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Sometimes I think, Sometimes I don't. Maybe this world is another planets hell. The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. It is my observation that too many people are spending money that they haven't earned to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like. How much can I get away with and still go to heaven? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? If the product says "Do not use if seal is broken", how are you supposed to open it and use it? Women won't be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy. When lightning strikes the ocean why don't all the fish die? God looks beyond your faults. When will you? http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1128633...54965/name/n_a |
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Nature is the Art of God. --Sir Thomas Browne My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Trying to pray is praying. --Anonymous "Nothing is good or bad but by comparison." -- Thomas Fuller |
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The older preacher walked up to a rose bush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing any of the petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and ministry. But, because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rosebud while keeping every petal intact . . . It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do. Noticing the young preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem: It is only a tiny rosebud A flower of God's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so sweetly, Then, in my hands, they die. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, The flower of God's design, Then how can I have the wisdom To unfold this life of mine? So, I'll trust in Him for leading Each moment of my day. I will look to Him for His guidance Each step of the Pilgrim's way. |
The following is a list of 110 self-nurturing ideas that have to do with "Esteem Needs." Do at least one of these activities every day.
Psysiological Needs: Eat breakfast Take a nap Break a bad habit, if just for today Get at least 7 hours sleep Drink 8 glasses of water today Eat a healthy snack Safety Needs: Repair something in your home Learn how to protect your health Wear a seat belt Belonging and Love Needs: Call your mother or father Search out a long-lost friend Open up to the person closest to you Pay a compliment Turn off the TV and talk Get to know the neighbor's dog or cat Listen to what you hear Tell someone you love him or her Hold a hand Hug someone Contact someone you've been thinking about Admire a child Get to know the neighbors Kiss a friend Tell someone how much you appreciate him or her Esteem Needs: Blow up a balloon and turn it loose Make your own candles Walk instead of ride Give yourself a compliment Read a poem aloud Look at the stars Use a new word Frame a picture Forget an old grudge Take yourself to lunch Go to the library Try a new food Listen to the rain on the roof Feed the ducks Jump in a pile of leaves Appreciate trees Sign up for a class Study a dew-laden cobweb Learn something new Sing in the shower List ten things you do well Walk in the rain Waste a little time Curl up before an open fire Buy a ticket to a special event Return something you've borrowed Organize some small corner of your life Pop popcorn Draw a picture, even if you can't draw Keep a secret Enjoy silence Walk to the nearest park Go wading Light a candle and read by candlelight Pick up some travel brochures and dream Smell a flower Clean out your wallet Take an early morning walk Look at old photos Run down a hill Write a poem Start a new project Walk barefoot Tell a joke Take a different road to get home Build a sandcastle Ask someone for help Let someone do you a favor Reread a favorite book Listen to the dawn Imagine being your favorite tree Watch the sun set Hide a love note where a loved one will find it Make a surprise gift Go to a fair Lie on the grass Go for a swim Rearrange a room Let someone love you Drop a quarter where someone will find it Hum Bake bread Self-Actualization Needs: Visit a lonely person or a shut-in Help a stranger Be thankful Take a risk Do something you've always wanted to do Say "yes" Say "no" Meditate Throw away something you don't like Try to feel another person's hurt (or joy) Practice courage in one small way Warm a heart Laugh at yourself Send a card to someone for no reason Encourage a young person Follow an impulse Put yourself out for someone Acknowledge when you are wrong Volunteer some time to a good cause Give yourself a present Allow yourself to make a mistake Allow yourself to make another mistake Do something hard to do Don't do something -- sit there Take time to talk to neighborhood children Source unknown to me |
Hugs to you all. http://www.angelwinks.net/images/angel55s.jpg Steps To Happiness Author Unknown Everybody Knows: You can't be all things to all people. You can't do all things at once. You can't do all things equally well. You can't do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's. So: You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide what comes first, and do that. You have to discover your strengths, and use them. You have to learn not to compete with others, Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*. Then: You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness. You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions. You will have learned to live with your limitations. You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due. And you'll be a most vital mortal. Dare To Believe: That you are a wonderful, unique person. That you are a once-in-all-history event. That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are. That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish. And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down. "People will forget what you said People will forget what you did But people will never forget how you made them feel" |
