Charlene's Salon

My client brought me such beautiful Jasmine flowers. They smell wonderful and they’re so beautiful. I have the best clients ever.! ❤️😊

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“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
Roy T. Bennett

Berthe Morisot - Bowl of Milk, 1890.

"The disappearance of time is the most startling thing. I don't mean simply that there is suddenly so much less of it: I became aware that the very texture of time had changed. In the early years of my life--first as a dancer, then as an actress--I was very much aware of people surrounding me and helping me and caring about my development. Time moves forward and suddenly people have these heavy careers to hoist about, and they slip away. Not all of them, of course, but many of them. The demands are so great. But this is a very sad and inevitable fact of life, I think: People move away, drift off. It is not at all personal--they are merely raising their families and tending to their lives--but it feels very personal. It's a loss. And now that we're all old and there is suddenly so much time at hand and facing us, we reconnect. We call and we write and we hobble toward each other at benefits and funerals. And it all comes back. Love and gratitude and memories. I have been so lucky. I think we have to find a way to alter time, however. Not in a mystical sense, but a very real sense: Let's just say to hell with what I think I have to do right now, or what a manager tells me to do, and run over and spend some time with the people who held out a hand and pulled you up. Radical kindness. Rebellious generosity. I like that idea."--Deborah Kerr/Interview with James Grissom/1991 (Photo by Yul Brynner)

Happy Birthday, Deborah Kerr.

“They keep saying that beautiful is something a girl needs to be. But honestly? Forget that. Don’t be beautiful. Be angry, be intelligent, be witty, be klutzy, be interesting, be funny, be adventurous, be crazy, be talented - there are an eternity of other things to be other than beautiful. And what is beautiful anyway but a set of letters strung together to make a word? Be your own definition of amazing, always. That is so much more important than anything beautiful, ever.”
Nikita Gill

Marie Bashkirtseff - The Umbrella, 1883.

Lazy Monday ❤️

The woman who resembles a wind goddess turns out to be a Norwegian in her 90s called Agnes, who made her first parachute jump at the age of 85 (her second was a 90th birthday present). “Floating through the air was pure joy,” she told the artists, so they all decided she’d dress as the “fabled north wind”.

Karoline Hjorth Norwegian Photographer b. 1980 Riitta Ikonen Finnish Artist b. 1981

No one tells the oceans
or the trees or the mountains that they're too old.

They talk of how powerful,
how grounded, how awesome they are.

Imagine if we thought the same way about ourselves as we got older.

Maybe we'd realize how spectacular we are.

Becky Hemsley

Greetings to you during this bright time of year! May you experience the light of laughter, the warmth of love, and the joy of gratitude this season and beyond.

Seriously

”He came in to the cafe one day asking me for some $$. I looked at him and asked him "why don't you have a job, you know nothing is given to me for free right? he said "Well, I have a lot of felonies and no one wants to hire me for that, so now I had to turn myself to the streets and get money the only way I know, Stealing and asking for money. I was short staff that day. So I asked him " you want to work? I have a job for you! His eyes opened wide and his smile made my day!!!! He said I'll do anything for some food. So now for almost 2 weeks he been on time for his two hour shift.... helping take trash, washing dishes etc. Once I pay him guess what he does? He buys food from my restaurant (HE DECIDES TO PAY) because it makes him feel good !
He gets a discount!!!!! Do something nice for someone today and don't judge them just because they out there asking for money for we dont know their situation... some deserve another shot. God gave me this blessing so why can't I bless others? 😜 this is what should break the internet, We want change? Well, start by making one 😉”

Credit: Cesia Abigal

Definitely

"On my way home from the farmers market this morning, I stop at the shell gas station to get gas. The gas station had no gas. Seriously, they were out of regular gas! Proceed 2 miles down the road to another gas station and I ran out of gas (I know what you're thinking.. She should have gotten gas sooner but I didn't so I'll proceed with the story). Myla is screaming and it's insanely hot out. I called a tow company to bring gas and they couldn't be there for an hour, so I called and asked for a police officer to let me sit in their car in the air conditioning while I waited. Larison, an officer for Kalamazoo Public Safety, arrived and we were able to cool off in her car. She told me to call and cancel the tow. She called a fellow officer and asked her to bring their gas can. I wish I would have gotten her name. After putting gas in my car, she followed me to the gas station to make sure I got there okay. Thank you ladies for helping this frazzled momma out today!

While I was in the car with Larison, we got to talking, and I asked her if she wanted to hold Myla. I have never seen her smile so big and talk so much! I got to thinking about all that has been going on with police officers. They aren't just police officers, they are normal people just like us! These men and women only want to do good, they have hearts too. Don't let the very few who aren't, be the image you portray for all of them. This is what police officers do. This is why they matter!"

Credit: Carmen Higbee

So beautiful!!! ❤️🥰

Good Morning Beautiful People! Make Today a Wonderful Day 👑🤎👑!!

So precious!!

Moving into Fall! Enjoy this little cutie!

The look on my cat face when I put on my CPAP!! 😂😂

Jimmy Carter just turned 98 ❤️🎂

Your love, respect, thoughtfulness, and kindness are an inspiration.

To dam funny!!!😂😂🤪

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 just playing around with my client hair having a little fun! ❤️😎


Seriously

Feeling this again today!

Thinking if you all today 🌷

Art by Jess Bird 🌷

Be gentle with that tender heart of yours.

It may be holding a years worth of grief inside it.

Be caring with all those parts of you that feel life’s tender moments, childhood pains and unmet emotions.

Take yourself out into the gathering light and breathe a bright ember into the very centre of you, into your hearts red soft middle, holding yourself in love and warmth.

Wake your heart slowly, allowing it all to be felt, allowing yourself to create space in which to rest and to breathe.

Let the coming light light up your bones and remind you of the gold that is held deep within you.

✍️Brigit Anna McNeill The wild Path- foraging, wild medicine & nature connection

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