reading, gardening, decorating, cooking, travelling.
Occupation I am currently a full time photographer and
Deepest sorrows
occasional business student (studying from
Naivety, people who choose to condemn
home is mega productive).
before they love, conflict, being halfway across the world from my loved one, having
Currently working towards
to occasionally decide between sleep and my
Being a role model for young artists around
career (both are nice).
the world. Describe yourself in five words Ambition
Stubborn, punctual, adventurous, dedicated,
To be a successful photographer, teacher and
nurturing.
bring all beautiful things to the surface.
When in your life have you felt most exposed, What do you ache for - what is your heart’s
saddened, or vulnerable?
longing?
In my 8th year of school, about 2 years after
I think most days, my heart longs to see other
my parents divorced, I was also being heavily
people live out their passion. If I can be the
bullied in high school, had body image problems
catalyst for the success of someones dreams,
and had no friends. The loneliness of growing
I would be the most grateful and humbled
up and being vulnerable to the world made it
human. Nothing beats the look when you see
very hard for me to not feel extreme moments
someones eyes light up when they are doing
of heart ache and sadness. Luckily, I found
something they love.
photography and the light of the beautiful world around me helped me develop my
Describe a time in your life when you risked
passion, which quite literally saved my life.
looking like a fool for your dreams?
I am also currently in a long distance
Earlier this year when I booked a trip overseas
relationship, and every time I say goodbye and
to the USA, dropped out of Bible College and
stand at an airport to farewell my love, I feel
quit my jobs to pursue photography. I grew up
like my heart is being ripped from my chest.
with many people around me doubting that I could ever do this on my own, but 6 months
How did this feel & how did you respond to this
later and I’m still doing okay.
vulnerability? There are many moments that I responded
Name one thing you do everyday to pursue the
with negativity, and in depression and anxiety
adventure of being alive?
was unable to recognise that there was hope. I
Get out of bed immediately in the mornings. I
struggled for many years, I hurt for so long and
think, if you do that part right, it sets the whole
still daily have to work through walls that I built
day to be productive and energetic. In the
up in that time. Vulnerability was something I
summer, I like to go for long walks or runs in
was scared of because I didn’t understand it,
the neighbourhood I live in.
until I did, and then I was able to channel it into something beautiful, like photography.
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When in your life have you become
and so free and it was the most incredible
overwhelmed by joy - the kind of happiness and
feeling.
excited energy felt deep within our souls? When I arrived in the airport at LAX after 15
Describe a moment you have had to betray or
long and anticipating hours of flying across
disappoint another for the sake of your own
the Pacific Ocean. And then the following
soul?
day, when I arrived in PDX to begin the
There have been many times I have had to
greatest adventure yet with my partner. There
stand my ground and tell people that I cannot
was a joy that radiated so deeply through
help them in the way that they may expect me
me in those moments because I knew I was
too, for the sake of my own sanity. I am a very
exactly where I was supposed to be, and I
nurturing person and I often feel like it is my
was following my dreams. There was also
duty to help each person who I meet who has
one day in Melbourne about a month ago
a burden to bear, and this would often weigh
where I drove my boyfriend to a beautiful
on my shoulders when I could not help myself
field down the road from our temporary
because I was too involved with helping other
home after picking him up from the airport
people. This is still a learning process for me,
and we watched the sunset and we danced
but there have never been times where I have
to our favourite song, and sat in the back of
betrayed anyone intentionally, I always try
my car as the sun dipped under the horizon.
and hold myself with the upmost integrity.
Also, when we drove down the West Coast of the USA back in the summer of this year, we
How do you find beauty in ‘ugly’ moments?
stopped in Crater Lake and the crisp air along
I believe that in order to live a beautiful life,
with the vibrant blues of the volcanic water
you must bring each wonder to the surface -
made it almost impossible to believe it was
this is my sentence that I live my life by and
real. We also detoured through San Francisco
photograph by, and I believe that there is
and were invited to the HQ of Flickr to give a
always something to rejoice about and always
presentation on our photography, which is the
a moment or an element to be joyful for. I am
website where my passion for photography
a details person, so even after a hard long
was nurtured, where I met most of my now
day, I could drive home and see the most
closest friends, and built my career. And just
beautiful rays of sun piercing through the
last month, when in Vietnam, we got to play
clouds, and I would know that there is a new
on the sand dunes in Phan Thiet just off the
day coming. And all would be well with my
coast of Asia and I remember feeling so young
soul.
