This story is too great not to share. Especially since it happened in my inner circle.

My little sister Amanda has this current boyfriend that she met at college. He is from Italy…..Evidently his family is extremely wealthy from the success of hotels over there in their country, and they sent him here to the USA to go to college, get a degree, and then he will  return to Italy to take over the hotels.  

Anyway, a friend of this boyfriend ( I will refer to him as ‘the boyfriend’) came to visit for a few days from Italy. After his stay, ‘the boyfriend’ dropped his friend off back at the hotel that he was staying at. While ‘the boyfriend’ was getting his friend’s luggage out of the back of his Mercedes, a lady walked up and asked if he would give her a ride to the airport. ‘The boyfriend’ being a nice guy, said “sure!”  ( Little did he know, this woman had mistaken him for a cab driver.) 

‘The boyfriend’ and this lady had a great time, talking and laughing all the way to the airport.

He dropped her off, and went home for the night. The next morning when he got into his car to go to school, he noticed a purse in the back seat. He thought of the lady that he took to the airport the day before……He didn’t even know what her name was! Hopefully there would be ID or a phone number inside the purse so he could get it back to her.

Yes, there was ID, a phone number, and…….$50,000 in CASH.

My first thought was WTF? If I was carrying around $50K, it would be attached to me like a body part.

So……The boyfriend gets in touch with the lady, who had been calling every cab company in town…..”No,” he informed her, “I am not a cab driver!”

What are the odds of leaving behind $50,000 with a complete stranger, and they return every dime?  It shows how wonderful and good and honest people are.

Oh yea, the woman – it turns out – is the famous comedian Ruth Buzzi, known for her great talent and humor from shows like Laugh In.

Honestly – If this was you – ‘the boyfriend’, in the same situation – what would you do? 

Increase your self esteem and your sense of self worth, read these quotes and reflect on their meaning:

– Living:

Words of inspiration can inspire you daily read them and speak them often!

- Self Esteem and Happiness:

• Listen to your inner voice and follow them for it is wisdom that knows what is best for you.
• Talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
• Think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best-you deserve nothing less.
• Care about the happiness and success of others and offer them all the help and encouragement they need.
• Forget your past mistakes and focus on your successes encouraging yourself to greater achievements in the future.
• Always do your best so you can be proud that you gave it your best shot.
• When you help someone ask nothing in return, you will receive your reward ten times over.

Make the most of each day

A bank credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over

no balance to tomorrow. Every evening you lose the balance you failed to use during the day.

What would you do?

Draw out every cent, of course!!!!

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.

Every night it writes off what you have failed to invest.

If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.

There is no going back.

Invest it so as to improve get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!

The clock is running. Make the most of life today.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.

Treasure every moment ! Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present!

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http://www.more-selfesteem.com/words_of_inspiration.htm

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I picked this quote as the very first posting because, It is the first quote I ever wrote down, and it is the reason I started collecting significant quotes.

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OUR BACKGROUND AND CIRCUMSTANCES MAY INFLUENCE WHO WE ARE, BUT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHO WE BECOME.

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So tonight I went on Match.com to look around. I know, you are thinking, what the hell are you doing on Match? What about the live in boyfriend? I was looking. Not buying. And ya, I know I should not get lured into temptation, but no worries there. If anything, if the dudes I saw living within 50 miles of me in the age group of 29-39, (32 pages worth) is all I had to choose from, I would rather stay in a miserable relationship. No offense to the dudes, I am not saying I am ‘all that’, its just not one man even caught my eye in the way of being interested in any way.

Not that I am in a miserable relationship – I am not – I just have not decided if this is forever.

He has – yikes – if it was up to the boyfriend, we would be married already. This is why the average marriage in America only lasts 7 years. That number seems high to me though. I think in California it is probably more like 3 years. (And in Hollywood 1, year). To me, every relationship does not have to be the rest of your life. Instead of the type of girl that is planning marriage from date one, I do not even want to hear that word for the first 5 years of a relationship. I need plenty of time to decide if I can deal with you forever. And usually, 5 years is a good amount of time to see another person’s complete palette of personality colors. This relationship is somewhere around the 3 year mark – and I find myself with a daily struggle of how much longer I can make this work.

When I was married, I loved my (ex)husband with every fiber of my being. From the instance I saw him in the gym of my high school on the first day of my senior year, I was hit with the cupid arrow. We had A love that at times could be amazing, priceless, fulfilling, joyful, and passionate – but equally at times could be toxic, obsessive, and emotionally destructive. After 13 years, I left. I decided that I was not willing to live another day unhappy, no matter how much I loved him. There are still days that I question my decision.

What I have accepted is that I will love him forever, I will care about him and always be here if he needs something, but it is not good for me to be in a romantic relationship with this man. He is who he is and I am who I am, and I am not willing to give up my dreams and desires just to be married. I have too many things to accomplish while I am here.

One of my biggest complaints with him, and what I used to desire more than anything back then, is to have a man that was affectionate, praiseful, loving, faithful, trustworthy, and treated me like a queen. My ex was none of these things. My new man is all of them.

The only problem is – it has been 3 years – and I do not know if I will ever develop the same deep feelings for him that I had for my ex. I try. I hope. I wonder – what should I do? Do I stay here forever, because I know how much he loves me, he tells me that I am priceless and irreplaceable, and he will make it work no matter what. Do I sacrifice my feelings? I think, if I break it off, and destroy yet another human being, will I be screwed for good, never again meeting a good guy, left to roam the planet alone…? I don’t know what the hell to think. All I know, is right now, all is good. I am good. Not going anywhere. But I have not decided the rest of my life yet.

As far as Match.com…there was a guy with the screen name of Wacko…….do you see what the type of pickin’s are here in Cali? Wackos! Yikes! FYI: Dudes, when advertising yourself for women, don’t use the scare approach. No bueno.

Take this guy for example – he has jailbird written all over him to me. This is his profile picture. No wonder these guys are single!

I decided to start writing this blog for a few reasons:

1. My life has taught me valuable life lessons that I feel compelled to share; 2. To offer resources to other women who may feel lost; 3. To get my frustrations out; 4. I absolutely LOVE to write, so here’s my chance.

I know that no one may ever read this – and I am okay with that. I am writing it for me. For me to look back and have something to remember my thoughts by.

So let’s get this party started!