“But love is a durable fire
In the mind ever burning;
Never sick, never old, never dead
From itself never turning.” ~ Sir Walter Raleigh
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Much love,
xoxo Kim ❤
(I made this! Isn’t it pretty?! Lol It’s a picture of a container of vanilla frosting with confetti pieces in it! Perfect for the quote, don’t you think? I wasn’t baking a cake! I ate this whole thing right out of the container! In one night! I do that lots of days! My favorite is buttercream! And I put bokeh effects on it.)
Any act of kindness is never really small, no matter how simple. In the moments the person is receiving that kindness, and even years later in memory, it can really uplift, help heal, and inspire someone. And even if someone is not thankful for our kindness, it’s ok! We are still putting loving energy out into the world and planting seeds of love, strengthening our own kind way of life. And it’s not about being appreciated, it’s about truly wanting to help.
Recently I was struggling to carry stuff at work. Things were almost falling. My arms were so full. My boss’ mom helped me. She’s a sweet little lady around 80 years old and is the cutest thing! Her name is Dolores and she wears little pink pj’s in the summer and reminds me of a baby doll! Lol She still drives and walks and gets around so well! She wears makeup sometimes and gets dressed up. And she still has good vision! Probably better than mine!
Her car looks very old fashioned like something out of a movie!
You definitely don’t want to get on her bad side because as little and sweet as she is, she will have no problem telling you off! And that’s scary! Lol
I would know. I have been a victim of her wrath on more than one occasion!
I remember one day years ago, shortly after I met her, she thought I lost grocery store coupons (I don’t know if it was really me who lost them!) and she was yelling there’s going to be hell to pay! Lmao I remember telling my coworker later and we both burst out laughing about this little old lady fuming over store coupons. I still laugh hysterically when I remember that!
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Anyway, she helped me and I am so incredibly thankful! I couldn’t have gotten out the door with all that stuff without her helping me along with another sweet lady, Margie, I know at work!
I like to remember and honor all acts of kindness I receive (which is too many to always remember!) even if just in my own head. It’s great to forget what good we do for others but always remember what others do for us!
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.”
Each act of kindness is timeless, even years later it can still have an effect on those who witness and receive. It’s not just about the practical help but just the fact that someone cares to help is sweet. So let’s scatter some kindness around everyplace we go!
I would like to encourage everyone to savor each kind thing someone does for us and always remember it if it feels the world has grown cold. Each simple act of kindness can warm up any cold moments. There’s so much more goodness & love than negativity within and around us, we just have to look and summon it when it feels like there’s more bad than good.
Let’s focus more on the love!
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Much love to you!
Xoxo Kim
“Step into Christmas
Let’s join together
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat, drink and be merry
Come along with me
Step into Christmas
The admission’s free”
I love Christmas & Winter themes! Cozy pj’s and blankets, crisp cold air, pine & cinnamon, peppermint, candy canes, Santa Claus, reindeers and elves, glistening snow, gifts, the sense of unity in the air, decorations, wreaths, Christmas music, holiday cheer, holiday movies, fireplaces, giving, snow covered hills ….all of it! It really is the most wonderful time of the year! Lol
The Christmas spirit is always with me all year but especially in October to January! I keep it under control the rest of the year usually!
It annoys people!
It comes flooding out at any second no matter what part of the year it is! It’s kind of like grief except this is purely pleasant. You know how grief never goes but at any second maybe triggered by something, maybe not, it comes to the surface and is more raw like when the loss recently occurred? That’s how my Christmas spirit is, always here but gets stronger at some points. ;-D
When I walked into work recently, I found that my manager has it all decorated for Christmas! Yay! What a pleasant surprise.
Here are some pictures I took of our decorations:
And a lovely song sung by Elton John!
“Take care in all you do next year
And keep smiling through the days” ❤
Huugs & loove!! ❤ 😀
xoxo Kim
Lovely post by beautiful AmyRose! Please check out her blog & stunning photography and show her some love! ❤ 😀 (I can't see what I'm writing because it looks all jumbled on my screen for some reason so if there's many spelling errors, that's why! Lol ;-D
“The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you.” ~ Grenville Kleiser
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I agree with this. I think it’s important to be mindful of others and how our words/actions may affect them, not just for what we get out of it but because it can help them be happier and put more love out into the world. ❤
It's a great reminder that I think most of us can use sometimes. It can be tempting to be thoughtless or rude on occasion, especially when other people are unpleasant first.
I found this quote in the book on my Kindle app, "Happiness 365." It's a whole book full of happy quotes!
Also, I love it because the authors dedicate their book to us & our happiness.
I love when an author dedicates a book to people in general or certain people they don’t even know! ❤
Much love & happiness to you!
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xoxo Kim
“You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair.” ~ Chinese Proverb
I love this! We cannot always control what happens to us but we can choose how to react. Sadness and negativity will probably occur for most of us but we don’t have to let it conquer us.
What a great reminder! 😀
hugs & love,
xoxo Kim ❤
“Her name is Noelle
I have a dream about her
She rings my bell
I got gym class in half an hour
Oh, how she rocks
In Keds and tube socks
But she doesn’t know who I am
And she doesn’t give a damn about me
‘Cause I’m just a teenage dirtbag baby
Yeah, I’m just a teenage dirtbag baby
Listen to Iron Maiden maybe with me”
This is a song I first heard by Wheatus many years ago one Summer night when I was a kid. It’s a really funny song. I only ever heard it on a few occasions and liked it but did not really pay attention to the lyrics. When I was listening to songs on YouTube recently, it suggested this one and I remembered it all those years ago.
At first it doesn’t seem like a positive song. Teenage dirtbag? Lol
But if you pay close attention to the lyrics, it’s actually inspiring and uplifting. It’s also hilarious! ;-D
The kid singing is in love with a girl he believes doesn’t know he exists and probably wouldn’t care about him if she did.
“She doesn’t give a damn about me.”
She already has a boyfriend and the boy singing thinks he doesn’t stand a chance with a girl like her. He refers to himself as a “dirtbag” and thinks the girl is way out of his league.
But then something amazing happens!
Check it out:
“Man, I feel like mold
It’s prom night and I am lonely
Lo and behold
She’s walking over to me
This must be fake
My lip starts to shake
How does she know who I am?
And why does she give a damn about me
‘I’ve got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby
Come with me Friday, don’t say ‘maybe’
I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you'”
It turns out, the girl does know he exists and is interested in him. She doesn’t see herself as much different than him. He is her equal.
“Come with me Friday, don’t say ‘maybe’
I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you”
I love the message here! Someone who we think doesn’t care for us at all, can care very much! And someone we feel is way better than us for whatever reason, may not feel that way at all. We are all equal in worth even though we all have different skills and flaws and experiences.
It reminds me of two quotes:
“Someone somewhere is looking for exactly what you have to offer.”
&
“Don’t frown, you never know who is falling in love with your smile.”
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Also, I think this is a good reminder to pay attention to song lyrics, even ones that seem disturbing or negative or nonsensical at first glance. There may be deep wisdom where we least expect it!
If nothing else, this song may give you a good laugh!
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Hugs & love ❤
Xoxo Kim