What has been one of your most challenging
What sustains you from the inside, when all
failures?
else falls away?
I feel like I have been quite lucky and
The knowing that the future is as bright as I
cannot actually name anything I have
want it to be. The world is mine to make it.
“failed� at. I never do things perfect, but I always view these downfalls of mine to be
What do you do to take time for yourself - to
opportunities for grow and to learn.
show yourself love and respect? This resonates so deeply with me, I am a
How do you move past this?
major introvert so this sits perfectly with
I believe as humans, we are literally set out
who I am. I spend most days working on my
to fail. We are not perfect, we are sinful
own, driving on my own, watching tv shows,
and greedy, we are searching for ourselves
cooking myself yummy food, treating myself
among a world of other souls who are
with fruit bowls and salads, drinking lots
searching for themselves and sometimes we
of peppermint tea, occasionally splurge on
get lost along the way. But learning how to
clothing, and finally, take self portraits.
take a few steps back to the track you were last walking on, is how you can continue to
What wisdom would you share with others
move forward. Moving past our failures first
embarking on a more enriching, soul-
comes with forgiveness. Forgiving ourselves
satisfying journey?
and understanding that grace exists to bring
Never be afraid to do what you love. People
redemption to our situations and our lives
are going to push you down, but everything
and that we can start new any time we want
infront of you, everything you see on a day-
to.
to-day basis was first an idea. The screen you read this from was first an idea, and is
Tell us a time you were not afraid to back
now real. If you want something, it’s up to
down on something you believed in?
you to make it happen. Your soul will never
In high school, I had some teachers and
be fulfilled unless each day you are doing
students who bullied me for being Christian
something you love.
(I went to a fairly large public school) and I never let it effect me. Instead, I did what all
Follow Kiara -
Christians should do, and I prayed for them.
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GOLDE N CRE AT E · S HO RT F I L M
I am a creative at my core. I’ve always loved to make things and am inspired by storytelling and capturing human emotion in a way which is raw and beautiful. I want people to look at my work and to feel a connection to the subject. I’m obsessed with athenticity and understanding the depths of our minds. I developed this short film as an extension of the Zest concept - to evoke what I believe to be the most important aspects of life - love, growth, creativity and spark. That energy you feel deep within your soul - the passion, the fire, the excitement. It’s fun, it’s delight. It’s your zest for life... just what this publication is all about.
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TA S H A FAY E L OV E · F EAT URE QUEST I O NS I NSPI RED BY THE POEM ‘THE INVITATION’
Age & Starsign
deeply, psychology - trying to understand
21, Leo
people and helping them.
Occupation
Deepest sorrows
Student, Photographer, Human Being
Feeling alone, being human.
Currently working towards
Describe yourself in five words
Finishing my degree, making enough money to
Passionate, quirky, sensitive, eclectic, dorky.
get by, living well and loving people well. What do you ache for - what is your heart’s Ambition
longing?
To experience as much as I can, to meet like-
I ache for a deep connection with like-minded
minded people and to keep on creating.
people. I long for genuine relationships and friendships in my life, I think they would fuel
Greatest passions
my passion for life and for living. Something
Photography, art, anything that makes me feel
about them makes me feel so fulfilled!
Describe a time in your life when you risked
but I want to - to share with people, whoever
looking like a fool for your dreams?
would listen or read, about my experiences and
I can’t say I have experienced that as of yet and
be vulnerable. To wear my heart on my sleeve.
I hope I won’t have to ever (or for a very long
Somehow I hope it will help me connect with
time). Having said that, I think my dreams are
people better despite the barrier of social
worth making me look like an absolute fool. In
media and the internet. In 2014, I moved away
the end, the regret of not having lived my life
from my home country of 20 years to a whole
fully and on my terms would be worse than
new country, started university, struggled to
looking like a fool.
make new friends in a strange new place. I fell in love with my new city, explored so much but
Name one thing you do everyday to pursue the
also lost a part of me, a part of where I came
adventure of being alive?
from - my Dad.
