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• A JOYful Musing •
The most beautiful people
are often the ones who
quietly go out of their way
to make someone else’s
world a little brighter.
~Sherri Bishop

Beauty lives in those who
choose to make life softer
and sweeter for everyone
around them.

Sherri 🧡✨🧡 Incredible JOY

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"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

"The Alchemist" is a captivating novel written by the esteemed Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, first published in 1988. The story follows the journey of Santiago, a young shepherd from Andalusia, who embarks on a quest to fulfill his Personal Legend, guided by the wisdom of the Language of the World and the Alchemist.

At the outset of the story, Santiago is plagued by a recurring dream about a treasure hidden in the Egyptian pyramids. He encounters an old man who claims to be a king and urges him to pursue his dream, which he dubs his Personal Legend. Santiago resolves to sell his flock of sheep and travel to Tangier to pursue his dream, but he is promptly robbed and left destitute. He perseveres and takes up work with a crystal merchant, learning the value of persistence and hard work.

Santiago ultimately saves enough money to continue his journey, and along the way, he meets an Englishman searching for the Alchemist, a wise man possessing the secrets of the Philosopher's Stone. They journey together to an oasis where they finally meet the Alchemist, who teaches Santiago about the Language of the World and the importance of following one's heart. Santiago learns to communicate with the wind, the sun, and the desert, and falls in love with a woman named Fatima.

As Santiago approaches the pyramids, he is captured by a band of thieves who coerce him into revealing the location of his treasure. Ultimately, Santiago comes to the realization that the true treasure he sought was not the gold and riches he initially sought but rather the journey itself and the lessons he learned along the way. He returns to the oasis, reunites with Fatima, and discovers that the treasure he had been seeking was buried beneath a tree where he had slept at the outset of his journey.

"The Alchemist" is a timeless and thought-provoking tale.

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I never had one of those lives where I could take it easy and just relax.
While everyone else could sit back and enjoy the ride, I had days full of challenges and nights full of struggle.
There wasn’t time to rest or the chance to do what I wanted..
For as long as I can remember, my life has been a journey of fires and storms.
Fires that tried to consume me and storms that were intent on drowning me..
None of that ever stopped me, it only made me stronger.
There were many times that I was forced to my knees fighting for survival in a world that seemed determined to bring me down..
But each time, I got up, dusted myself off and found a way to keep going.
No one ever gave me much of a chance to make it, but then, I don’t need anyone’s approval or permission to be the independent, strong and empowered person that I am.
I’m not the one who will ask for help because I’ve never had anyone helping me during the hardest times of my life.
I’ve had to fight, battle and scrap every step of the way for everything I have.
So, I definitely don’t need to be fixed, saved or completed and I’m not holding out for a hero.
I learned a long time ago that no one was showing up to bail me out of the hard stuff..so I did what I had to do and became the hero of my own story.
Maybe I don’t have a fancy costume or have a made up name, but i do have a superpower:
I’m fiercely unstoppable, each and every day.
That doesn’t mean I don’t get knocked down, that doesn’t mean I don’t have bad days..
But I don’t stay down and l’ll never give up.
So, all the times that the world and life tried to break me?
All that did was make me stronger,wiser and better.
Now, thanks to all the people that hurt me, all the days that shattered me and all the times that I failed.
They taught me that I can do anything and overcome the obstacles that crash into my life.
I’m more than just a person, a brave heart and iron spirit.
I am a strong woman..and there’s nothing I can’t do.
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