Stunning photos!!! ❤ 😀
A thousand ways
“There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth.” ~ Rumi
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xoxo Kim
Like a candle <3
“You are like a candle. Imagine you are sending light out all around you. All your words, thoughts and actions are going in many directions. If you say something kind, your kind words go in many directions, and you yourself go with them. We are …transforming and continuing in a different form at every moment.” ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
❤ We transform the world with our compassion. ❤
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Love & ligt to you!
xoxo Kim
A voice without words
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” ~ Rumi
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xoxo Kim
Caught in the rain?
Nahhhh…I decided to go out in the middle of a rainstorm! it’s raining cats & dogs out there!
Even though it’s storming, I decided to walk to get my mom, sister, and me coffee & hot chocolate.
I LOVE walking in the rain! As long as I can change my clothes and get dried off soon!
Today I soaked up the rain and let it drench me. No umbrella, no hood or raincoat or anything to shield me against the drops falling out of the sky. I felt it on the tips of my toes as I splashed thorough puddles all the way to the top of my head as it soaked my hair. Oh the joy!
My hair just got long enough to sit on last night! Lol It was always almost long enough to sit on but just last night whenever I sit down now, my hair pulls my head back because I’m sitting on it! Lol It’s so funny it just happened in one night! Long hair problems! ;-D
It was also funny walking in the rain. I had nothing but smiles and giggles! 😀 Everyone was probably thinking that poor girl, not knowing it was my choice and I love it.
The weather is perfect for walking in, not cold or hot. Just cool.
A couple people felt sorry for me thinking I got caught in it unexpectedly. Lol But I was loving every second! I received a few friendly and sympathetic and even funny comments. I guess a soaking wet girl with excessively long hair tends to attract attention while out walking!
Here are a few pics of me after getting home drenched. And some rainy songs!
Fool in the rain – Led Zeppelin – mobile
“Now my body is starting to quiver
And the palms of my hands getting wet
I’ve got no reason to doubt you baby…”
Laughter in the Rain – Neil Sedaka – mobile
“Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain, it begins to pour
Without an umbrella we’re soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love” ❤
Walking in the Rain – The Walker Brothers – mobile
“I want her and I need her
And someday, someway
I’ll meet her
She’ll be kind of shy
And real good lookin’ too
And I’ll be certain she’s the one
By the things she’ll like to do
Like walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars up above
And being so in love”
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes – mobile
“If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain
If you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight, in the dunes of the cape
I’m the love that you’ve looked for, come with me, and escape”
And here’s a beautiful song about paying attention to life and all the beauty we are blessed to know, about not taking things for granted and letting people and things and days slip away without cherishing them.
Standing Knee Deep in A River (Dying of Thirst) – Joe Cocker – mobile
Knee Deep in a River – desktop
Maybe you don’t like walking in the rain but this is a great reminder to soak up all of whatever we do love. Cherish every moment we have been given, honor each day being mindful of all the gifts it provides us.
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Hugs & love,
Xoxo Kim 😀
For shitz & gigglez ;-D
(this isn’t my picture! But sexy, isn’t it?! My mom sent me it! Lol)
Here’s a few hilarious jokes! I hope they give you some good belly laughs! ;-D
“When Grandma Goes To Court”
“Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren’t prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked “Mrs. Jones, do you know me?” She responded, “Why yes I do know you, since you were a little boy, and frankly you’ve been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you’re a big shot when you haven’t the brains to realize you’ll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes I know you.
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?
She replied, “Why yes I do. I’ve known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He’s lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem, He can’t build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.”
The defense attorney nearly died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice said:
‘If either of you idiots ask her if she knows me, I’ll send you straight to the electric chair.'”
Lol! 😀
“Why did you have to die?”
“A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave.
The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die?”
The first man approached him and said, ‘Sir, I don’t wish to interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration of pain is more than I’ve ever seen before. For whom do you mourn so deeply? A child? A parent?’
The mourner took a moment to collect himself, then replied, ‘My wife’s first husband.'”