I try to always remind myself to be here and stay in the present. Savour everything that I
How did this feel & how did you respond to this
am experiencing right now. It’s all too easy to
vulnerability?
do too much thinking and worrying about the
I felt absolutely lost, no words could possibly
past or the future and not enough of doing
explain it but I just felt so broken. Since then,
anything in the present. Sometimes I feel like
I’ve made myself keep going and have grown
I’m just floating through life, not really feeling,
so much; more than I could have imagined. I
experiencing or remembering anything vividly
cry my heart out from time to time, but that’s
and I want to change that. I want to feel alive
life. I’m trying to take everything one step a
and intense.
time and understand that these are the ups and downs of life. Just let everything fall into place
When in your life have you felt most exposed,
and keep finding the wonder in being alive.
saddened, or vulnerable?
Everything that has happened to me, everything
2014 was an incredibly challenging year for
I’ve been through has moulded me into who I
me. I don’t talk about my personal life a lot
am right now.
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When in your life have you become overwhelmed
What has been one of your most challenging
by joy - the kind of happiness and excited energy
failures?
felt deep within our souls?
I don’t think I’ve ever had any major failures,
When I’ve found and made a true and deep
but I feel sometimes I have failed in friendships
connection with a person; with friends or with
or relationships, that maybe I don’t try my best
my love. Also, photography! Everytime I create
to keep in touch with people I love and care
something I’m proud of, I feel this great sense
about. People are challenging and sometimes I
of fulfillment, like I’m feeding my soul with love,
wish I could understand how to learn a person.
art and passion. The joy of creating something I love fills me to the brim and I feel it in my
How do you move past this?
bones.
At some point I have to accept that people come and go and that friendships and
Describe a moment you have had to betray or
relationships change us, each one giving us
disappoint another for the sake of your own soul?
something that has helped us.
I don’t think I have tremendously betrayed or disappointed someone else much in my life
Tell us a time you were not afraid to back down
before. I think I have grown to learn that I can’t
on something you believed in?
keep being a people pleaser, I still am in the
I suppose I do this everytime I photograph
process of learning to be a stronger and more
women; I aim to photograph women as they
assertive person, to stop thinking that I am
are, with minimal to no retouching at all. I
constantly stepping on people’s toes when I’m
refuse to edit out what makes them human or
not.
tell them that’s not good enough to be featured in my body of work. I’ve been taking a unit in
How do you find beauty in ‘ugly’ moments?
Sexology this semester, which encompasses
I’ll admit I can get quite grumpy and negative
gender/women’s studies, psychology, sexuality
when I’ve been having a bad day. I find it
and relationships, amongst other topics.
so soothing talking to some good friends
I have always felt very strongly about the
who comfort me, then my perspective of the
sexual empowerment of women and society’s
situation shifts. It’s easy to get sucked into
conventional perceptions of women’s bodies.
tunnel vision and feeling like it’s the end of the
I want to break the view of women’s bodies
world because it was a bad day or you made a
being seen as inherently wrong, that it
wrong decision. I take a breather and remind
something we should be ashamed of, rather
myself that everything happened the way it was
than be proud of, and show that women’s
supposed to. Then surround myself with things
bodies aren’t always portrayed as sexual.
I love, comfort food and Netflix!
How does this feel?
regularly. I’ve always been quite an
It definitely feels really good being
independent person and an introvert
able to express myself through a
and as much as I like being around and
medium that I am passionate about.
meeting people, I need time to recover
In a way I am creating based on my
and just be in my own company. I try
experiences of growing up as a girl and
writing in this time, or just unwind by
being a young woman that I am now.
watching some TV shows and movies.
