Words of Inspiration
A GIFT TO MOTHERSThere's a thread that can't be broken
no matter how you try;
it is stronger than the strongest steel
and will stretch a million mile.
It is finer than a cobweb,
so fine it can't be seen,
it's a thread that ties each one of us
be we beggar, thief or queen.
We may try so hard to break it,
we may travel far away,
but the thread will always be there
even when we're old and grey.
Tho' at birth the cord is severed,
we're independent for a while,
there's not a thing can break the thread
'twixt Mother and her child.
This poem was written by John "Croc" Clarke's mother - in love
Audrey Hepburn's Beauty Tips
For attractive lips - speak words of kindness
For lovely eyes - seek out the good in people
For a slim figure - share your food with the hungry
For beautiful hair - let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day
For poise - walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never through out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.
CHOICE
I choose to live by choice, not by chance;
to make changes, not excuses;
to be motivated, not manipulated;
to be useful; not used
to excel, not to compete;
to choose self esteem; not self pity;
I choose to listen to the inner voice;
not the random opinion of others
Children Learn What They Live With
If a child lives with CRITICISM,
he learns to CONDEMN.
If a child lives with HOSTILITY,
he learns to FIGHT.
If a child lives with FEAR,
he learns to be APPREHENSIVE.
If a child lives with PITY,
he learns to feel SORRY FOR HIMSELF.
If a child lives with RIDICULE,
he learns to be SHY.
If a child lives with JEALOUSY,
he learns to feel GUILTY.
If a child lives with TOLERANCE,
he learns to be PATIENT.
If a child lives with ENCOURAGEMENT,
he learns to be CONFIDENT.
If a child lives with PRAISE,
he learns to be APPRECIATIVE.
If a child lives with ACCEPTANCE,
he learns to LOVE.
If a child lives with APPROVAL,
he learns to LIKE HIMSELF.
If a child lives with RECOGNITION,
he learns to HAVE A GOAL.
If a child lives with HONESTY,
he learns what TRUTH is.
If a child lives with FAIRNESS,
he learns JUSTICE.
If a child lives with SECURITY,
he learns to have FAITH IN HIMSELF
and THOSE ABOUT HIM.
If a child lives with FRIENDLINESS,
he learns that the
WORLD IS A NICE PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE.
by Dorothy Low Nolte
Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark
- Don't miss the boat
- Remember that we are all in the same boat
- Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark
- Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big
- Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done
- Build your future on high ground
- For safety's sake, travel in pairs
- Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs
- When you're stressed, float a while
- Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals
Just for today I will live the attitude of gratitude
Just for today I will not worry
Just for today I will not anger
Just for today I will do my work honestly
Just for today I will show love and respect for every living thing
LET US
Let us consistently choose the single goal of peace rather than multiple goals that lead to conflict.
Let us continue to practice forgiveness and to see each other and ourselves blameless.
Let us look lovingely upon the present, for it holds only knowledge that is forever true.
Let us continue to be involved in a process of personal transformation in which we are only concerned about giving, and not about getting.
Let us recognise that we are united as one Self and illuminate the world with the light of Love that shines through us.
Let us awaken to the knowledge that the essence of our being is Love, and, as such, we are the light of the world.
Courage
It takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to stand guard,
It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to be fit,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to face your fears,
It takes courage to let go of them.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.
Different Drums & Different Drummers
If I do not want what you want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong.
Or if I believe other than you, at least pause before you correct my view.
Or if my emotion is less than yours, or more, given the same circumstances, try not to ask me to feel more strongly or weakly.
Or yet if I act, or fail to act, in the manner of your design for action, let me be.
I do not, for the moment at least, ask you to understand me. That will come only when you are willing to give up changing me into a copy of you.
I may be your spouse, your parent, your offspring, your friend, or your colleague. If you will allow me any of my own wants, or emotions, or beliefs, or actions, then you open yourself, so that some day these ways of mine might not seem so wrong, and might finally appear to you as right - for me. To put up with me is the first step to understanding me. Not that you embrace my ways as right for you, but that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness. And in understanding me you might come to prize my differences from you, and far from seeking to change me, preserve and even nurture those differences
Love is....
Love is...just a word
Love is...letting go of fear
Love is...a spiritual gift
Love is...transcending time and space
Love is...in your heart
TRUE LOVE
You are a mirror to my soul
The missing piece to make me whole
A love so strong and deep
It is for you and me to keep
No matter where you are or what you do
My thoughts will always be with you
A bond disturbed but unbroken
Like a tangled fishing line
With many words unspoken
I feel this must be a sign
You take up all the space in my heart
No room for anyone else
Forgiveness is the way to a fresh start
And hope that Anger melts
I respect your wish for it is your free will
And love you no less, though far over the hill
May our love be healed
And the truth revealed
by J.S.
Everything I Needed
I asked for strength and
God gave me difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for wisdom and
God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity and
God gave me brawn and brains to work.
I asked for courage and
God gave me dangers to overcome.
I asked for patience and
God placed me in situations where I was forced to wait.
I asked for love and
God gave me troubled people to help.
I asked for favors and
God gave me opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted
I received everything I needed.
My prayers have all been answered.
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Audrey Hepburn |
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