"To Each, His Own"

I cannot change the way I am, I never really try.
God made me different and unique...
I never ask Him why.
If I appear peculilar, there's nothing I can do.
You must accept me as I am...
As I've accepted you.
God made a casting of each life,
Then threw the old away.
Each child is different from the rest...
Unlike as night from day.
So often we will criticize,
the things that others do.
But, do you know...
They do not think the same, as me and you.
So God in all His wisdom,
Who knows us all by name,
Didn't want us to be boring...
That's Why we're not the same!

(Author Unknown)

"Walk A Little Plainer"

Walk a little plainer, Mommy,
said a litle boy, so frail.
I'm following in your footsteps, and I
don't want to fail.
Sometimes your steps are very plain...
Sometimes they're hard to see.
So walk a little plainer Mommy,
for you are leading me.

I know that once you walked this way, many years ago.
And what you did along the way, I'd really like to know.
For sometimes when I'm tempted, I don't know what to do.
So walk a little plainer Mommy, for I must follow you.

Someday when I'm grown up,
You're like what I want to be.
Then I will have a little child who will want to follow me.
And I will want to lead him right, and help him to be true...
So walk a little plainer Mommy,
For we must follow you.

(Author Unknown)

"Little Things"

My hands were busy through the day...
I didn't have much time to play.
The little games you asked me to...
I didn't have much time for you.
I'd wash your clothes, I'd sew and cook,
But when you'd bring your picture book
and ask me please, to share your fun...
I'd say, "A little later, Son."
I'd tuck you in all safe at night,
hear your prayers, turn out the light.
Then tiptoe softly to the door...
I wish I'd stayed a minute more!
For life is short, and the years rush past...
A little boy grows up so fast!
No longer is he at your side,
His precious secrets to confide.
The picture books are put away...
There are no children's games to play.
No goodnight kiss, no prayers to hear...
That all belongs to yesteryear.
My hands once busy, now lay still...
The days are long, and hard to fill.
I wish I might go back, and do...
The little things you asked me to.

(Author Unknown)

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, not the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship." ... Ralph Waldo Emerson

People mistakedly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it. ... Anthony De Mello

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ... Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. ... Anne Frank

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots. The other is wings. ... Hodding Carter, Jr.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on. ... Robert Frost

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ... The Buddha

It costs so much to be a full human being that there
are very few who have the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price...
One has to abandon altogether the search for security,
and reach out to the risk of living with both arms.
One has to embrace the world like a lover.
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence.
One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing.
One needs a will stubborn in conflict but apt always to
total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying.

Morris L West

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. - G.K. Chesterton

I believe in the sun . . . even when it is not shining.

I believe in love . . . even when not feeling it.

I believe in God . . . even when He is silent.

(This inscription was found on the wall of a cellar where Jews hid in World War II)

"If you love something, set it free if it comes back it's yours. If it doesn't, it never was"

I ASKED ...

I asked my enemy
How much he loved me
He said "very little", and turned away.

I asked my neighbor
How much he loved me
He said "quite so", and looked at me in the eye.

I asked my friend
How much he loved me
He said "much", and smiled that certain smile.

I asked my parents
How much they loved me
They said "very,very much", and embraced me.

I asked Jesus
How much He loved me
He said "this much",
Then he stretched out His arms and died.

"Always reach for the stars, if you fall short you're still on top of the world."

What was your face before your mother and father were born? -Zen Koan

"Love comes unseen; we only see it go."

"I don't believe I have ever read any memorable news in a newspaper." - Henry David Thoreau

"Friends are like rare stones... Precious, yet so few."

If a single dive into the sea does not bring to you the pearl, do not conclude that the sea is without pearls. Countless are the pearls hidden in the sea. [Sri Ramakrishna]

We can do no great things, only small things with great love . . . Mother Teresa

I try to make the light in other people's eyes my sun, the music in other's ears my symphony, the smile of other's lips my happiness . . . Helen Keller

Ben Crenshaw

"There are many things in life that will catch your eye. But only a few will catch your heart...."

Alexandra Penney

"The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands."

Life Is

Written By: Unknown

Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a gift - accept it.
Life is an adventure - dare it.
Life is a sorrow - overcome it.
Life is a tragedy - face it.
Life is a duty - perform it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a mystery - unfold it.
Life is a song - sing it.
Life is an opportunity - take it.
Life is a journey - complete it.
Life is a promise - fulfill it.
Life is a beauty - praise it.
Life is a struggle - fight it.
Life is a goal - achieve it.
Life is a puzzle - solve it.
Life is eternal - believe it.

Steps To Happiness

Author: Unknown, From The Bridge by Values Realization Press

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.

Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor's course. Fourth Law of Applied Terror

The night before the English History mid-term, your biology instructor will assign 200 pages on planaria. Corollary to the Fourth Law of Applied Terror

If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book. Fifth Law of Applied Terror

If you can't learn to do it well, you should learn to enjoy doing it badly. Ashleigh's First Law

Interchangeable parts won't. Laws of Assembly, II

The first pull on the cord ALWAYS sends the drapes in the wrong direction. Boyle's Other Law

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire. Cannon's Law

You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you Can't Fool Mom. Captain Penny's Law

The only things that start on time are those that you're late for. Cayo's Law

In approaching a double door, you will always go to the one door that is locked, pull when you should have pushed, and push when the sign says pull. Ehre's Double-Door Law

The other line moves faster. Etorre's Observation

If you knew what you were doing, you'd probably be bored. Fresco's Law

The chance of the bread falling with the butter side down is directly proportional to the value of the carpet. Jennings' Corollary to the Law of Selective Gravity

1.If it ain't no big deal, don't worry about it.
2.If you can't do anything about it, don't worry about it.
3.If it's someone else's problem, don't worry about it.
4.If it's easily fixed, it don't matter whose fault it was.
5.If it's done it's done, if it can't be undone--don't worry about it.
6.If there's no damage, don't make a project out of it.

•If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. Lowery's Law

The shortest distance between two points is under construction. McGregor's Revised Maxim

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map. Murphy's Third Military Law

If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy. Murphy's Sixth Military Law

If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap. Murphy's Eighth Military Law

If you change lines, the one you just left will start to move faster than the one you are now in. O'Brian's Law

When travelling down the freeway, the first bug to hit a clean windshield will always land directly in front of the driver's face. Quigley's Law of Highway Driving

People are always available for work in the past tense. Zymurgy's Law of Volunteer Labour

...Be Not Forgetful To Entertain Strangers, For By So Doing Some Have Unwittingly Entertained Angels... ~Hebrews 13:2~

~When In Your Heart You Feel A Tug, Just Know It's An Angel Hug ~