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NY State of Mind Again

10 Friday Jul 2026

Posted by A Star on the Forehead in Daily Life, Daily Message, Finding Me, travels

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“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” ― Alexander Pope

The picture above was taken on my last beach walk before I left Florida.   I will be here in NY for a couple of weeks.

It is always fun to spend time with my sister, go to our favorite restaurants and get foot massages. 

Unfortunately, it is not all fun and games.  I have one of those financial audits that I love 🙁 so much due at the end of the month.  Since my accountant retired I have to do them on my own.  I am able to do it, but I miss having my hand held.

I have been trying to forget my disappointment over Brazil’s loss in the World Cup.  I knew they wouldn’t go far, but still I was hopeful.  Miracles do happen. I wouldn’t mind the loss if at least they had put some effort.  The players look lost.  There was no passion.  There was no heart.

At the beginning of the World Cup I said I didn’t care about it.  My heart told me otherwise.  It hurt.  I guess it is more than futebol.  It is one of those rare instances where the whole country is united.  There is no political party, religion, social class, etc.  Everyone comes together to celebrate.  Or in this instance, to cry.

There is always 2030!!

“That tension – between beauty and cynicism, between what Brazilians call futebol d’arte and futebol de resultados – is a constant, perhaps because it is so fundamental, not merely to sport, but also to life: to win, or to play the game well?”
― Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics

May your day be blessed!

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” ― Ernest Hemingway

 

 

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Here and there, and everywhere

09 Monday Sep 2024

Posted by A Star on the Forehead in Daily Life, Daily Message, Finding Me

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Hi Friends,

I am not sure what happened to my last post. Al I see is one quote.  I am guessing that when I hit edit after it had been published, I somehow accidently deleted all of it, except for that 1 quote.

In that post I was talking about being back from Brazil after being there for 2 months, and all I did there. My time there flew by, and yet it felt like time stood still.

After 2 months in Brazil, I was in NY for one week, and now I am in Florida, working out of an Airbnb.

In the next few posts, I will be expanding on my time in Brazil, and will be posting pictures of a road trip that Michael and I took. I will also be giving you an update of my life now, in NY and FL.

I am also hoping to reconnect with my friends here. I have been catching up on your blog, and hope to have a chance to leave comments, as I cannot leave likes (thank you WP!)

Love, light and blessings to all!

“I come home—and I have a feeling of returning like a ghost to its haunt.”― Virginia Woolf

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