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“A woman was sipping on a glass of wine, while sitting on the patio with her husband, and she says, “I love you so much, I don’t know how I could ever live without you.”
Her husband asks, “Is that you or the wine talking?”
She replies, “It’s me…talking to the wine.”
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“Four Catholic ladies are having coffee together. The first one tells her friends, “My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, everyone calls him ‘Father.'” The second Catholic woman chirps, “My son is a Bishop. Whenever he walks into a room, people say, ‘Your Grace.'” The third Catholic woman says smugly, “My son is a Cardinal. Whenever he walks into a room, people say, ‘Your Eminence.'” The fourth Catholic woman sips her coffee in silence. The first three women give her this subtle “Well…?” She replies, “My son is a gorgeous, 6’2, hard bodied stripper. When he walks into a room, people say, ‘Oh my God…'”
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“A woman and her husband did not get along. One day he said to her, “If it wasn’t for my money, that new television wouldn’t be here. If it wasn’t for my money, that grand piano wouldn’t be here. If it wasn’t for my money, this house wouldn’t be here.” she replied “If it wasn’t for your money, I wouldn’t be here.”
These are jokes I came across some years ago and they never get old! ;-D
And here is a funny sticker I got out of a machine last night!
and…..
(this isn’t my photo either)
Much luv to you!! 😀
Xoxo Kim ❤
A few of my favorite things…<3
Today when I woke up I had the song “My Favorite Things” stuck in my head! Lol Whaaatt?! It was playing in my head really loudly as I was waking up. I must have been dreaming about it. I don’t believe I heard it in years or even consciously thought of it.
My Favorite Things – Julie Andrews – mobile
My Favorite Things – Mary J. Blige – mobile
It reminds me of Christmas even though it’s appropriate for all year. ❤
I realized how much I love the song after I woke up and listened to it this morning! It's full of joy, passion, and wisdom. When we are struggling or in a low mood, it really does help to remember a few of our favorite things.
Some of her favorite things are: raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles, brown paper packages tied up with strings, girls in white dresses, door bells and sleigh bells….
I love all these things too! ❤
Here are some of my favorite things:
1.) a cup of hot tea
2.) snow covered hills
3.) a cool Summer breeze
4.) the holiday season
5.) acts of kindness
6.) the scent of pine on a crisp day
7.) puppy kisses
8.) girls in stilettos
9.) soft, warm blankets at night
10.) mystery thriller books
11.) the feeling of stepping out of a cold air conditioned room into a hot, sunny afternoon
12.) beautiful dark poetry
13.) photography
14.) my long hair
15.) makeup
16.) seeing someone genuinely smiling & laughing
17.) pleasant surprises
18.) meeting people I never met before
19.) sweet conversations with friends
20.) intriguing conversations with a stranger
21.) hugs
22.) the swirling of ceiling fans on a warm day
23.) the first days of Fall
24.) the floral fragrance of Spring
25.) the sound of construction work off in the distance
26.) the sound of people laughing outside late at night
27.) the sound of cars sloshing through puddles on a rainy day
28.) kitty kats and other animals licking their paws and cleaning their faces
29.) Christmas lights and decorations
30.) the changing of the seasons
31.) Oldies songs
32.) quiet afternoons and mornings with sunlight streaming through the windows
33.) reading a thrilling book in the darkness in my room
34.) the taste of candy outside in cold weather
35.) tall city buildings
36.) a blue, blue sky speckled with fluffy white clouds
37.) used bookstores
38.) old books
39.) books that take place long ago
40.) books that take place in cold seasons
41.) love
42.) cupcakes with Buttercream frosting
43.) rainy days
44.) the sound of heavy rain pelting upon rooftops
45.) tea with friends
46.) Coca Cola
47.) Christmas
48.) Christmas songs
49.) Halloween
50.) hearing a song I haven't heard in ages (like this one!) 😀
51.) receiving packages in the mail
52.) caramel apples with nuts
53.) meditation class
54.) positive people
55.) dogs!
56.) Christmas pj's
57.) trampolines!
