Smile because it happened
by Danielle Charles
Just wanted to stop by for a minute and say hello – hello and thank you. I know I haven’t had a chance to respond personally as of yet, but I wanted to let you know in the meantime how much your comments have meant to me over the past few weeks. The words you’ve all shared with me have just been so heart warming and so staggeringly beautiful to read. And they helped me through some very tough days. I truly feel honored and blessed to have such wonderful readers!
I am back home now and settling into the rhythm of normal life. Wonderful friends, June sunshine, a garden full of delicious things and a most amazing family have been helping me through this process of change. As Dr. Seuss said, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” So I am smiling, I am celebrating, I am finding that my father is not gone after all. He is everywhere. He is in my heart.
I will be back soon with a new recipe (minted pea dip in case you are wondering) and I so look forward to continuing to share with you all here, and to have you share with me. Much love.
The Teacup Chronicles 
You have been Blessed. Namaste’ and yes continue to smile.
Thank you Pat, you can be sure that I will 🙂
in your heart is a safe place to be 🙂
So true!
Glad you’re back!
Thanks Cathy, good to be back!
Thank you for reminding to smile because it happened. I needed that! Glad you feel the same. ❤
Someone shared that quote with me quite recently and I just found it so helpful!
I feel for you. May the heavens bless you with a stronger heart and everlasting hope.
Thank you for such a lovely sentiment 🙂
You have been a blessing to so many of us as well dear friend…please do take extra special care of yourself for we treasure you so very much. I wish I could do more than send you my love and healing hugzzzzz right now ❤
Your love and healing hugs are more than enough – they are exactly the right thing 🙂
One of the best remedies is the comfort of your routine back at home. Thank you for sharing with us publicly of your sadness and endurance.
So true Sally. It has been very helpful to me to share what I’ve been going through – somehow I don’t feel so alone with it – and I hope that anyone reading my words who has gone through something similar will feel less alone too.
I look forward to the recipe!
Yay!
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(((Hugs))) and smiles with you, Danielle xoxoxo Love to you always! xxxx
Thanks Leslie – same to you 🙂
Dear Danielle,
Lots of hugs from a fellow tea-oriented blogger. I came across this gorgeous quote today and it reminded me of you, your father, and your apple tree friends.
“You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” ― Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum
xoxo
Thank you so much for sharing that with me! It was so beautiful, it actually brought tears to my eyes.
Lovely pictures. We are just starting to get peas too!
Oh how perfect! The one’s I used for this were farmer’s market peas – my own are still not quite big enough. I’ve been checking on them each day – almost there! Thanks for your comment 🙂
Much love to you xxx Dr Seuss is full of wonderfully wacky wisdom isn’t he. 🙂 xxx