Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
The older we get, the more experiences we have to share. We are exciting books waiting to be read. Our chapters are longer, more intricate and interesting. And as we share these stories with others, we are not only enriched by them but bond with others like never before because we may share similar experiences […]
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There are songs and tunes that take us back in time and mark our lives. That was the case this morning when a friend shared a song, a beautiful song, which I will forever link to a tragic story; my boyfriend’s and my own close call with death, and the real death that took place […]
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Do I believe in overnight miracles? No. But I do believe in improvement, especially in the winter months when the extreme temperatures make our skin dull and dried out. It is at this time that a little extra care and pampering will brighten our looks. Going the extra mile, besides moisturizing with our favorite cream, […]
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It’s past midnight and the calm has taken over. This is a good time for reflection, to plan the day ahead and make sure you try your best to make tomorrow better:
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It’s been five years and a half since the hurricane of change hit my life. Some things went down hard and ugly, but it also brought many blessings. As I write this, Florida weather has turned cold, just a day before I head back to San Francisco where I made my home 21 years ago.
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As much as I miss having a home to go back to -the perfect home I had finally found- my puppy, the “false” sense of security believing someone had my back and the companionship. After the abrupt separation, the months following made me realize the upside of being “single” again. It is different now at […]
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There was shattered glass everywhere. I got up from bed and made my way carefully to the window where a beautiful full moon greeted me. I had never seen such grandeur before. It seemed to beckon me.
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I always like to joke sarcastically about how great it would be to have a lobotomy, so as not to feel so much and so intensely as we women do. Another solution would be to be injected a high dose of male hormones to stabilize and freeze emotion. Of course, without the awful side effects […]
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Almost twenty years ago I landed in San Francisco for a short summer vacation that became inadvertently my new home. I came to visit my friend Tom. There is nothing like a native to show you around and allow you to see a place’s soul. I undoubtedly fell in love with San Francisco and stretched […]
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I don’t seem to be alone when it comes to hardship. Of late, I talk to people, watch the news and everyone seems to be drowning in their own personal sea of troubles. I’d like to say that it helps to know that I’m not alone but sometimes it’s hard not to drown and go […]
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