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Love to Live <3

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“If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.” ~Daisaku Ikeda

If we maintain a positive attitude, we see beauty more easily and that helps further increase our positive mood and love for life. โค

I love beautiful reminders like this!

Thank you for the comments, I still have a few to get to! I have been working more/later hours at work and it has been busy! It's an ice cream/water ice place and they tend to get busy in warm weather! So I have been posting here late and mostly just short posts. But I make it a point to post something at least once a day!

I appreciate every comment I receive!
Thank you so much!! โค ๐Ÿ˜€

Also, I have quite a few wonderful blogs to catch up on! โค

Much love & light to you, I hope it's a beautiful day or night wherever in the world you are!

It's a lovely Spring night here in Philadelphia! I am so happy many flowers & trees have fully blossomed. It seems to have been happening gradually but then I just noticed today how they seem to have just appeared right before my very eyes!
When I saw the beauty of the green leaves, I was filled (and still am!) with immense gratitude & felt so much love and awe well up inside. โค

Reminds me of this song:

Baby What a Big Surprise – Chicago – mobile

Baby What a Big Surprise – desktop

One of my favorite music groups!! Always has been! โค ๐Ÿ˜€

xoxo Kim โค

Polished.

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โ€œIf you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?โ€– Rumi

Here is a song of stunning beauty!
It’s so full of love & tenderness.

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“If a face could launch a thousand ships
Then where am I to go?
There’s no one home but you
You’re all that’s left me to
And when my love for life is running dry
You come and pour yourself on me.”
~ Bread (If)

If – Bread – mobile

If – Bread – desktop

Isn’t is just beautiful?! โค

I hope you are having a wonderful day or night wherever you are!

I have been drinking sweet hot tea on this lovely, cool Spring day! โค

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Much love,

xoxo Kim

Magazine Monday!! <3

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This is the third edition of Magazine Inspiration on Monday! ย 

Here goes!

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“Come with me, my love
To the sea, the sea of love
I wanna tell you just how much I love you.”
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Sea of Love – Honeydrippers – mobile

Sea of Love – desktop

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Immersed in a sea of love. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Finding beauty in the magazines and in each & every day. โค ๐Ÿ˜€

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More next week! ๐Ÿ˜€

Much love & light to you!

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xoxo Kim

Compassion <3

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“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” ~Blake Lively

I can’t (truthfully) say that I agree. Self confidence is beautiful but to me, compassion for others is even more beautiful. โค

It's great to have both!

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Much love & light to you, always! โค

xoxo Kim

Capital of love <3

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“Invest your capital of love to get the best dividend of a beautiful life filled with happiness.” ~Debasish Mridha

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Love Shine a Light – mobile โค

Love Shine a Light – desktop โค

“And we’re all gonna shine a light together
All shine a light to light the way
Brothers and sisters in every little part
Let our love shine a light in every corner of our hearts” โค

Much love & light to you! โค

xoxo Kim

Let the rain kiss you

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“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” ~ Henry Beston

Guess what today is? A rainy, rainy day! So magical!

I was out walking in it and the Earthy scents and beautiful droplets upon my skin is enthralling!

Just lovely! ๐Ÿ˜€ โค

In honor of this lovely blessing I'm sharing some rainy quotes & a few of my pictures!

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“Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” ~John Updike

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“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” ~ Ashley Smith

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“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” ~ John Ruskin

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“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” ~ Langston Hughes

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My mom found my camera not too long ago so I been taking photos with it instead of my phone. My phone is full. And I won’t be deleting photos until I get my photobucket account upgraded and can put the pics on.

At first I did not really like my camera and thought my phone takes better pics but after learning to use it better, I love it! And it takes better pics than my phone!

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I hope you are having a beautiful day or night wherever in the world you are!

