BEAUTIFUL DAY...MY NEW ERA OF BLESSINGS

BEAUTIFUL DAY by U2

The heart is a bloom,
Shoots up through the stony ground
But there's no room,
No space to rent in this town

You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care,
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere.

You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you can lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day
The sky falls
And you feel like it's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away

You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination

You love this town
Even if it doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you

It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day


Touch me, Take me to that other place
Teach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case

See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light, and
See the bird with the leaf in her mouth
After the flood, all the colors came out

It was a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day

Touch me, take me to that other place
Reach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case

What you don't have you don't need it now
What you don't know you can feel it somehow
What you don't have you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day.


This is one of a Greatest songs of U2. For me, this is about finding Happiness, Beauty, Hope and of course, being Free. Or I can see it as having Faith through times of trouble. Over all, It helps when you are feeling Gloomy ,it makes you think twice about LIFE.

This song is also intended to also Encourages me to Focus on the good in LIFE .....It's a beautiful day, Don't let it get away. Touch me, take me to that other place ....Teach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case.

Yes, My Life has been in a Roller Coaster for the last 10 yrs. I hit all the bumps on the road no matter how many times I've tried to avoid it ....IT still HAPPENS!!! Divorced 2 times, Children , work , etc....
I thought i wouldn't make it through ..... See, most of Us We focus too much on the wrong things that life had brought Us and Only then when we lost everything and have nothing else but the beauty of the world to focus on you then become truely happy, because you understand what really matters .

I adore the line "I know I'm not a hopeless case"...cause I know how it feels like when people look down on you and don't believe in your strenght....but you somehow feel that you are more than what they say of you are and you wish and hope to prove them wrong...

The song is also about PATIENCE...
The key phrase for me, " What you don't have you don't need it now" .When things seem hopeless, empty, we sometimes have to wait patiently for that right moment to take us out of our despair. If we attempt to get rid of the despair with distractions and false hope, we could miss out on the real beauty in life. That's where the all the great imagery at the end of the song comes from (the world in green and blue, canyons broken by clouds....)

But Over all - it's not bad. NOW is the Time of New energies! How exciting - OUT with the OLD , IN with NEW. NEW BEGINNINGS are springing up and it's starting to unfold....I'm so thrilled!
The key is.....A Major Closet Clean Up and Keeping myself grounded more than ever!

I've also invited the angels to embrace me, and am just looking forward. We all know, the more FORWARD we LOOK, the better things get! Sometimes I think that LIFE is all about death and rebirth. Yes, I suffered an ending - but as I always say: "following every ending is an exciting new beginning". And what a fabulous new beginning I've am blessed with!

TRANSITIONS - is an opportunity to re-evaluate that which doesn't serve you, and allowing that which DOES serve you to be overpowering; giving YOU the power of CHANGE - facing it head on with courage!

Bright blessings to those of you that are in transition, too. It's all good!

Thank you Everyone again for good feedbacks and following my blogs. I want to share this with you , After sending my 40th bday pics yesterday, I had some people was surprised about my age and said ," You don't look nowhere near 40". A good friend Rose emailed me saying...." You look so young, I had to look at the photo for a minute. You look so vibrant. I am glad that men are not bringing you down where you lose your looks. It amazes me how much you have gone through in life and look as if you have never had a negative experiences.That is a sure sign of God's Love & Grace."

My reply was...Amen!
But the TRUTH is , It's My 5 Beautiful Children as I look at those innocent eyes, I see HOPE and that said, They kept me from falling apart.

Everybody has to learn to stop constantly staring at the dirty ground they're standing on, and acknowledging the pretty sky above them.
I know this is a cliche...but life's too short to remember only the ugly days.

" It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away"

May God Blesses You All!

Peace,

Ann

God gave the rainbow as a sign that he would never again destroy the entire earth with a flood. (Genesis 8-9). Hence the rainbow, as God intended, is a sign of hope and regeneration. "

JULY 17 - TODAY I AM TURNING....40 .

Today, at exactly the time I post this, I will turn 40 years YOUNG.
I look better than I ever have. I look younger than my age; I am in great shape,
I ooze sexuality and sensuality
I am in excellent health
I have wonderful children and family who surround me
I have friends I'd go to the wall for and whom I adore!

