My brother (Jose, Pepo II, Pepito) was born on July 6, 1937.
Today, we celebrate your coming into this world!
You would have celebrated your 78th birthday.
To this day, I miss you. I miss you terribly.
I wish you could have been here and know what’s going on with my life.
I think you would have been happy for me.
Today, as every day since you passed, you are in the company of Mom & Dad. You are celebrating your special day with them .. and so many others of our family.
Say hello and hug them for me. Know that you are in my heart, in my mind, in my memories and my DNA.
You will always will be.
You ain’t heavy, you are my brother.
I love you as many grains of sand there are in all the beaches of the world.
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My mother had me when she was forty years old. I wasn’t a late child, I was one in a “string” of seven. Of those seven, she was able to carry only four to term. Of those four, she lost one the day after he was born and she lost another one 4 days before he turned one. The other three were miscarriages.
My Mother was a very strong woman. She was born in Puerto Rico in 1910 …. a time when there was unrest during the establishment of the American presence in the Island and all that it entailed.
She herself lost her Mom at the tender age of nine. She was the only girl in a family of three boys and a brother from another mother (sadly called “bastard” at that time).
From her stories, she was raised by her godmother, a lady who seemed to be quite the disciplinarian and maybe abusive when using current terms.
In spite of it all, she went to school and college. She became an outstanding teacher. She moved to New York City in the early 1930’s … and met my Father there. They were married in 1934 and remained together for 64 years.
She lived a full life. Stopped working as a teacher when she had me. “I will always be a teacher”, she used to say. She traveled to South America, on her own, for trips related to a subject dear to her heart: “Cooperativismo”. She was a staunch Catholic, very active in her church. She taught Spanish to all the American priests who arrived. She was an incredible seamstress and made beautiful pieces for the church’s altar and huge “estandartes” to be carried during the religious processions.
To top it all, she took excellent care of her husband and the two children she had: my older brother (first born) and me.
When she was 47, she underwent open-heart surgery (1957) …. a big deal back then. She made medical history by being the first open-heart surgery done in a private hospital in Puerto Rico.
In 1989, changes started surfacing that marked the beginning of the end. She developed progressive memory loss, became bedridden, regressed slowly in an almost childlike state (diapers, bottle feedings, all around care). The last ten years of her life went by so fast. She passed on at the age of 89 only remembering the name of the love of her life: my Dad: Pepo.
I haven’t been table to tell her how beautiful she is since then.
MOM, TODAY I TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. YOU ARE STILL ON MY MIND AND IN MY HEART. NEVER FORGOTTEN AND FOREVER THANKFUL.
To those of you who still have your mothers with you, never take them for granted.
Always tell them how beautiful they are. No matter how you say it, she’d love to hear it.
~~My Beautiful Mom I #MyBeautifulMom~~
~~Published on Apr 27, 2015~~
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FOR MY MOM
~~Mama~~
Il Divo
~~Published on Jun 15, 2012~~
This is my song for Mother’s Day. She’s not with me anymore ….. yet I always remember her and dedicate this to her today …. May 10, 2015!
“IOTD” is image of the day, a concept I came up with. I teach visual meditative therapy – or in easy terms – a mini mental holiday. For some people it is very difficult for them to get their image right. I post an image a day for people to use in their mini mental vacay. Some are serious, some are silly, and some are just beautiful!”’
After an extraordinary 133-show world tour covering 5 continents, 25 countries and 93 cities, Celine Dion decided to take a break. She and her husband, René Angélil, wanted to have a second child, but with her return to the stage 18 months away, time was of the essence. Six fertility treatments later, Celine gave birth to twins Eddy and Nelson – and had but five months to prepare for her Las Vegas premiere.
3 Boys and a New Show is an intimate, never-before-seen look into the lives of Celine and René as they manage to juggle family life, raise their three sons, and prepare for the new show. From the first rehearsals in Florida to the family’s royalty-worthy Las Vegas arrival, this special offers unparalleled access into both the professional and personal life of a superstar.
Ever-candid and sincere, Celine and René welcome viewers into their world – including their son René-Charles’ first steps as an actor, the baptism of the twins, couture fittings for stage costumes, Celine’s arrival at the Oprah Winfrey studios in Chicago, and finally, the first glimpses of her highly-anticipated show, both on and backstage.
~~GALLERY~~
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As mom and megastar, Celine is both entirely devoted to her family and remarkably dedicated to her career and fans. And her commitment pays off – after the stress of the final days of rehearsal, she’s greeted by a wave of standing ovations, helping ease the weight Celine and René had been carrying on their shoulders. The show is a triumph! And so a new adventure has begun.
3 Boys and a New Show is, first and foremost, a love story – the love one of the world’s biggest stars has for her family, her fans and her calling
A beautiful spirit made the transition early this morning, as a soft rain fell over Orlando, Florida.
Joe Catino, son of my friend Rose, both of them two of the sweetest, strongest and brightest souls I know, brother to Gina, beloved uncle to Leilani and to the little nephew who will never see him on this side of the Veil, but will hear earfuls of Uncle Jojo stories as he grows up, and beloved of Kawon, another beautiful and pure soul, lost his brief but ferocious battle with cancer early today.
To his very last conscious moment, he kept his sense of humor and playfulness, and reflected back on those around him the deep love that surrounded him.
Go in Beauty, Joe, just as you walked in it throughout your life.
~~Gringuis Paleothodoros~~
~~Rest in Peace~~
Joe Catino … you were a bad-ass trouper through all you went through. Like your Mom, you were always thoughtful of everyone around you when you were the one in pain, the strength and courage was admirable.
I am honored to have gotten to know you.
I want to thank all who have been there for us through it all you guys are truly amazing, love you all.
~~Lyd Med~~
~~Graphics by: Marisol Santos~~
His physical form isn’t here anymore. He will always be with you, in your heart and your memories. He will always be within reach ….
Thinking so much about you!!!
Holding you and yours so close to my heart!!
~~Horty Rexach~~
“One of the most enduring metaphors for the spiritual path is the transformation of the lowly catepillar into a butterfly. Out of its own substance, the ground-hugging grub weaves the medium for its metamorphosis — the chrysalis within which it evolves into a beautiful creature with wings. The human being undergoes an equally dramatic transformation, unfolding the path to liberation from within the depths of the soul and emerging, after great struggle, as an expression of divinity in the world.”
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage), or co-residence/shared consumption. Members of the immediate family may include a spouse, parent, brother and sister, and son and daughter. Members of the extended family may include grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew and niece, or sibling-in-law.
~~Gina, Rose, Joe~~
Dani and Lizzy – Dancing in the Sky (with Lyrics)
Published on Sep 10, 2013
Photo montage put together to the song Dancing in the Sky by Dani and Lizzy.
It Is What It Is 