58.) warm sunny days
59.) cold dreary gray days
60.) getting new books
61.) inspiring quotes
62.) belly laughs that hurt
63.) feeling flooded with relief & gratitude
64.) shadows & reflections
65.) a black midnight sky full of twinkling stars
66.) septa busses and trolleys
67.) iced tea
68.) old baby pictures! My mom happened to find baby pictures of me today on my first Christmas in 1986!
She was looking for something else and came across these! Which is fantastic since Christmas is a few days away!
This is me on Christmas morning, 1986, in my night clothes before I got changed into my little red dress my aunt Mariann bought me. ❤
I was kind of cute wasn't I? lol I was really big for seven months and had to wear toddler clothes already and my mom thought I was going to start needing special extra large sized diapers ordered. I needed jumbo diapers. lol Then when I got older, I slimmed down.
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This is a bit more than a few and I can go on & on! It's so uplifting listing nothing but happy things! And so much easier and more pleasant than listing things I don't like!
What are a few of your favorite things?
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I hope you're having a wonderful day/night!
❤
Xoxo Kim
For everything, there is a season
“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.
Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.
Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.
Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.”~Yoko Ono
Today is the first day of Winter and I felt like posting something about Winter before I even remembered today is the first day! 😀
It’s unseasonably warm here in Philadelphia! (I just learned the word “unseasonably” [which my mom is shocked about saying how could I have never encountered that word before now…:-/ ])after reading it in a fiction book and I wanted to use it! lol And this year it’s the perfect opportunity because it IS in fact unseasonably warm! lol) ;-D
What a great quote about the beauty of each season and what it can teach us. Not everyone lives in a place where they get to experience the diversity like some of us do. But whatever it’s like where you are now, there’s something to cherish & be thankful for! ❤ 😀
This is also true not just for seasons involving weather but stages and seasons of life. There's always something unpleasant but always something beautiful too! ❤
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Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds – mobile
“A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything – turn, turn, turn
There is a season – turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven”
~Hugs & love~
xoxo Kim ❤
Humble
“I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don’t mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful.” ~ John Ruskin
This quote is full of so much wisdom! Being humble is a good thing and doesn’t mean we are not confident in our own views, ways, lives, self…
Sometimes it’s tempting to boast or become arrogant when we feel that we know something or come to see things in a more enlightened way than before or more enlightened way than it seems most around us see things. And even if we are correct and others are wrong, it’s still better, in my opinion, to be compassionate and humble. So what if we’re right and they are all wrong? It doesn’t make us better or more valuable than others. It doesn’t make us more worthy of anything. It doesn’t make us great to brag or be proud (at the expense of others) of our own great qualities.
Also, it’s possible to be one hundred percent certain we are right…..then find out we were wrong all along! lol There have been occasions I would be arguing with someone and *know* I was the right one only to find out later that I was in fact very wrong!
I was completely convinced I was right. You never know, you may just be wrong.
It’s good to be open to hearing all sides of things even if we know we are right. This can deepen our empathy and also help strengthen our own views and arguments. Why only want to remain “safe” in our own world of only things that confirm what we believe or know? Isn’t it great to be challenged? Even when it’s uncomfortable? I think so!
I believe it’s best not to view ourself as somehow “special” or different or greater than the rest. We may have greater intelligence or compassion or beauty, more skills or talents or money or friends or be more giving and have better morals or anything than someone else but that doesn’t make us a better person. Also, while there’s so many less wise and intelligent than we are or think we are, there’s so many who are more wise and intelligent. And we can always learn something new no matter how much we already know. Everyone can teach us or remind us something even if it’s simply how not to be. It’s possible to cherish our great qualities without feeling like we are somehow great or above others. I believe in what he says, greatness works through us.
Anyone can be great. There are so many ways to allow greatness to work through us. Let’s welcome every opportunity to allow it.
This quote is a great reminder that it’s possible to be self confident while remaining humble and open.
One of the best quotes ever! 😀
Much love & light to you,
❤
Xoxo Kim
Love colored minds <3
“The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.” ~John Ruskin
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Much love,
xoxo Kim 😀
