The Emperor's New Clothes

(A Florida infant iguana safe and sound asleep*)

Are you familiar with Danish Author Hans Christian Andersen's fable,

'The Emperor's New Clothes'?

If not, get familiar with the story and the explanation below of the Plot, as it will give you some hints about this journey.

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Years: 1949 - 1959 Birth Through Ten Years of Age

"The Emperor's New Clothes" (Danish: Kejserens nye læder) is a short tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they say is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent – while in reality, they make no clothes at all, making everyone believe the clothes are invisible to them. When the emperor parades before his subjects in his new "clothes", no one dares to say that they do not see any suit of clothes on him for fear that they will be seen as stupid."

As the Plot is explained, it mentions a vain emperor who cares too much about himself and the cons that become involved. All pretend they do not know what is going on, uncomfortably complying with the sham out of fear. Eventually, a child blurts out the truth, and the townspeople follow, yet the scam carries on.

In reality here, a child blurts out the truth, and even 7 decades later, the masquerade continues ...

In a land of C-PTSD where there is no *'safe and sound asleep'.

MdC

Happy Birthday, My 1969 Valentine!

Alzheimer's is a tough one, yet holds some blessings, too ... like the patient more often looking up at the clouds and recognizing various shapes as animals or more often looking down and discovering beauties like this ... both little blessings most of us would miss because we are just 'too busy'.

The picture is of my 2020 Valentine's present from my eldest brother who has Alzheimer's, a picture of his gift that I will cherish forever that he handed me last night, giving me welcomed solace today, Feb 13th, the birth day of one of my 2 deceased sons, Sean, who has been celebrating in Heaven since 17 years of age.

Sean was hit by a drunk driver who was released at the scene, and using his knowledge gained through being a former law enforcement officer, fled the state of Florida, going into hiding for what he thought would be forever. To Cliffs Notes for now*, capture of the criminal took 7 years to locate, extradite back to Florida, and secure judgement against him.

The cost? Over 100,000$, a final marriage, our home, my business, my health, years of estrangement with my 2 daughters and a real 'forever' centuries of living with a cracked Heart. Ensuring justice done: PRICELESS.

Regardless of the reason for your grief from any type of loss or challenge you may have today or tomorrow, you CAN find at least 1 new good path that would not have been forged in any other way.

There is ALWAYS Hope!
https://www.hope4uministries.com/

MdC

*Look for the full story within the years 1986 to 1993 forthcoming in this autobiography blog.

"It's Time".

Last week...

Feeling all alone on my journey to finally let the Inner Child speak.

But this past week, I recalled, 'Who else is going to do it?'

This is the moment.

"It's Time."

MdC

And So It Begins...

Today is my 71st birthday.

Have you ever felt like you had a story to tell but you know that you are standing alone?
Well, over the next 52 weeks, the story of my Life to date will be told and I feel very alone.

Some will say, 'Oh, my goodness...', some will say, 'Oh, my God!', and some will say, 'No way!'
All I know is that it will be the truth and the whole truth...and since I lived it, the way I see it.

You've heard the phrase, 'There is his story, her story and the Truth...which lies in-between.'
If you know me, you can fill in the blanks.

If you do not know me, you can only imagine.
But remember...you can't actually 'know' unless you've 'been there',

And I pray that no one - ever - has to 'go there' again.

MdC

Counting Blessings at Christmas...No Matter What Your 'M-anger'

I had little intention of blogging on Christmas Day, but reading a negative comment in question form, posted on Facebook for The Hope 4 U Message page received 3-days ago, has inspired me to do so.

The Post Creator asked, "How much money have you made off people with this fake page already?"
Clearly, Post Creator has not done his homework, nor is sincerely seeking any growth on the subject.

This is Christmas Day and due to an auto mechanical failure, the 'manger' available for the past 8 days is 400+/- miles away from home...which would be quite a hike for a Great Grandma!

On the 5th day of being stranded with no clear end in sight, there was a moment of 'Argh!' that attempted to appear, yet, also a recall that Joseph and Mary were stranded on an important journey.

