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On this day in 1977, Elvis Presley passed away at his beloved Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee. His music, charisma, and cultural impact changed the world forever. Long live the King of Rock ’n’ Roll. 🎸🌹 I grew up listening to Elvis and loved everything about him. If you really know me, you know thatContinue reading “Elvis”

HOLLYWOOD- Today, I’m honored to share an exclusive interview with actor, producer, and proud Elizabeth native Luis Da Silva Jr., whose journey began on the basketball courts of his hometown. He first gained international attention through Nike’s groundbreaking Freestyle campaign before making the leap into acting and appearing in films, including the Fast & FuriousContinue reading “From Elizabeth to Hollywood!”

🤎🌿🤎🌿🤎The Perfect Cup of Cocoa The perfect cup of cocoaIs rich and chocolatey,And always warm, but not too hot –A steaming chocolate sea. The surface is enclosed beneathA thick marshmallow mound,Which melts into a gooey cloudWithout the slightest sound. A whipped cream swirl extends beyondThe surface of the cup,And chocolate sprinkles addThe perfect touch toContinue reading “Cocoa!”

❤️🌿❤️🌿❤️So yesterday has goneAnd today is a new dayHerein lies an opportunityTo see things in a new way. Don’t focus on mistakesOr regrets of the pastTime has moved on nowDon’t allow negativity to last. Instead let’s greet this dayWith optimism and delightTry and find the positivesSeek that, which feels just right. This time won’t comeContinue reading “Today!”

🩷🌿🩷🌿🩷You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before youContinue reading “Learning”

HOLLYWOOD- Richard Marx proved once again why his music has endured for nearly four decades when he took the stage at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, on August 4. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer delivered an evening filled with familiar hits, stories, humor and the kind ofContinue reading “Richard Marx brings the hits!”

💚🌿💚🌿💚”Life is a walking, a journey. So, if life upon Mother Earth is a journey, there are two ways to walk. We can choose to walk forward or we can choose to walk backward. Forward Walking choices are rewarded with consequences that light the way to peace, happiness, joy, comfort, knowledge, and wisdom. Backward WalkingContinue reading “Life”

🩷🌿💜🌿🩷”Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention.So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.”🩷🌿💜🌿🩷

💛🌿💛🌿💛“It is easy to mourn the lives we aren’t living. Easy to wish we’d developed other other talents, said yes to different offers. Easy to wish we’d worked harder, loved better, handled our finances more astutely, been more popular, stayed in the band, gone to Australia, said yes to the coffee or done more bloodyContinue reading “Living!”

☀️🌿☀️🌿☀️”When you’re feeling overwhelmed,And life is putting you to the test,Find some solace away from routineWhere you can take some rest . Things can wait until tomorrow.No need to hurry or rush.Relax into a peaceful rhythm,An atmosphere of hush. Let the birds sing you a lullabyAs the leaves rustle on the treesBe soothed by theContinue reading “Overwhelmed!”