August 8, 2024
Hello followers,
Welcome to Thursday.
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.
Unconditional love is our birthright, not judgment or condemnation, and there is nothing we need to do to earn it.
This is simply who and what we are.
On this day, August 7, forty-two years ago, Dan and I started our Saturday by going to the grocery store to get some food that we would cook on our grill, because this would be a camping trip.
As we were out, Dan was approached by a representative of a Time Share for us to check out.
During those days' Time Sharing was just starting and there was a dime a dozen in the Keys.
We were not very interested, but then he told Dan that if we just took a few minutes out of our time to just listen to him, we would get a gift.
It would be $25.00 dollars!
Dan’s eye lit up and said yes for $25.00 dollars.
So, when the guy walked us around the club house and where he had us wait. Dan and I were figuring out what we were going to say when the pressure of buying one would take place.
We came up with, “we just got married and financially unable to at this time.”
Went through the Marathon Key Beach Club, it was really decked out, and now I would love to be able to purchase a week every year for our vacations.
I am going to stop here for a moment to say that fifteen years later Dan and I purchased one at Ormond Beach, Florida.
Okay, going back to the Keys, after we went to the grocery store to buy hamburger meat and odds and ends for dinner.
The Islands of Marathon" written & performed by John Bartus - official song of Marathon, Florida
That day after putting our food in the cooler, off we went to another Time-Sharing Resort, Dan got a fishing pole.
We were surprised at how many Time-Sharing Resorts were on that little Island.
And before we went to the beach to snorkel, we had a chance to go through another one.
We would get a free night in a Time Share Resort with a steak dinner, but we would have to use their gift that evening,
Dan asked if we could come on Monday early in the morning.
That night, we both agreed that on Monday before we got married, we would check it out; thinking that could be our honeymoon night.
After snorkeling, I am holding on to a raft and sticking my head in the water looking at all the colorful fish, while Dan is actually snorkeling; we went back to the campground to get dried up and grill some hamburger.
August 8th, Sunday we got up and went to church.
This was the first time I have been to a Methodist church for service, for I was raised Catholic.
They made Dan and I feel welcome.
From there, we went out to Burger King for breakfast and off to the water.
Spending the day at the beach all day, relaxing for tomorrow would be the BIG DAY!
THE WORD OF THE DAY- MESSAGES
Each day provides its own gifts.
We already know that positive thinking can help decrease stress and anxiety, scientists have proven it.
And the power of positivity does not always have to originate with you, it can also come from what you hear.
Always keep your eyes open.
Keep watching.
Because whatever you see can inspire you.
Never stop paying attention or think there is nothing out there for you.
You can find inspiration in the most unlikely places.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
Going the extra mile to push things past mediocre can make a huge difference in your life.
Always ask yourself if your actions are ordinary or extraordinary and give a little extra if necessary.
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August 8th
YOUR HEART SPEAKS TO YOU
It is not always thrilling or joyful, but it is the truest voice that will speak to you.
What is inside your heart cannot be contained.
It speaks in a voice that only you will understand, only you can decipher.
You are in charge of untangling the messages of your heart, and no one can read them or act on them, but you.
Where will you allow these missives to take you?
PHRASE TO REMEMBER; Health is Wealth.
Allow yourself to relax and be open to receiving these positive messages.
A beautiful practice for first thing in the morning to start your day on a positive note.
Enjoy!
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Until Friday, what lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales
in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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