PERSONAL NOTE ABOUT GRACE: Grace is defined as having simple elegance or refinement of movement; exhibiting courteous goodwill. I think of my mother, who grilled GRACE into my head by reminding me that all that is needed to possess Grace & Dignity is a bar or soap and good manners. She was right. It takes so little to show up for people, to be kind, to lend a helping hand, to make that phone call you’ve been meaning to make, to sacrifice a few bucks or a little bit of time, to listen, to say you care, to be present in the moment.
I take notice of many of my shortcomings and personal foibles that need to be deleted (or at least packed away) and behaviors that need refining, revising, &/or revamping. No time like the present to take personal inventory and seek to better oneself as a way to be of service to others in this world.
If ever there was a time that EVERYONE needed to exercise and demonstrate GRACE, it is now.
GRACE KELLY
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American film actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early- to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956.
BORN: November 12, 1929, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
DIED: September 14, 1982, Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco
SPOUSE: Rainer III, Prince of Monaco (m. 1956–1982)
CHILDREN: Stephanie, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Albert II, Prince of Monaco
GRANDCHILDREN: Charlotte Casiraghi, Camille Gottleib
She aspired to an acting career in her teens, and was a major motion picture star by the age of 25. Kelly became acquainted with Prince Ranier Grimaldi III of the principality of Monaco during a photo session arranged by Paris Match in 1955. The couple was married in the spring of 1956, and they raised three children. Princess Grace brought a special aura of excitement and sophistication to Monaco that contributed to the growth of the principality into a major tourist haven and a playground for the rich and famous. She was noted for the manner in which she adapted her American ways to her lifestyle as a royal mother. It wasn't long before she won the love and respect of the entire world.
I WISH YOU A GRACE-FILLED DAY!