Who was she?

One phrase will be a real give away. Are you ready?

Candle in The Wind

Did you guess?

Three husbands, 3 divorces.

Her real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. She was born to a woman who had so many difficulties. Those difficulties were passed on to Norma Jeane. 

Marilyn Monroe

Yep, in the prior post, it's difficult to believe all those little known facts about Marilyn. She has been imitated, studied, envied, talked about, missed, cried over, wondered about. All, after her all too early passing on in 1962. People who never knew her have written songs about her, created artwork in her image. Quite amazing!

Knowing my love, yes love, for Norma, someone once told me he knew someone who looked just like Norma Jeane. I happened to see her while grocery shopping. HAH!

The girl had fake boobs, no butt, brown eyes,limp, over dyed brown hair. 
Her skin was caked with makeup to camouflage the dull gray cast, probably from smoking, drinking too much, not enough water.
After talking to her the stark lack of resemblance was more pronounced. She was messed up by life, yes, however, the girl blames everyone for everything that ever went wrong in her life. She foisted the responsibility for her own personal happiness, her own personal safety off on others. She gave away her own personal power, her self worth to others. 
She should have spent the money for makeup & cosmetic surgery on a good counselor, psychotherapy.It would have helped her more.

She was 36 and already had face wrinkles, a sour attitude, only allowing herself to become more damaged by poor choices.

Definitely nothing like Norma.

Norma had bright blue eyes, brown hair that was bleached blond. Norma's body was only touched by a scalpel when she had to have an emergency appendectomy. 
She also spent a great deal of time in psychotherapy. By the time she passed on, she had healed the hurt of a very turbulent childhood. She looked better than ever, felt strong & in control of her own career, had her own film company, bought her own house. She had also tracked down the white baby grand piano on which she had been given piano lessons on when she learned to play.

Norma had 2 cosmetic surgeries. Had a slight bump on the end of her nose shaved off & an implant in her chin.

That's it.

Norma Jeane was a beautiful soul who had lived through more than her share of tragedy. She was very sensitive, had deep abandonment issues. Very intelligent. Kind hearted to a fault. She loved deeply, felt everything deeply. BOY! I can identify with that!

It ended up being her undoing.

I would have liked to've known you, but I was just a kid. Your candle burned out long ago. Your legend never did.

~ Sir Elton John

As 2016 rolls in, love & luck y'all!