Thursday, March 11, 2021

I'm not lucky, You have no idea how much I've prayed.



Sophia Loren's clothes on display








The racy pink dress screen that Sophia Loren wore - and removed - on the set of 1960 movie The Millionairess is to be auctioned 56 years after the film was released




Salmon day dress, a plunging silk and lace negligee worn by Sophia






 

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Princess Margaret's Dress



Vintage Rings












 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” ― Paulo Coelho

“When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.”

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”

“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”

“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.”

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
― Paulo Coelho,


 

Lillie Ann Designer 40 - 50's


 1940's Purple "Lilli Ann" Silk Mohair Jacket


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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.” ― Paulo Coelho,

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”

“Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.”

“Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.”

“behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.”

“Why is patience so important?"
"Because it makes us pay attention.”

“We pretend to be strong because we are weak.”

“Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.”

“Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily”
― Paulo Coelho




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR