Archive | February 2016

Still shining

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Just a reminder that we can still sparkle even after we have been broken, after any storm, any trauma, any pain or suffering…we can move forward sharing our gifts, our life lessons, our deep wisdom, and laughter with the world.

We can be broken, have scars, flaws, pain but still keep shining, keep loving, keep being beautiful.

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Much love & light,

xoxo Kim

Dancing Queen

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Today I have been watching scenes on Youtube out of the movie Mamma Mia. I saw it in a theatre some years ago. It’s an extremely uplifting movie. Even if we don’t watch the whole thing, the brief scenes on youtube are very inspiring.

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Here is an amazing scene with these lovely ladies dancing & singing to the song Dancing Queen by Abba.

These gals are nowhere near seventeen years old. I think they’re like 60 something years old (maybe older?) but they still got it going on! They’re beautiful, sexy, hot, gorgeous, youthful and full of life. They even have some very young men after them! lol

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The one lady is in a low mood so her two best girls decide to cheer her up!

She says “I grew up” and they say “Well then grow back down again! Screw ’em if they can’t take a joke!”

Then they begin singing & dancing and acting silly.

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What an inspiring scene!!

A fantastic reminder that as long as we are young at heart, we are young. Youth isn’t about age but attitude.

And these lovelies have an amazing attitude.

And if we can’t sing or dance good, so what?! It makes it even more fun!

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We don’t have to be seventeen years old to act like and feel like a seventeen year old! ;-D

Let’s not let age, social expectations, or life circumstances hold us back or drag us down!

Let’s grow back down again!

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These are all screen caps.

Also, thank you for the sweet comments! I will get back to you soon! My e-mail and some parts of wordpress aren't working good now. It happens now & again with my wifi connection I think.

I try to respond or "like" and my screen crashes. :-O

Much love to you!

❀

xoxo Kim

Worth the price

This is so beautiful and so full of love. ❀ A great reminder that grief is never alone; it's always accompanied by love. ❀ ❀

MeRaw's avatarThe Journey of My Left Foot (whilst remembering my son)

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Monday 22nd February

β€œLove will always cost you grief.
And
Love is always worth the price.”

That my grief is so painful
Is purely because
I love you so much
And miss what was.

That my heart is breaking
Is purely because
I think of you often
And miss what was.

That my tears fall freely
Is purely because
I’m remembering you
And I miss what was.

To the moon and back, sweetheart.
Precious Angel son.

xxxxxx

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Live. <3 <3

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“We’ve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.”

(attributed to D.H. Lawrence)

I love this quote! It inspires me so deeply because I struggle with severe depression and suicidal urges/thoughts/contemplation. So anything that encourages me to live is so inspiring & consoling to me.

I even have a bracelet that simply says, “LIVE.”

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I love life affirming things and love to share them with others.

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To live is the first step, as long as we are alive, there is hope. Life is hope. ❀

No matter how hard it gets, carry on, keep going, keep living, keep loving.

“Oh so your standing in the middle of the thunder and lightning
I know you’re feeling like you just can’t win, but you’re trying
It’s hard to keep on keepin’ on, when you’re being pushed around
Don’t even know which way is up, you just keep spinning down, ’round, down…
Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain
So hold your head up and tell yourself that there’s something more
And walk out that door,
Go find a new rose, don’t be afraid of the thorns
‘Cause we all have thorns”

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Much love & light & hugs to you! ❀

xoxo Kim

Bullying v. Love <3

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This isn’t my photo but I love it! We may not realize just how deeply our actions and choice of words affect those we target. This goes for both loving and vicious words & actions. And applies to on and offline. Just one seemingly trivial encounter can have a long lasting impact for better or for worse.Β 

We can never go wrong with love & compassion.
Let’s show love to each life we encounter. Let’s include everyone and encourage those around us instead of trying to drag them down or exclude them.
We don’t have to be close friends with everyone but we can still include them in our circles/groups, in our love.
If we see someone who seems lonely or alone, let’s reach out and be a friend to the person.

Let’s genuinely compliment people when we can, embrace them in our love, be an active listener, lift others up, rejoice in their success and happiness and be a source of consolation in their pain.

Most of us probably are not always kind and loving without fail. We may not intend to inflict serious pain but our words/actions can contribute to greater pain than we intended. But we can work to be better & better, making it a point to meditate on good, loving intentions. ❀

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~Hug the hurt
Kiss the broken
Befriend the lost
Comfort the sickΒ 
Love the lonely~ ❀

Much love & light to you. ❀

xoxo Kim