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Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love." ~ Morihei Ueshiba
This Quote by Morihei Ueshiba is a reminder that the path to love is paved with loyalty, devotion, bravery, and self-sacrifice.
The word "loyalty" means faithfulness or allegiance. The word "devotion" means dedication or commitment. The word "bravery" means courage or fearlessness. The word "self-sacrifice" means giving up something that is important to you for the sake of someone else. The word "love" means a deep feeling of affection and care for another person.
The quote suggests that the path to love is not always easy. It requires us to be loyal to our values, to be devoted to our causes, to be brave in the face of fear, and to be willing to sacrifice our own needs for the sake of others.
But when we are willing to walk this path, we are rewarded with the greatest gift of all: love. Love is the power that can transform the world. It is the power that can heal our hearts and our minds. It is the power that can bring us together as a community.
If we want to experience the power of love, we need to be willing to walk the path of loyalty, devotion, bravery, and self-sacrifice. It is not an easy path, but it is the only path that leads to true love.
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There are so many beautiful reasons to Be happy. 💕🙏🏿
It’s a very strange feeling how someone can be in your life for months or even years and then one day ... all of a sudden not be there anymore.
Maybe the relationship ended on good terms.... or maybe it was completely catastrophic.
Either way .... it’s so bizarre how relationships can change so vast and rapidly.
And you know what .... you may not be at peace with what happened between the two of you ... and thats perfectly fine.
Sometimes the end of a relationship can literally be one of the hardest things we go through in life.
I want you to know it’s okay that your heart still hurts because of what happened.
You have made alot of memories with this person.
And these memories that you have made is something you can’t erase no matter how hard you try.
Whether you like it or not, they are a part of your story.
I know looking on these memories can be hard, and you may wish you could forget them.
But instead of forgetting, maybe we should try to focus on what came from the relationship.
You two joined paths for a particular reason.
Maybe you walked through some of the hardest times together.
Maybe you understood each other in a way no one else ever did.
Maybe you encouraged one another to be strong or to embrace who you genuinely were as a person.
Or maybe your relationship with them opened your eyes to what you truly needed in your life.
Regardless of what the reasoning was, it’s okay to acknowledge that .... that person meant a lot to you.
And it's okay if they still do.
It’s also okay that they aren’t in your life anymore.
What alot of people dont understand is, not every relationship we encounter will last a lifetime.
You shouldn't be lingering in the past questioning why everything happened the way it did.
What you need to do .... is to take what you've learned from that relationship and move forward in your life.
Knowing there are other relationships that will give you exactly what you've always dreamed of and more.
I need you to know that you're not going to feel this way forever.
You will continue to move forward and you will continue to grow with everyday that passes.
Take my advice and remember ....
Sometimes the people you wanted as part of your story, are only meant to be a chapter.
~ Cody Bret
I attract sentence fragments. I think I know what the relationship is about but something is missing.
"You didn't come this far to get this far."
@MissAdventurous Thank you for adding your encouragement to this thread, my friend! It brought a smile to my heart.
Everyone is different but everyone belongs here. ☺️ I honestly don’t know who this by I was in the store and seen a painting. Love love this quote
You cannot save anyone. You can be present with them, offer your groundedness, your sanity, your peace. You can even share your path with them, offer your perspective. But you cannot take away their pain. You cannot walk their path for them. You cannot give answers that are right for them, or even answers they can digest right now. They will have to find their own answers. ~Jeff Foster
( Art Credit: Lesley Oldaker )
Born 80 years ago (27 August 1943) today: Hollywood’s transgressive pouty, perverse and malevolent sex kitten / nymphette / wild child Tuesday Weld. I love the adorable Weld’s performances in Rock, Rock, Rock (1956), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Lord Love a Duck (1966), Pretty Poison (1968) and Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977). Hell, she’s even beguiling in the otherwise execrable The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960).
One film of hers I yearn to see but never have: Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) co-starring b-movie vixen Mamie Van Doren. Come to think of it, I’ve also never seen Go Wild in the Country (1962), in which Weld is Elvis Presley’s leading lady. But Weld is almost more famous for the parts she rejected: she was first choice for Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita (1962) ("I didn't have to play it. I was Lolita” she explained) as well as Bonnie in Bonnie & Clyde (1967) – which went to Faye Dunaway – and Pherber in Performance (1970) – which went to Anita Pallenberg. Weld’s bad girl persona wasn’t restricted to the screen: as Slant website put it, “Weld dated men three times her age, drank heavily, smoked pot, and was surly and difficult with reporters, once appearing on a daytime talk show in a bathrobe and bare feet.