Now before you think I've fallen into a vat of Tequila ( preferable my fave PATRON! ) and forgot to come up for air, follow my train of thought.....
Today, as I do everyday, I celebrate LIFE!
Look at what I've done and learned over the past 40 years:
I am the apple of my Dad's eye (He taught me to be humble, work hard, and be honest)


I grew up in a loving family and lived to tell about it!!! (that taught me to be patient)


Fell in love a couple of times and had my heart broken just as many (I learned that it's OK to give your heart away and risk it being broken and when it was, to learn to trust ...and love again)

I Gave Birth to 5 Beautiful children (now if anything in this World is THE BEST...it's becoming a parent and knowing you have a legacy...that's unconditional love!!!)

Got married........and divorced - twice! (whoooaaaaaaaa!!!)


Had my material possessions taken from me (I learned that "things" don't make me what I am...I make me what I am)


I've lived from paycheck to paycheck (I learned to appreciate what I have)


Moved away from my family and started my life over...............from miles away
Bought some houses ....... and sold it to buy another one

I moved and lived in many places .... Philippines, Japan, Okinawa and USA (California, Las Vegas and TX)

I have traveled and able to see different countries like Thailand, China, Hongkong, Guam, Hawaii, Malaysia, Korea, United Arab Emirates, Alaska, Bahrain, Canada, Washington,Oregon,New Mexico, Louisiana, Tia Juana and Arizona,


I live by the 2 mottos:

"Life is not a spectator sport..if you sit on the sidelines, you'll miss out on some really GREAT adventures!
Opportunity knocks but once, you can't waste life on woulda, shoulda, coulda!"

.....and.....

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right . Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

Everyday is a chance to start all over again and do it right!
and of course, the Golden Rule
I pray to God each day for Patience, Strength, Guidance and His Everlasting Love.



Today I count the many blessings and miracles....some of them are even disguised as hard times...times I never thought I could get through...times I couldn't see the Light at the end of the tunnel. For those times have brought me to today, knowing I am a loved & supported child of God and the Universe.
I belong right where I am, doing just what I am doing.
Today....turning 40 ......my feelings and thoughts can be summed up into one word....GRACE :-)


Overall, I've done quite well.......I've had one helluva FANTASTIC learning experience......I wonder what the next 40 years will bring??????......
Wanna join me in the journey?????
Let's Roll!!!!


THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING THERE FOR ME .......
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ME and The J Boys ,James ,Justin and Joseph


ME and Angeliviv



( My Li'l girl wasn't able to celebrate my bday with Us..)

ME and Aisha Keona Marie

HOLDING ON TO ONE MORE DAY !!!

The whole idea of hanging on to one more day for anything you really are aching for can make you feel a bit frustrated and lost. You feel as if you are spending time that could be for nothing, in that nothing space lies a space of growth and learning how to become your own person. You cannot rely on another to bring you that 100% happiness, you have to have your part in it as well. As you develope that "wait time" you are changing on the inside out. You become more intuned with who you are and what you can do on your own. When we hold on for another day it brings us closer to what our true purpose in life is, it does not have to be a movie star or a millionaire, those are wonderful but, it shows us how to set a pace for ourself. We learn how to deal with every day things that are really miracles, we learn from everything everyday, so as we are holding on for one more day we build that excitement, we build that power within our very walls.

If you really have a true connection with out expectations of someone, or something you than allow the flow to happen. If you start to dig around and say I will not accept this or that or if they do not do this or that, than I am not going to deal with them. You just closed off all doorways to another day closer. I am not saying to tolerate behaviors that are unhealthy, what I am saying, how about letting someone get to their space/place that they need to be in inorder to be who they are.Maybe their growth requires them to be angry, or upset or unconnected to you at this very time. What if what they are doing does not require your help on any level, that your job is to allow them to go through their own turmoil as it may seem. That is loving someone by allowing them to get to where they need to go even if it is not with you at this present time. Nothing ever says it is forever, and that it will never turn out the way we so desire it too. It just takes some people longer and some people shorter times. If you are one who is stubborn in your thinking and will not allow because you feel you will not be hurt, than you just shut a door. You have to take a chance sometimes with having faith.

Faith gets us through so many circumstances. Just because things may have been tough and may have seemed impossible does not mean it will always be that way, that is very limited thinking and that serves no one any good. everything we go through is for a reason and to stretch us to become more of who we are, and we have people in our life that do that to us as well. I may not like certain people behaviors and actions but- that does not mean deep down I do not honor that they are stretching me to become wiser and a much better person.

Hello Everyone, it's been awhile since the last time i send you guys a blog. I've been very busy taking care of stuff here at home and plus my kids are home with me everyday ....ahhhhhh!!!! I have 2 full time jobs. I do appreciate you guys still following my blogs ,it really means a lot to me. Thank you very Much.