There have been times when I couldn’t see the road ahead. I didn’t know how I was going to make it through—I only knew I had survived hard days before.

Sometimes that is enough.

We don’t always need the whole plan. We don’t need every answer before taking the next step. There are moments when all we have is the quiet knowledge of who we are and the strength we’ve gathered from everything we’ve already survived.

So when the road feels uncertain, remember:

You may not know how yet…
but never underestimate the strength of your own soul.

Good Morning Peeps and enjoy the HSN Community. 😎🎈

AGENT ORANGE AWARENESS DAY

Each year on August 10, Agent Orange Awareness Day presents opportunity to provide information regarding the effects of Agent Orange. It also serves as a reminder of the lasting damage a single decision can cause.

In the early 1960s, Americans used the herbicide in Vietnam to clear thick foliage from battlegrounds to eliminate the enemy’s protective ground cover. The use of Agent Orange impacted U.S. troops and the Vietnamese troops and civilians. It cost hundreds of thousands of lives and continues to impact survivors today.

NATIONAL CONNECTICUT DAY

Woven into the fabric of this state’s historic landscape, we find revolutionaries, innovators, and philosophers. On August 10th, National Connecticut Day recognizes the contributions of the fifth state to join the United States of America.

Like other colonies of the region, the Dutch first explored and founded trading posts in Connecticut. In 1633, Puritans from Massachusetts established the first permanent settlement. From the outset, the industry established a means to prosperity in the colony. Production of brass buttons and munitions placed the colony in a position to later supply the Revolutionary Army. The colonial governor of Connecticut, Jonathan Trumbull, was the only governor who supported independence.

NATIONAL S’MORES DAY

National S’mores Day on August 10 recognizes the most popular campfire treat! Millions of people of all ages love this gooey, toasted treat.

S’mores consists of a roasted marshmallow with a layer of chocolate bar sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker.

The origin of this tasty snack is credited to the entrepreneur Alec Barnum. However, the first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the 1927 publication of Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Even though the Girl Scouts were not the first ones to make s’mores, Girl Scout groups describe them in their reports as early as 1925. Earlier recipes used the name “Some Mores.” It is unclear when the word “S’mores” became the more common name.

Today, many variations on the original s’more find their way around a campfire.

Try spreading peanut butter on the graham crackers before adding the other ingredients.

Substitute peanut butter cups in place of the chocolate bar.

Replace the graham crackers with fudge-dipped cookies.

Add banana slices.

NATIONAL LAZY DAY

National Lazy Day on August 10 gives us permission to relax and kick back. So, we’re going to be a bit lazy here.

As you can see, there is not much information regarding this annually celebrated holiday as we do not feel like doing any research. Actually, we do not feel like doing anything at all. Consequently, we are in our hammocks with a couple of good books and glasses of lemonade and iced tea. Yes, it is a Lazy Day. We choose to be lazy rather than tell much more about this day.

NATIONAL SHAPEWEAR DAY | AUGUST 10

National Shapewear Day on August 10 celebrates the history, current trends, and continued use and evolution of body shaping garments.

National Shapewear Day recognizes what has been a long-standing important, and at times, essential, article of clothing building confidence and poise for centuries.

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