Happy IVGLDSW Day! Today is International Very Good Looking, Darn Smart Woman's Day, so please send this message to someone you think fits this description. Please do not send it back to me as I have already received it from a Very Good Looking, Darn Smart Woman! And remember this motto to live by: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO what a ride!' Have a wonderful day! To the Girls. Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the heck happened. - Cora Harvey Armstrong- Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies. (Unknown) The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. -Helen Hayes (at 73)- My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. - Erma Bombeck - Old age ain't no place for sissies .. -Bette Davis- Forty is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart. - Caryn Leschen - If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. -Catherine- I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. - Roseanne Barr- Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. - Maryon Pearson- Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. -Eleanor Roosevelt- When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over. Make an exception for me, just lemonade please. I have an allergy to alcohol. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss Posted Step 10, 2010 a bit belated, but good any day! |
The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances. - Atisha http://www.angelwinks.net/images/angel173.jpg Think of something that you fear to lose, then ask yourself, 'Were I to lose it, would I be a different person than I am today?' In yourself, be contented. Be whole. From Do It Now!, by J. Donald Walters A lot of these I fall short on. I am a firm believer though in what I think and project comes back to me. If I put out negativity, it comes back in kind. |
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According to Jamie Sams' Animal Medicine book, the skunk means respect. It means to attract others with your charm, yet repel those who steal your energy. THE TAO OF POOH! "Those who have no compassion have no wisdom. Knowledge, yes; cleverness, maybe; wisdom, no. A clever mind is not a heart.Knowledge doesn't really care. Wisdom does." "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast? said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said. "What's that?" the Unbeliever asked. "Wisdom from the Western Taoist,"I said. "It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh ," he said. "It is," I said. "That's not about Taoism," he said. "Oh, yes it is," I said." Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may perceive as negative into something positive. When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun. The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise A well-frog cannot imagine the ocean, nor can a summer insect conceive of ice. How then can a scholar understand the Tao? He is restricted by his own learning. "Lots of people talk to animals," said Pooh. "Not that many listen though." "That's the problem." You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are. Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong. " ... but, no matter how he may seem to others, especially to those fooled by appearances, Pooh, the Uncarved Block, is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded." " From the state of the Uncarved Block comes the ability to enjoy the simple and the quiet, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work, odd as that may appear to others at times. As Piglet put it in Winnie-the-Pooh, "Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right." "Not like Pooh, the most effortless Bear we've ever seen." "Just How do you do it, Pooh?" "Do What?" asked Pooh. "Become so Effortless." "I don't do much of anything," he said. "But all those things of yours get done." "They just sort of happen," he said" " It's not surprising, therefore, that the Backson thinks of progress in terms of fighting and overcoming. One of his little idiosyncrasies, you might say. Of course real progress involves growing and developing, which involves changing inside, but that's something the inflexible Backson is unwilling to do." "While Eeyore frets ... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ...Pooh just is." "Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind, "Pooh!," he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." "Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully. "Yes,"said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever." "And he has Brain." "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain." There was a long silence. "I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything." One walks alone yet not alone One walks with the beauty of the sunrise the happiness of the morning song of the birds the silver of a morning dew and the light of day One walks alone with the miracle of life.... I identified so much with this as an adult child. For so many years, I didn't see the birds and animals and the joys of living around me. I was so caught up in the "oh woe is me, I am so hard done by" and went through life not seeing the beauty of life. We are all God's children and loved. Love the line "Pooh just is!" That is how I try to live each day. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/insects-...flies/0157.gif How would you rate your level of "Inner Peace"? Enough to stay calm in a den of lions? Enough to get through a good day? Enough for the next five minutes, so long as everybody leaves you alone? You may need a good case of inner peace, a disease that could leave you stress-free and contented for years to come. A chiropractor named Jeff Rockwell composed a list he calls "Symptoms of Inner Peace." You may have already caught this disease! See how many of these symptoms you exhibit: 1. A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fears based on past experiences. 2. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment. 3. A loss of interest in judging self. 4. A loss of interest in judging others. 5. A loss of interest in conflict. 6. A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others. 7. A loss of ability to worry (this is a serious symptom). 8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation. 9. Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature. 10. Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes of the heart. 11. Increasing susceptibility to love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it. 12. An increasing tendency to let things happen. Inner peace is a communicable disease that could possibly infect your home or workplace. You may already be showing signs of it and quite possibly be passing it along to others! Rockwell warns: "If you have all or even most of the above symptoms, please be advised that your condition of PEACE may be so far advanced as to not be treatable." Have you caught it? |
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http://angelwinks.net/images/nostalg...algicpod77.jpg If you plant honesty, You will reap trust If you plant goodness, You will reap friends If you plant humility, You will reap greatness If you plant perseverance, You will reap victory If you plant consideration, You will reap harmony If you plant hard work, You will reap success If you plant forgiveness, You will reap reconciliation If you plant openness, You will reap intimacy If you plant patience, You will reap improvements If you plant faith, You will reap miracles But If you plant dishonesty, You will reap distrust. If you plant selfishness, You will reap loneliness If you plant pride, You will reap destruction If you plant envy, You will reap trouble If you plant laziness, You will reap stagnation. If you plant bitterness, You will reap isolation If you plant greed, You will reap loss If you plant gossip, You will reap enemies If you plant worries, You will reap wrinkles If you plant sin, You will reap guilt. Source Unknown |
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God Forgive Me When I Whine http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...ngels/0413.gif Today upon a bus I saw a lovely girl with golden hair. I envied her - she seemed so gay - and wished I were as fair. But suddenly she rose to leave. I saw her hobble down the isle, she had only one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed, a smile… Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I have two legs, the world is mine. I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold them had such charm. I stopped to talk to him, he seemed so glad - if I was late could do no harm. As I left he said to me, “I thank-you, you had been so kind. It’s nice to talk to folks like you, you see,” he said, “I am Blind.” Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I have two eyes, the world is mine. Later while walking down the street, I saw a child with eyes of blue. He stood and watched the others play, he did not know what to do. I stopped a moment and said, “Why don’t you join the others, dear?” He looked ahead without a word and then I knew, he couldn't hear. Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I have two ears, the world is mine. With feet to take me where I go, with eyes to see the sun-set glow, with ears to hear what I would know. Oh, God forgive me when I whine, I am blessed indeed, the world is mine! -unknown |
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This is the kind of story you need when it seems like the world is spiraling out of control. Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them! https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...=emb&zw&atsh=1 Freedom and Jeff. Freedom and I have been together 11 years this summer. She came in as a baby in 1998 with two broken wings. Her left wing doesn't open all the way even after surgery, It was broken in 4 places. She's my baby. When Freedom came in she could not stand and both wings were broken. She was Emaciated and covered in lice. We made the decision to give her a chance at life, so I took her to the vet's office. From then on, I was always around her. We had her in a huge dog carrier with the top off, and it was loaded up with shredded newspaper for her to lay in. I used to sit and talk to her, urging her to live, to fight; and she would lay there looking at me with those big brown eyes. We also had to tube feed her for weeks. This went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she still couldn't stand. It got to the point where the decision was made to euthanize her if she couldn't stand in a week. You know you don't want to cross that line between torture and rehab, and it looked like death was winning. She was going to be put down that Friday, and I was to come in that Thursday. I didn't want to go to the center because I couldn't bear the thought of her being euthanized; but I went anyway, and when I walked in everyone was grinning from ear to ear. I went back to her cage; and there she was, standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle. She was ready to live. I was just about in tears by then. That was a very good day. We knew she could never fly, so the director asked me to glove train her. I got her used to the glove, and then to jesses, and we started doing education programs for schools in western Washington. We wound up in the newspapers and Radio (believe it or not) and some TV. Miracle Pets even did a show about us. In the spring of 2000, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I had stage 3, which is not good (one major organ plus everywhere), so I wound up doing 8 months of chemo. Lost the hair - the whole bit. I missed a lot of work. When I felt good enough, I would go to Sarvey and take Freedom out for walks. Freedom would also come to me in my dreams and help me fight the cancer. This happened time and time again. Fast forward to November 2000, the day after Thanksgiving. I went in for my last checkup. I was told that if the cancer was not gone after 8 rounds of chemo. My last option was a stem cell transplant. Anyway, they did the tests; and I had to come back Monday for the results. I went in Monday, and I was told that all the cancer was gone. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...=emb&zw&atsh=1 So the first thing I did was get up to Sarvey and take the big girl out for a walk. It was misty and cold. I went to her flight and jessed her up, and we went out front to the top of the Hill. I hadn't said a word to Freedom, but somehow she knew. She looked at me and wrapped both her wings around me to where I could feel them pressing in on my back (I was engulfed in eagle wings), and she touched my nose with her beak and stared into my eyes, and we just stood there like that for I don't know how long . That was a magic moment. We have been soul mates ever since she came in. This is a very special bird. On a side note: I have had people who were sick come up to us when we are out, and Freedom has some kind of hold on them. I once had a guy who was terminal come up to us and I let him hold her. His knees just about buckled and he swore he could feel her power course through his body. I have so many stories like that.. I never forget the honor I have of being so close to such a magnificent spirit as Freedom. Hope you enjoyed this! https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...=emb&zw&atsh=1 Feel free to share this in memory of anyone you know who has been struck down by cancer or is still living with it or just someone who enjoys a GREAT STORY. Snoopes.com http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/freedom.asp |
JESUS, IT'S ME AGAIN
(Damron) Dick Damron - 1982 Creative Harmony - 2000 Also recorded by: Hazel-Marie Robertson; George Hamilton IV. http://angelwinks.net/images/angelpod.jpg This angel will change daily. Lately Lord, I almost feel like dyin' Wakeup like a child slowly cryin' Sometimes Lord, I just can't keep from cryin' I can't find the strength to carry on Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Instrumental Interlude Time to time I try to find a reason To talk to you from time to time before But this time Lord Your Will is my command And I know I just can't take it anymore Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Jesus it's me again Down on my knees again Asking you please again Reach out your hand Reach out your hand (Transcribed by Bette Carl - September 2002) |
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Had this or something similar on one of my sites, that got deleted. Have finally unearthed some of my books and found a poem on the same subject today when I was looking up a book called "I will lift up my eyes." http://www.animated-gifs.eu/insects-...flies/0336.gif The piece I remember told me that if I was in a comfort zone, I was in a danger zone and that comfort could be a place of complacency. Quote:
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http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Ever...f/Outhouse.gif One of my bygone recollections, As I recall the days of yore. Is the little house, behind the house, With the crescent over the door. 'Twas a place to sit and ponder With your head bowed down low; Knowing that you wouldn't be there, If you didn't have to go. Ours was a three-holer, With a size for every one. You left there feeling better, After your usual job was done. You had to make these frequent trips, Whether snow, rain, sleet, or fog, To the little house where you usually Found the Sears-Roebuck catalog. Oft times in dead of winter, The seat was covered with snow. 'Twas then with much reluctance, To the little house you'd go. With a swish you'd clear the seat, Bend low, with dreadful fear. You'd blink your eyes and grit your teeth As you settled on your rear. I recall the day Granddad, Who stayed with us one summer, Made a trip to the shanty Which proved to be a hummer. 'Twas the same day my Dad Finished painting the kitchen green. He'd just cleaned up the mess he's made With rags and gasoline. He tossed the rags in the shanty hole And went on his usual way, Not knowing that by doing so, He would eventually rue the day. Now Granddad had an urgent call, I never will forget! This trip he made to the little house Lingers in my memory yet. He sat down on the shanty seat, With both feet on the floor. Then filled his pipe with tobacco And struck a match on the outhouse door. After the Tobacco began to glow, He slowly raised his rear: Tossed flaming match in the open hole, With not a sign of fear. The Blast that followed, I am sure, Was heard for miles around; And left poor grandpa Just sitting on the ground. The smoldering pipe was still in his mouth, His suspenders he held tight; The celebrated three-holer Was blown clear out of sight. When we asked him what had happened, His answer I'll never forget. He thought it must be something That he had recently et! Next day we had a new one, Which my Dad built with ease. With a sign on the entrance door Which read: No Smoking, Please! Now that's the end of the story, With memories of long ago, Of the little house behind the house Where we went when we had to go! Received from my friend Carey. I was one of the lucky ones, I got to experience this. In today, it is more modern but it does help when you need quiet time in the midst of the 'busy' of today. God is everywhere! I have a direct line on a mobile phone! |
When God created kitty cats, He had no Recipe; He knew He wanted Something sweet, As sweet as sweet could be. He started out with sugar, Adding just a trace of spice; Then stirred in drops of Morning dew, To keep them fresh and nice He thought cats should be soft to pet, So He gave them coats of fur; So they could show they were content, He taught them how to purr. He made for them long tails To wave, While strutting down the walk; Then trained them in meow-ology, So they could do cat-talk. He made them into acrobats, And gave them grace and poise; Their wide-eyes curiosity, He took from little boys. He put whiskers on their faces, Gave them tiny ears for caps; Then shaped their little bodies, To snugly fit on laps. He gave them eyes as big as saucers, To look into man's soul; Then set a tolerance for mankind, Their purpose and their goal. Benevolent...and...Generous, He made so many of them; Then charged, with fatherly concern, The human race to love them. When one jumped up upon His lap, God gentle stroked its head; The cat gave Him a kitty kiss, "What wondrous love," God! ! Said. God smiled at His accomplishment, So pleased with His creation; And said, with pride, as He sat back, "At last...I've reached purr-fection!" Unknown Author http://angelwinks.net/images/iq/qcsmilingflowers1.jpg |
HOW TO STAY YOUNG http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-cats/0004.gif 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them. 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this In mind if you are one of those grouches) ;) 3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's! 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and Lots of time with HIM/HER. 6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is our self. LIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. I f it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? LOL But do share this with someone. :61: |
Mr. Sun
Wrote this for a writing challenge on another site in 2010. ..."sunny" using this word create a poem that accurately depicts yourself - it can be used in any derivative form if you so wish, good luck and happy writing http://bestanimations.com/Earth&Spac...nimation-9.gif Oh Mr. Sun, you make my day You make my heart warm and it radiates With outbursts of love and energy Which resinates through my being. Even when I can't see you You are on my mind Because I know that somewhere Beyond those clouds you shine. With hope and bated breath I wait to see your face, No matter what comes between us My faith in you remains forever true. You are a part of Father sky You shine down on Mother Earth You feed the Nature of all Things Big and small they feel your Grace. |
HUGS FROM HEAVEN http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-love/0034.gif When you feel a gentle breeze Caress you when you sigh It's a hug sent from Heaven From a loved one way up high. If a soft and tender raindrop Lands upon your nose They've added a small kiss As fragile as a rose. If a song you hear fills you With a feeling of sweet love It's a hug sent from Heaven From someone special up above. If you awaken in the morning To a bluebird's chirping song It's music sent from Heaven To cheer you all day long. If tiny little snowflakes Land upon your face It's a hug sent from Heaven Trimmed with Angel lace. So keep the joy in your heart If you're lonely my dear friend Hugs that are sent from Heaven A broken heart will mend. |
FRIENDSHIP! http://www.angelwinks.net/images/friends/friends3.jpg Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. ~Thomas Jefferson~ Of all the blossoms in life's garden, friendship is the most fragrant. ~Anonymous~ A friend is a gift where worth cannot be measured except by the heart Be full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds ~1 Peter 3:8~ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. We can pour our heart out to a friend knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. Thank YOU for being my friend |
http://www.castlemountains.com/postc...ct_friend1.gif Friendship is a priceless gift, That cannot be bought or sold. But it's value is far greater, Than a mountain of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless. It can neither see nor hear. And in the time of trouble, It is powerless to cheer. It has no ears to listen. No heart to understand. It cannot bring you comfort. Or reach out a helping hand. So when you feel down and need a lift, One of the best things to make amends, Isn't diamonds, pearls or riches, But the love of real true friends. |
It says in the AA Preamble, that some people are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Many people know they are an alcoholic and/or an addict, but they don't care. It is a progressive disease.
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http://www.animated-gifs.eu/birds-bald-eagles/0045.gif When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless effort, GOD knows how hard you have tried. When you've cried so long your heart is in anguish, GOD has counted your tears. If you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by, GOD is waiting for you. When nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated, GOD has the answer. If suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope, GOD has whispered to you. When things are going well and you have much to be thankful for, GOD has blessed you. When something joyful happens and you are filled with awe, GOD has smiled upon you. Remember that wherever you are or whatever you are feeling, GOD knows! |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0471.gif Uptight before Christmas, all through these rooms alcoholics were stricken with holiday gloom. They prayed, "Santa, please make us happy, joyous & free, bring us candy and presents and serenity." Greed filled their minds and envy their hearts and someone said, "It's time for the meeting to start!" "Does anyone have a topic tonight?" Every face in the place turned wintery white! They lost all self-seeking, self-pity and self-will when down through the chimney came the ghost of St. Bill! He chuckled and said as he sat himself down "Call the White House and tell 'em there's a new Dubya in town." Then he looked through a big book and said with a tear, "Wow! No one rewrote this after all these years!" Clean house, help your neighbor, be loving and kind, and don't take the first drink one day at a time." "How could a message as simple as this be realized, analyzed and intellectually dismissed?" There lies the reason this ghost has arrived: to re-give a gift that has saved all your lives! Then he set up a big screen and a DVD so every lost soul in the meeting could see. He played a movie of drunks at their best and their worst, what is and what was, when blessed and when cursed. There were scenes of a housewife passed out at a bar, a respectable businessman wrecking his car, A fight in a kitchen, a fight in bed, a fight at a reception between newlyweds. An empty bottle, a desperate man alone in a motel with a gun in his hands. He puts down the gun and picks up the phone and whimpers and blubbers, "Honey, let me come home." She hangs up as she tells him, "Don't call here anymore." He reaches for the phone book and falls to the floor. Somehow that phone book seems to capture his gaze: it's open to a number under the A's. Then all of the people in the movie converged on the poor side of town in the basement of a church. Driven together in a willing herd to hear of hope and deliver the word. The ghost of Bill W. turned off the TV and said, "The first word of the first step is 'we'. I suggest you start there and see where you go. Be thorough and fearless, and please-take it slow! Let faith set the tone, let love make the mood 'and as for a topic...how about gratitude?' Just don't drink, go to meetings and, yes, you should pray and be glad you're alive and sober today. Be a good woman, be a good man and be of service whenever you can. Be a good mother, be a good dad and try to be good to your kids when they're bad. Be a good husband, or lover, or wife... Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good life. |
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Old, but always timely. IMHO, America has taken political correctness way beyond reasonable. Received with thanks from my friend Carey in Texas A dog had followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog sidled inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him. The dog sat down, whimpered and stared at the closed doors. Then God appeared beside the dog, patted his head, and said, 'Don't feel bad fella'...they won't let ME in either'. |
YOUR HAND When my world falls down around me, And the ground is sinking sand; When peace can't be found on this earth, I reach out for your hand. Then when your hand wraps 'round my own, A strength pours from your soul; It brings me to a quiet calm, Till once again I'm whole. A peace beyond all reason, A rest there in your touch; Something in your quiet words, My heart yearns for so much. If I but rest my worries, Upon your shoulder there; The strength that pours forth from your soul, Will wash away each care. Like a cool, sweet taste of water, For a tired and thirsty man; My heart finds peace, my soul is calm, When I reach out for your hand. Have A Wonderful Day! http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-240x320-cats/0176.gif |
WOW, WHAT A STORY!!!!!! MARINES AND TAMPONS Tampons to the rescue in Iraq !! Don't worry, it's a good story, and worth reading. It's even humorous in parts. It's from the mother of a Marine in Iraq . My son told me how wonderful the care packages we had sent them were and wanted me to tell everyone thank you. He said that one guy we'll call Marine X, got a girl care package and everyone was giving him a hard time. My son said, 'Marine X got some really nice smelling lotion and everyone really likes it, so every time he goes to sleep they steal it from him.' I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake, and if he wanted I would send Marine X another package. He told me not to worry about Marine X because every time I send something to him, Marine X thinks it's for him too. He said when my husband and I sent the last care package, Marine X came over to his cot picked up the box, started fishing through it, and said, 'What'd we get this time?' My son said they had the most fun with Marine X's package. He said he wasn't sure who we were sending the pack to, but the panties were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the Humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and yelled, 'Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!!' One of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quite a while. Then of course.......they had those tampons. When he brought this up, my imagination just went running, but he continued. My son said they had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted the Chap-Stick and lotion for the trip. He grabbed a bunch of the items from his care package and got in the Humvee. As luck would have it he grabbed the tampons too, and my son said everyone was teasing him about 'not forgetting his feminine hygiene products' He said things went well for a while, then the convoy was ambushed and a Marine was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean, but it was deep. He said they were administering first aid but couldn't get the bleeding to slow down, and someone said, 'Hey! Use Marine X's tampons!' My son said they put the tampon in the wound. At this point my son profoundly told Me, 'Mom, did you know that tampons expand?' ('Well....yeah!') They successfully slowed the bleeding until the guy got better medical attention. When they went to check on him later The surgeon told them, 'You guys saved his life. If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he would have bled to death.' My Son said, 'Mom, the tampons sent by the Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marine's life.' At this point I asked him, 'Well, what did you do with the rest of the tampons?' He said, 'Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in our flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit.' I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines. I can't believe that something that started out as a mistake then turned into a joke, ended up saving someone's life. My sister said she doesn't believe in mistakes. She believes God had a plan all along. She believes that 'female care package' was sent to Marine X to save our Marine. Either way, our efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines, provided much needed items for our troops, AND saved the life of a Marine! God bless every one of you for your efforts and hard work, and God bless our Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and all our military service personnel. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE!Please send this on after a short prayer. Pray for our soldiers! PRAYER: 'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.' |
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For me, it is about not playing old tapes, but making new ones in living colour! What do I believe in? What do I want for my life? What do I need for my own health and well being so that I can be there for others? When I am focusing on others and not on my own recovery, the well runs dry. I need to remember that I need food for the body, mind and spirit. Can't fault the last statement. If I am living in those feeling, I am not working my program or not working it to the best of my ability. When fear is near, God is here. I need to have faith in that. That is my truth. There is negative in life. That is a given. It is what I can do to change it into a positive that matters. Turning a blind eye and pretending that it isn't there isn't the solution. http://joanne-kitchen.avatar.yuku.com/recoveryinn |
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My life is unmanageable when managed by me. Yet often, when life happens and I get caught up in 'stuff' and I don't realize what is going on, until I am in it, and need to get myself out of it.