A journey that literally improved the world with the birth of Jesus Christ...and the story of that journey has, for over 2000 years, offered hope to anyone who chooses to believe in goodness.

The blessing...? Being created with the free choice to believe or not believe in goodness...being created with free will to decide where will we put our energies: into the positive or the negative.

A pilot recently discovered that counseling is available through the Hope 4 U Message and when he asked how to minimize the negative noise, he was enlightened to hear: "Just make positive louder."

We can appreciate whatever mangers in Life are provided for us and count our blessings or we can drop the 'm' and just keep letting 'anger' be the fuel that propels us...it is a choice.

At this end of Life's Rainbow, FULLON2020 will continue to minimize the negative by increasing the positive, that is what the Hope 4 U Message is about and has been for over 10+ years.

There will be no responses on Facebook to those who choose the negative noise, like Post Creator.
Prayers will be lifted up daily that he works on minimizing anger...or at least does his homework!

Merry Christmas to all and even more silent nights.

MdC

Learning a Realistic Level of Thankfulness and What to Do With It

If you have not done so yet, FULLON2020 and dedicate an hour or two or three or four per week to volunteering for a local Hospice. If you have a teenager or a late-bloomer young adult, include volunteering for Hospice in your area. If you are in a position of guiding a Soul into a better direction, guide toward Hospice volunteering.

"Hospice, you say? Aren't those all persons who are dying?"
We're all dying from the moment we are born and the mission is to live your best during living. Expanding on this reality, Hospice has become a multi-leveled force of synergy to help you do that regardless of your stage in Life.

Whether you are at the begin of Life, somewhere in between or nearing the end, there is Life to live. If you become a Hospice Volunteer at a young age, the lessons for youth along the way are unparalleled. If you volunteer during the in between seasons or end seasons, what you are giving back is priceless.

Thanksgiving week is coming to an end and all the trimmings have been donated, shared or gobbled. For those who perform Hospice, more realistic lessons in thankfulness presented themselves this week and we are grateful for every single one. Hospice Volunteers rarely get to gobble, but Life's sustenance gained?...A Feast You Never Forget.

FULLON2020

Raise them upright
Teach compassion
Help others live Life to the fullest

One hug at a time...  

Gotta Luv the Brits!

My heritage being from 'across the pond' and now being elderly myself, I salute all involved in the attached, but I have my concerns.

I am, as well, a mother of four, now a grandmother and soon a great grandmother of two. I am old, tired and need to sit down, but I would, even now, go for the win-win in this case by offering the elders respect leaving them be while showing any Youngins a better time by advantaging the larger space that was available.

When I was raising Youngins, they were taught to show respect to the elderly. Those were different times. The entire Universe was not 'on stage' 24/7 at the time nor did we have to suffer through all 'Wannabees' just to get to what is truly important.

There are several goods that could yet come out of this event.

VIP here...
The Youngins could be taught by the other parent, clearly not the one attending in this video, to respect elders, as it yields itself as a far better tool in Life rather than being capable of performing a "staredown''. I don't know...are there staredown contests or classes these days that could warrant benefits of being successful at it?

Respectfully, the elders could get some rest and at minimum not voice snide comments regarding persons of less advantage or let us not judge the splinter in another's eye prior to addressing the log in our own - whichever approach speaks the necessary language. Have we lost all compassion and/or empathy in our instant-gratification World?

The mother could learn not to teach her children that one needs an audience to authenticate self esteem. Don't we have enough Selfie, Instagram, FaceTime, etc. opportunities for that? And what about the stress on the unborn child while mother is going through her recorded tyrade...what will become known as Baby's 'very 1st video'? Well, anyone who has had 3 children and working on a 4th knows that Mum has got to be tired, too!

Let's not forget that we're all in this together...I am going to keep praying that we get better at being together. Yet, 7+ decades of Life tells me the odds that any of these hopes are going to transpire without great effort on each players' part are as slim as me waking up tomorrow with short hair and brown eyes.

https://youtu.be/dSWUsfhH884