{"id":9204,"date":"2014-04-17T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2014-04-17T14:31:31","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T18:31:31","slug":"in-a-flower-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2014\/04\/in-a-flower-shop.html","title":{"rendered":"In a Flower Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One day in 1983 in a flower shop off Broadway in the east village of NYC, I was having fun picking out flowers like I do every week.\u00a0 Someone next to me in the store was also enjoying the beauty of the moment and we started talking.\u00a0 She was an elegant woman named Francesca and I noticed a twinkle in her eye.\u00a0 As our conversation continued I could sense that Francesca was a spiritual person and a lot of fun.\u00a0 I shared some information about a transformational seminar I was very excited about and invited her to join me next week at the event.<\/span>
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\nThe seminar, “The Power of Acknowledgement<\/em>,”\u00a0 was developed and taught by a wonderful and enlightening man named Michael Wyman.\u00a0 Sure enough, Francesca showed up and we had a great time.\u00a0 We became good friends and worked closely with Michael for many years expanding our consciousness and helping others.\u00a0 We made a difference.\u00a0 We remain dear friends even since I moved out to California in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n

Francesca, or “Fabulous Francesca<\/em>” as I call her, is one of my inspirations and teachers.\u00a0 We met over thirty years ago in a flower shop and life presented us with the gift of friendship that lasts forever.\u00a0 What a blessing!<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, Fran has truly been fabulous\u00a0<\/em>to me and for me.\u00a0 I am a better person and being because of our friendship and I continue to learn from her example.\u00a0 It turned out that Francesca was very interested in metaphysics, spirituality and natural medicine and she opened up a world of new information to me along with Michael back in the early 1980\u2032s.\u00a0 Fran is still one of my closest advisors and mentors.<\/span>\u00a0 It was a very special time and I was a sponge soaking up all of the good energy and information.
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There are people in your life that deserve to be acknowledged, recognized and appreciated for who they are and their contribution to you and others.\u00a0\u00a0Share the gift of friendship and flowers to those you care about and to yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you take time to “smell the flowers”<\/em> and do things in nature and in life that fulfill your soul?\u00a0 You never know when the universe will send blessings and abundance or how it will show up.\u00a0 In this case, the universe sent me one of the most wonderful angels named Fabulous\u00a0Francesca <\/em>and I am so thankful!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span>
\nThe MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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