🦋"Perhaps the butterfly is proof
that you can go through a great
deal of darkness yet become
something beautiful..."🦋
To my great JOY and SURPRISE....my second act is spectacularly better than my first!!!
Sure, I had the dream job..which didn't feel a day like work...because I absolutely loved what I did.....It still came with anxieties, deadlines, and a host of other external issues I had no control over (life), but it was the absolute best job!
I traveled a lot....Morocco, Ethiopia, a large portion of Europe (lived in Italy for several months), the Caribbean....you name it...I have been there. More travel plans are the horizon too.
I even snagged an invite to the wedding of the nephew of the King of Morocco! That was just sooo awesome!
There were some sadness and disappointments too...a mostly bad marriage, two miscarriages, two brain surgeries, divorce, no longer able to work.
It's amazing to me that it was the sadness and disappointments that made me want to be better, happier, more authentic.
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that I have decided to look beyond the imperfections.
As I write this I realize even more how blessed I have been....the first act was AWESOME and by any measure, I could have been satisfied with it alone, even with the sad times...but I have been doubly blessed with an even more awesome second act!!
My life is just beautiful, and just PURE AWESOMENESS now!
What ever, you are going through right now, DO NOT give up.....your BETTER is coming!
"You have to choose to be better when disappointments and adversities strike. It wont happen like magic either. ..you have to commit and work hard at it...but the results are beautiful as you evolve and grow."
Be deliberate as you go about living your best life.
Life is AWESOME! Don't just exist....Get out there and LIVE it!!
🕊🌼🍃💞
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Family👨👩👧👧....🎊Celebrations🎉
While Southern California was dealing with earthquakes a few weeks ago (family and friends are ok and I haven't read of any deaths), the Brown clan was gathering in Florida for the first wedding among the nieces and nephews! My oldest nephew is now a husband!💑
Family came from all over the world including Southern California (got first hand stories about the earthquakes), to share in the joyful occasion!
What fun it was seeing everyone catching up on life and recalling fun old memories, while creating new ones.
All families have their ups and downs , the chronic complainers, the bad sheep, the loud ones...but in the end they are the best!
Love and cherish your family...even the ones who are hardest to love!
Next family celebration trip🎉.... my Dad's 95th Birthday this October!
Family came from all over the world including Southern California (got first hand stories about the earthquakes), to share in the joyful occasion!
What fun it was seeing everyone catching up on life and recalling fun old memories, while creating new ones.
All families have their ups and downs , the chronic complainers, the bad sheep, the loud ones...but in the end they are the best!
Love and cherish your family...even the ones who are hardest to love!
Next family celebration trip🎉.... my Dad's 95th Birthday this October!
Let's see who will be there....
Loved the "A Framed" Church
The couple...
The new Mr & Mrs...
My Dad having a grand old time...the marriage of his first grandchlild
With some of the Fam...
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Happy 4th🎉🎊🎉🎊 #GodBlessAmerica Kate Smith introduces the song "God Bless America"
https://youtu.be/_zF7a0wB-Lg
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Monday, May 27, 2019
Fun Day Out....Happy Memorial Day!!!!🌼🍃🌼🍃
Happy Memorial Day! We have this life and freedom because brave men and women fought and died for it! Let us Remember them as we celebrate with friends and family today!🙏💞🙏💞
In the "Limo Golf Cart" from parking lot to the Beautiful Inn for lunch
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The Pleasures Of Gardening🌼🙏🍃 🦋🐞🥀🌷🕸🐜🐝
As we usher in spring, gardening is big on my mind.👨🌾 🐞
This year, I bought succulents and plants that can withstand a lot of direct sunlight☀️. Yes, it's true, I have only a "patio garden" with tons of direct sun....and it's glorious!!!☀️
It was a lot of fun searching for just the right plants.
Gardening is such an awesome responsibility to be the caretaker of beautiful flowers and plants. It's also a wonderful way to release stress and think clearly about anything.
This morning, we had a wicked thunderstorm with heavy winds⛈🌬....and I bolted out of bed to check if the plants were ok...and they were!!! Delicate but strong! Then I relaxed with a hot beverage as it rained buckets outside!🌧
Everyday as I walk up and down my steps, the beauty of the plants always lighten my steps...Having my morning beverage on the patio is down right enjoyable especially with so much beautiful flowers around.
Try it....you may just be pleasantly surprised!
Life is sooo BEAUTIFUL!!!🌼🍃🐞🐝
Enjoy IT!! 🌼
This year, I bought succulents and plants that can withstand a lot of direct sunlight☀️. Yes, it's true, I have only a "patio garden" with tons of direct sun....and it's glorious!!!☀️
It was a lot of fun searching for just the right plants.
Gardening is such an awesome responsibility to be the caretaker of beautiful flowers and plants. It's also a wonderful way to release stress and think clearly about anything.
This morning, we had a wicked thunderstorm with heavy winds⛈🌬....and I bolted out of bed to check if the plants were ok...and they were!!! Delicate but strong! Then I relaxed with a hot beverage as it rained buckets outside!🌧
Everyday as I walk up and down my steps, the beauty of the plants always lighten my steps...Having my morning beverage on the patio is down right enjoyable especially with so much beautiful flowers around.
Try it....you may just be pleasantly surprised!
Life is sooo BEAUTIFUL!!!🌼🍃🐞🐝
Enjoy IT!! 🌼
Sunday, May 12, 2019
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