Sam Shepard later wrote of the incident, “I fell in love with Tuesday Weld on that show. I thought she was the Marlon Brando of women.”” In the tradition of late-period Garbo or Dietrich present-day Weld lives in deep seclusion and hasn’t been seen in public in years. Let’s hope she’s found some serenity.
“I am convinced that most people do not grow up… We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.” Maya Angelou - Letter to My Daughter, 2009.
Happy Toasted Marshmallow Day folks!. Yes, it really is! The 30th of August is the day to champion and celebrate the gooey goodness of a toasted marshmallow hot off the campfire.
Marshmallows were created by Victorian confectioners Dr Gerald Marsh and Colonel Albert Mallow in 1865 in the village of Cockersworth in East Sussex. Their sweet treats were an immediate hit across the country, and indeed, the British Empire. Queen Victoria is reputed to have eaten 20 boxes a day and insisted that a range of flavours should be created specifically for the Royal Household so she could enjoy them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Flavours included oxtail, roast partridge, jugged hare and poached trout.
Marshmallows popularity spread around the world and in 1948, Alex Doumaks, of the American marshmallow company Doumak, created and patented an extrusion process by which marshmallows were forced through a tube and cut to their desired size. The innovation reduced the time required to make a marshmallow from 24 hours to 1 hour.
Our chums across the pond are by far the biggest consumers of Marshmallows. 90 million pounds of marshmallows are consumed in America each year. That's about the same weight as 1,286 grey whales. The marshmallow capital of the world is in Ligonier in Noble County, Indiana where they have held an Annual Marshmallow Festival since 1952.
So after you race back to the farm to dream with your uncle at the fireside later, reach for a packet of marshmallows and get toasting!
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Mary Elitch Long (May 10, 1856 – July 16, 1936) was a Remarkable Colorado Woman
Mary Hauck was born in Philadelphia in 1856, but most of her early years played out in sunny California. Her father shifted his livestock and fruit business there, making it their new home. Around 16, she ran away with John Elitch, Jr., whom she met at church. They packed up and settled in Durango in 1880, taking a shot at the restaurant business. They moved again to Denver, where they started a new restaurant called Elitch's.
They soon acquired an apple orchard just outside Denver. They planned to use it to stock the restaurant with fresh fruits and vegetables. They both had a soft spot for kids, flowers, animals, and theater. These interests mixed and gave birth to an idea to transform the orchard into Elitch's Zoological Gardens, Denver's first zoo. It was a magical place with exotic animals, gardens, and orchards. And entertainment was in full swing, from lively marching bands to vaudeville shows and light opera performances.
John invested $35,000 into a theater troupe that toured up and down the Pacific Coast. But things took a dark turn when he caught pneumonia in San Francisco. Two weeks later, on March 10, 1891, he passed away.
Mary found herself back in Denver, a mix of sadness and determination swirling within her. She was a 34-year-old widow, tight on cash, so she sold off much of her gardens to a group of business types in Denver. She stayed in a more behind-the-scenes role, but by 1894, she regained control of her beloved gardens.
She was known for being big-hearted and having a soft spot for animals and kids. The Gardens became a refuge for kids. It's said that mothers would put their kids on the streetcar (or later the bus) and tell the driver to drop them off at Elitch's. Mary set aside Tuesdays as Children's Day, adding extra learning and fun for the kids.
In London, a magazine even called her a "splendid type of the American Girl " and claimed she was the only woman ever to run a zoo.
The star attractions in her collection were lions and bears, which she raised herself from when they were just cubs. Mary liked to tell a story about one time when a big bear of hers broke out of its cage. The guys working nearby took off running, but Mary grabbed a broom, stood before the bear, and yelled "Shoo! Shoo!" while shaking her broom and skirts. The bear turned back around and returned to its cage. Mary also figured out that music could calm the wildest beasts. Her bears were most chill when she played the violin.
So...this gave me an idea!!!
@MissAdventurous Now I finally know why they're called marshmallows!
Everything happens for a reason!
"She came from a background where nothing was ever good enough. And that was something that weighed heavy on her. But in our house together, there was a sense of just trying stuff, and allowing each other to fail and to be excited about things. That was liberating for her. It was exciting to see her grow and both of us grow and change together.
But, you know, that's also the hard part. Growing without growing apart. Or changing without it scaring the other person. I still find myself having conversations with her in my mind. Rehashing old arguments and defending myself against something she said about me."
Her 2014 Spike Jonze.