When I do the do things, pick up my phone, go on the internet, read my books, do a meditation and talk to my God, things come into their true perspective. It is only when I find acceptance what is in the moment, and look to what I need to do to change. First is my attitude, prayer to my God, and doing the do things that the program suggests I do, like going to a meeting, call my sponsor, journaling, and meditation to find the answer. here is a great quote in Courage to Change from Al-Anon which gave me the thought for discussion. If problems arise today, I will try to acknowledge them - and then put a little spiritual space between my problems and myself. If I can share them with another person, I will further diminish their power. Recognizing that my life is unmanageable is the first step toward managing it. "...when we bring things out into the light, they lose their power over us." ...In All Our Affairs. My life is unmanageable when I put my life on hold waiting for someone else to make a decision. My life is unmanageable when I don't practice putting more balance in my life. When everything is all computer, it isn't healthy. Even though I balance my time between several sites, I don't think that counts. My life is unmanageable when I allow my pain to rule my life. When I give up doing and just let my pain dictate my actions, my life is unmanageable. My life is unmangeable when I do everything at once and don't balance my day. Like this week, I was in for three days because of the weather and then I had to play catch up. It would have been much more manageable to do things Wednesday and Thursday. My life is unmanageable when I don't accept what is in the moment, no matter 'what ' is. I don't have to like it, but I do need to accept it before I can move beyond it. My lfie is unmanageable when I don't write things down and write reminders and then forget where I put the reminder or forget the list. Fibromyalgia has a way of doing that to me. I think I have paid, but have only thought of doing and I didn't follow up the thought with action. I get the thought to take something out for supper. If I don't act on it, it is gone and when dinner time comes, nothing is thawed. It isn't a whole lot unmanageable like it was prior to recovery. I no longer have to rob Peter to pay Paul because I drank the money. I don't have to make partial payments because I spent the money on others things. My life is unmanageable when managed by me. If my God lead me to it, He will see me through it. Doesn't look manageable and doable sometimes, but it is amazing how things turn out sometimes. My God performs miracles. I know, because I am one. http://www.animated-gifs.eu/mammals-squirrels/0050.gif |
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"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."
-- Fr. Alfred D’Souza My whole life seemed to go to the pits and I blamed it on my parents. Either my father for not being there or for my mother being there and doing nothing or doing things that I found abusive and controlling. I didn't know that she was dealing with her own pain and didn't have the tools to deal with it. I believe she too had fibromyalgia. As the quote says it was my life and my choices. A lot of those choices were a result of what I had seen in my past and didn't know I had the power to change them. I didn't know I was giving up my own power. Didn't know I had it to lose. Life happens! Life doesn't change, the only person who can change is me. I don't have the power to change or make anyone do anything. I can still hear my mother saying, "Look at what you made me do!" Often the obstacles are self imposed. I put on the limitations myself. Through my God, all things are possible. I didn't need prison bars, I was a prisoner of my own mind. Life didn't get better, I did. http://www.animated-gifs.eu/insects-...flies/0118.gif |
FOR THOSE in the Ya-Ya Sisterhood:
1. If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it will always be yours. If it doesn't come back, it was never yours to begin with. But, if it just sits in your living room, messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your telephone, takes your money, and doesn't appear to realize that you had set it free....... You either married it or gave birth to it. 2. Reason to smile: Every 7 minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring. 3. They keep telling us to get in touch with our bodies. Mine isn't all that communicative but I heard from it the other day after I said, "Body, how'd you like to go to the six o'clock class in vigorous toning?" Clear as a bell my body said, "Listen fatty....do it and die." 4. My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely. 5. The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes. 6. The nice part about living in a small town: When you don't know what you're doing, someone else always does. 7. Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today. 8. Amazing! ! You hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks two sizes! 9. Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness. 10.. I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That's my idea of a perfect day. Original Source Unknown http://www.animated-gifs.eu/insects-...flies/0189.gif |
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