Much love to you now & forever, โค

xoxo Kim ๐Ÿ˜€

Forget your perfect offering

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“Ring the bells that still can ring.ย 
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.”
~ Leonard Cohen “Anthem”

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Let’s not forget to ring those bells, the ones that still can ring. The bad in the world, the bitterness, the pain, the negativity, the shattered bells that no longer ring….that cannot take away the goodness that still exists, the beauty, the love, the togetherness, the light…<3

Not only does the darkness and pain not take away the goodness all around and within us, it can allow us to see an even brighter light if we allow it, a greater strength, deeper wisdom & empathy, a more profound love. โค

Much love & light to you,

xoxo Kim ๐Ÿ˜€

Magazine Inspiration #2

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Here is the second edition of my Magazine Monday Inspiration!

It’s my inspiring project to find positivity, beauty, love…anything wonderful in magazines I have laying around and continue to get. It’s also a great reminder to look for beauty everywhere! I’m naturally good at that but stil love reminders and developing new positive habits.

Here we go!

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Ignite something within, surround ourself with inspiring things, songs, quotes, thoughts…

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Love is all around. All we have to do is open up to it and allow it to permeate our existence. Bask in the beauty of love everywhere. โค

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We can’t always just force ourselves to be happy but we can choose our reactions, thoughts, actions and immerse ourself in happy things. Happiness can be a natural state but can also be a byproduct of our choices.

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Some words are inspiring just to see and can motivate us to act. Let’s tap into our inner strength and allow it to guide us throughout each day. Strength doesn’t mean we never feel weak or never have setbacks or relapses. Inner strength is to keep going and get back up whenever we fall. Inner strength is not being held down for too long.

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Red is one of my favorite colors. It’s passionate, beautiful, sexy, happy, and loving. I love everything red. โค

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A dream itself is beautiful and inspiring even if it’s not yet realized or acted upon. It’s the very first step. ~Dream~ Just having a dream is beautiful no matter how simple it is or trivial it may seem to others. A dream is a reminder that we are alive and have an inner spark.

“Like the fool I am and I’ll always be
I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a dream
They can change their minds but they can’t change me
I’ve got a dream, I’ve got a dream
Well, I know I can share it if you want me to
If you’re going my way, I’ll go with you”

I Got a Name – Jim Croce – mobile

I Got a Name – desktop

This song has inspired me since I was young, the lyrics are beautiful and the music. It’s a fantastic message about the importance of just having a plan, a goal, a dream and being true to our own self. A dream doesn’t have to be something big like having an advanced school degree, starting a business, having a family of our own, it can be but it can also be something seemingly more simple like making the best of each day, appreciating the simple beauty all around, living a more healthy lifestyle…

all that truly matters is that we have that hunger. A hunger for life.

“I’ve got a song, I’ve got a song
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
If it gets me nowhere, I go there proud”
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Magazines, even shallow ones have so much inspiration hidden within the pages. We can interpret the photos and words any way we want even if it's not the way it's intended to be interpreted.

I hope you are having a beautiful day/night and find the beauty all around and within. โค

xoxo Kim ๐Ÿ˜€

Life is beautiful <3

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“Wherever you may go; Life is a beautiful thing. Life is like a passing season. It comes and goes. Whatever may come, it’s better to enjoy the changing seasons.” ~Diana Rose Morcilla

Here is a beautiful song full of wisdom & truth & beauty. โค

"life goes on
no one gets rehearsal
life goes on
through everyday reversal
with every dawn everyday is full of chances
to find some good before it's gone
you'll never know which way a day is gonna take you
there's always some surprise that comes along to shake you
a simple rule of thumb that's often been neglected
is take life as it comes expect the unexpected" โค

You’ll Never Know – Ringo Starr – mobile

You’ll Never Know – Ringo Starr – desktop

Life is beautiful and full of good and bad, joy, happiness, sadness, pain, mystery, uncertainty, changes…and it’s all a gift.

Let’s cherish every moment we have been given.

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Much love,

xoxo Kim