Beautiful Day

Another  gorgeous day here in "sunny SC" but just a tad bit cooler, and with the promise that Fall is on its way. Hope you are all enjoying it, seems perfect outside!

Seems the other day may have reawakened my poetic muse a little. I was doing some work online earlier (AVON advertising, so nothing that one would expect to be bringing ponderings to mind) and the first couple of lines of this poem came to mind. I immediately took them down, and as more followed, this little piece evolved. Hope you enjoy!

WHEN I SHOULD DIE

When I should die

think only this of me:

That I lived, my life was full;

That I loved wholeheartedly, and was loved in return;

That I suffered, yet many bore worse;

That I was blessed, in oh so many ways

from my birth until the ending of my days;

That I had regrets but would change nothing, given that chance,

for to do so would mean also losing good along with the bed;

That I made enemies

yet found the peace of forgiving;

and through it all,

I found the joy of living!

Rose Dempsey

Sept 15th 2016

I am quite happy with its simplicity. Short and sweet!

Today I am busy. My granddaughter, Jel, stopped by earlier, she'd needed some stuff printed out to enable her to enroll my great-grandson in a pre-school class. I'm proud of her, she is still pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer, scored an A in her last History class this week, a mum of 2 and works weekends!

Meanwhile, I've been sharing today's AVON freebie (with a $45 order) for direct delivery customers on my website: www.youravon.com/rosemarydempsey simply by using code: DAY4 at the checkout.

I love sharing the website offers as I know it helps people get more for their money ... and we all need to be able to do that!

I'm also gearing up for tomorrow when AVON launches 3 new kits and enrollments will change to $25, $50 and $100 depending on kit chosen, based on why the person is coming to us and what their goals are. It's exciting as there will be new tv ads, all kids of team building events and things happening all week. Today being the last day that people can join with us for only $15, I have been getting the word out.

If you want to join my Dream Team today, just use my referral code "rosemarydempsey" at www.startavon.com. 

I can't imagine my life without my AVON income especially since there are no other options open to me to make money. It's not as though I can pick up a job flipping hamburgers, working in a laundry or as a CNA (when I now about need one myself, really!) when I am in bed most of the day and my walking is painful, and very poor now.

I gave a pep talk to a friend, this morning, who is temporarily disabled by a  foot surgery. She is dealing with being unable to do for herself, and relying on others, and is trying to come to terms with all the emotions that come into play at being unable to do things for yourself, when you previously took them for granted.

I think I left her somewhat cheered, if only because she knows that I KNOW how she is feeling, having had to deal with it myself. Just had a thought, maybe it was partially that which helped prompt this morning's poem. Because my premise is always to (in the words of Monty Python ... and you may sing it if you wish, LOL) "always look on the bright side of life".

I have so many things to be thankful for and I am, every day!

What's that old hymn verse? How does it go?

"Count your blessings, 

name them one by one,

Count your many blessings

see what God has done".

Be blessed, my friends. And thank you for stopping by!