I think it’s not only healthy to create
Other times I treat and pamper myself
a dialogue/be open about our bodies
or go on a solo trip shopping or
and female sexuality but is so, so
exploring.
important. In many ways, it helps build our self-confidence and understanding
What wisdom would you share with
of our bodies/sexuality, and most
others embarking on a more enriching,
importantly it could help other women
soul-satisfying journey?
talk and express themselves without
I can say humbly, that one foolproof
feeling suppressed or judged.
thing that makes me feel more enriched is the joy and passion of
What sustains you from the inside, when
creating. It fills me with this zest for
all else falls away?
life and is absolutely, undoubtedly
As cliché as it is, the first thing that
the closest thing to magic. Also, the
comes to mind is love. My love for
second most important thing I do is
my loved ones, for living and being
loving, and to do it well. It might leave
alive, for creating and exploring
me wounded and vulnerable at times
and experiencing. It’s the only thing
but always keeps me grounded and
that always keeps me going when
gives me strength and light.
everything else fails. Follow Tasha What do you do to take time for yourself
facebook.com/tashafayephoto
- to show yourself love and respect?
@tashafaye.photo
I definitely need some alone time
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OUR FULLE ST P O T E N T I A L G ROW · ART I CLE by K IMBERLEY HILL
C
arren
Smith
once
gave
the
potential, we have to know ourselves
following analogy on Up For a
deeply and fully. We have to understand
Chat (Podcast) with regards to
who we really are.
potential. She said that in order to use a camera to its’ greatest possibility, we learn
We have to grow and expand our emotional,
all there is to know about it. We study up
spiritual, mental, social and physical selves
on it to learn how to use all the camera
in order to have access to 100% of our
functions and settings. If we know only
capacity. When we are expanding in all
30% of the settings, the results will not be
areas of ourselves, this is when we can truly
the same as if we knew how to utilise all
know who we are and use this power to
100% of the camera.
become the greatest version of ourselves. To perform at our peak, to think with greater
Without first learning to understand the ins
depth, to love fearlessly, and to expand our
and outs of the camera, we aren’t able to
capacity for growth.
use the camera to its’ fullest potential. When we truly know ourselves, we can be Now think about this in perspective of our
fully immersed in life and live to our fullest
selves. In order to live life to our fullest
potential.
A re you getting to know all of you?
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Book: Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, Obesity and Disease by Dr. Robert Lustig Dr. Robert is a guru when it comes to sugar. His book discusses in detail how we as a society were always destined for failure, and why perhaps a lack of self-control (the over-indulgent glutton) isn’t the sole reason for why we’ve become so grossly unwell. Food: Smoothies in general Just a little shout out to acknowledge the awesomeness that is smoothies. I love a good smoothie to wake me up in the morning! Try this recipe out 1 frozen banana, handful of baby spinach, 1tbsp cacao powder, 1tsp maca powder, 200ml coconut water, 100ml water, ice. Blend until smooth. You’re welcome.
C R E AT E Podcast: Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert An extension of Gilbert’s latest book Big Magic, Magic Lessons investigates the roller coaster that is creativity; the frustrations, conflicts, motivations, burning desires and soul-satisfying triumps as we work to channel our creative visions. elizabethgilbert.com/magic-lessons
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LOV E Product: Go-To Skincare Zoe Foster-Blake is an all-round cool chick whose skin care company Go-To is everything I could ever hope for. Go-To’s products are natural and cruelty-free, using nourishing, gentle ingredients. No nasties to help your skin glow! I have been using Go-To for a number of months now and can say hand on heart that my skin has never looked this vibrant and healthy. Get on it. gotoskincare.com TV Series: Sex and the City I’m a little late to the party here, but how great is Sex and the City? Do yourself a favour and binge-watch Carrie and her gal pals dominate New York City with their charm and sexuality (note that it is particularly fascinating to watch now through the lens of the current feminist movement; HBO were onto something when the show started in 1998). Video: Melissa Ambrosini’s Goddess Group Melissa Ambrosini is a wealth of beauty and wisdom. Her understanding of the human psyche is powerful and her guidance lifechanging. Join the Goddess Group on Demand for access to Melissa’s intimite video series, discussing self-love, empowerment, gratitude, and mastering your inner ‘mean girl’. melissaambrosini.com/the-goddess-group-on-demand-2
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T R IB E LET ’S MA K E ZE ST A WAY OF LIF E.
Zest is a new digital publication that showcases interesting people and their talents, through the mantra of grow, create, love. It is hoped that Zest will expand as a creative and social platform for exceptional editorial work, health and wellness articles, interviews and more. Zest is currently seeking contributors for editorial work, articles and writing, stories, and portfolios to be featured in future issues of the online journal. For those interested, please visit the website for further information.
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