31 Tuesday Oct 2023
Posted in Daily Life, Daily Message
30 Monday Oct 2023
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Wishing everyone an amazing Monday!!
“See if you can catch yourself complaining, in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.” ― Eckhart Tolle
Blessings!
ps. Comments will be turned off on some posts. At the moment I am concentrating my efforts on 1. visiting the blogs of my friends, old and new; 2. cleaning my Drafts folder and 3. finishing books from my fellow bloggers.
Visiting Blogs: I don’t want to miss out on my friend’s words – I am always inspired. I am also enjoying visiting new blogs. There are so many interesting people out there.
Drafts Folder: When I decided to start cleaning out the folder I had 260 drafts. As of now I have 173 drafts left to review. Progress!
Books to read: I have 6 books to finish reading (those are books from my fellow bloggers only. The complete list of books to finish reading is over 40) They are are at various stages. As you can see I have been mastering the art of starting, but never finishing. Will read one at a time now instead of doing a couple of pages of many.
Lastly, I am praying for peace, wishing peace, hoping for peace, praying for peace. Lets love and respect all!
22 Sunday Oct 2023
Posted in Daily Life, Daily Message, Finding Me, Food, travels
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Celebration Florida, charming towns, friendly people, Kilwins Ice Cream, Lake Rianhard, park and trails, Reggianos of Celebration
Yesterday, Michael and I spent the day in the very charming community called Celebration. We had a late lunch/early dinner at Regianno’s and ice cream at Kilwins.
It was my dear friend Kat from lifetreeandcoffee.wordpress.com who recommended it all. Thank you, thank you!! We loved everything!
The town is so charming and friendly. We chatted with a bunch of local people.
“It is good people who make good places.”
― Black Beauty
Here are some of the pictures from the day:
Charming town
Watching the peaceful Lake Rianhard
Next time, we will rent a bike to go around the park
Happy to say we didn’t see any of those
Lovely park
I believe it is some kind of diving duck
Drinks at Reggiano’s
Toasted coconut and pumpkin ice cream at Kilwins
I have some additional pictures on my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blessedwithastar
18 Wednesday Oct 2023
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birds singing, Delta Airlines, first class, Florida life, golf carts, New Smyrna Beach, palm trees, Rewards program, silence and calm
“Blessed are the flexible, for change is inevitable. To fulfill our true destiny as spiritual beings we must trust in our divine power to adapt.” ―
Eight months ago, if you asked me if I would ever live in Florida, I will respond: NEVER! And now here I am! And it feels right and good!
The plan is to inject more fun and life into my days. I plan to work remotely from Florida, Brazil, and other possible traveling locations.
Right now I am in Florida for a couple of weeks. So far working from here has been perfect. My computer, monitors, etc, all arrived and are working perfectly.
Our condo is in a golfing community. It has been quiet and calming. In NY I am surrounded by huge building constructions, with the noise starting at 6am, Monday through Saturday. This silence has been a welcomed and desired change of pace.
We arrived on Saturday and the weather has been absolutely perfect – warm days and cool nights. We are not right on the beach, we are a 25 minute drive from it. Most evenings will either drive to the beach for long walks or walk around where we live.
This new life is amazing! I am so blessed and I know it!
Always a Delta fan – well, will see how it will go with the new changes to their rewards program. We were upgraded to First Class.
Great meal for a 2 and half hour flight – it tastes so much better than it looks. Even if I am not hungry I will always accept the meal/snack, as I am always curious, and afraid I will be missing out.
My view while I work. I look out of the balcony and hear birds and see palm trees. I could get used to this.
My new mode of transportation. We don’t normally use it, other than to make sure that it continues in good working conditions. We are not golfers, and normally opt to walk, instead of ride.
New Smyrna Beach at sunset. A gorgeous cool evening. Along the walk we encountered a couple of people only.
New Smyrna Beach – This life feels like a vacation.
Lonely bird fishing at night.
“With change being an inevitable element in our lives, we have only two options. Either embrace it and live life to the fullest or be stuck in the comfort zone of a compromised life.” ―
10 Tuesday Oct 2023
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Acceptance is key, break-ups, fairy-tales, let things happen, not trying to understanding, the tao
“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” ―
I have been cleaning up my Drafts Folder. There were 260 posts just sitting there waiting to be rediscovered.
I am reading every single one and deciding either to delete or to save them to be polished and published.
I have gone through about 40 so far. All from 2012 – the year I started blogging. It has been interesting to read my unpublished thoughts for that year.
At the end of 2011, the world as I knew it came to an abrupt end. I found out my then boyfriend was cheating on me. He never acknowledged the cheating and callously told me to move out. I thought I would die from the heartbreak.
I didn’t die. Today I can see that he did me a favor by letting me go. His life at the moment is in shambles, and I would be embroiled in that mess right along with him. (I know his situation because I was contacted by the woman that has been living with him since we broke up – I am going to save that story for the future.)
“For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.”
―
I wanted to have a blog for many years prior to that, but never followed through on that. Until the pain in my soul was so intense that I needed an outlet to get it out. Well, the pain and my sister.
My sister told me that she was fearing for my sanity. She said I had become obsessed with all things him. It was only then that I realized I was making her crazy with the multiple phone calls to talk about the breakup.
This blog saved my sanity and hers. I don’t think I drove anyone crazy here :-), instead I made many friends that provided me with words of comfort and support.
“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” ―
Anyway, one of the main themes on the posts for 2012 is ACCEPTANCE.
I spent a lot time trying to come to terms with the breakup. The turning point was when I saw the need to just accept the situation.
Things changed when I decided to accept the situation as a fact. I stopped denying what had happened. I stopped fantasizing about a reconciliation. I stopped second guessing my actions and trying to assign blame.
When I stopped trying to control the situation, it not longer controlled me. I simply accepted it.
Well, perhaps not so simply. It took me years to get over that breakup. I realized the pain was not about him, but about the fairy-tale I created in my mind. I didn’t want to lose the fairy-tale.
I struggled most with understanding why I thought he was the one, and why he did what he did. Until the day came that I realized that I would never understand it, and further more, I didn’t need to understand it. I just needed to accept it.
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ―
Blessed with a Star on the Forehead 