: o ) Jodi Picoult,
Change of Heart
We all know that bad stuff happens to good people. We see it all the time. Hopefully not all the time with ourselves of course. But do we know that good stuff can happen in that dark period of time and the only way we may be able to see it is when our light is brighter than the darkness around us.
You can stick a candle and light up the darkness. But you can't stick the dark into the light.
Love it! Do you get that, do you hear the words telling you to keep your light, your spirit, your heart, your mind bright, well lit and out of the darkness. Catch that for its very real and can change your day, your week and your month.
Let your light and your smile and your laughter brighten up your darkness that you may be walking through. We all go through the tough times, but we don't stop, we keep on, keeping on and we walk through the valley. We walk on.
Life is good, and life can be great if you 'will it' to be. You have to grab your candle and your match and light the flame so that you can get on with your life. Life happens and we make it happen for ourselves.
Share your smile! Share your laughter! Share your love with the world. Let your light be the guide for someone who just may be out of matches to light their own candle. Maybe they dropped their match on the floor and they can't find it in their darkness. Maybe they have some gremlins that say their not worthy of the light, they are not important enough to be led out of the darkness. Be their guide. Be that spirit that smile that says your important enough, here is my light, follow me.
Just understand that we are all in this together. All of us. Some our candles are burning bright and some have yet to be lit. Show them your candle and flame and what it does and share your flame.
Smiles to you this day....and everyday ........ : ) Enjoy it !
Weekly Affirmation for this week.
My life has limitless possibilities. I choose to live each moment with love and acceptance. Every time I breathe in and breathe out I feel more at peace and powerful. I choose with confidence my dreams and goals. Only I alone can place limits on my success. I am loved, I am grateful and I am designed to be successful in everything that I put my best efforts towards. Successful and loving people come into my life today.
Enjoy your week, share a smile, share in some laughter and dream big and love always : ) Smiles to you this day and everyday
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On this day in history
1693 – The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
1837 – Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate.
1855 – The Devil's Footprints mysteriously appear in southern Devon.
1865 – In the United States, Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on February 12, 1901.)
1879 – Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
1885 – The first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii.
1887 – The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
1904 – Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
1915 – D.W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
1922 – President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.
1924 – Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
1942 – World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
1945 – World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
1946 – The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
1948 – The formal creation of the Korean People's Army of North Korea is announced.
1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1963 – Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
1965 – After taking evasive maneuvers to avoid a mid-air collision immediately after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean and explodes, killing everyone aboard.
1971 – The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
1971 – South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
1974 – After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
1978 – Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
1981 – Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F.C. and AEK Athens FC.
1983 – The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050 ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
1989 – An Independent Air Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain in the Azores, killing 144.
1993 – General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
1996 – The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
1996 – The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place.
2001 – Disney California Adventure Park opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
2010 – A freak storm in the Hindukusch mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travellers.
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My daily recipe for today. Hope you enjoy : ) From allrecipes.com
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