Words to live by

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Butt prints in the Sand

 

One night, I had a wondrous dream:

One set of footprints there was seen.

The footprints of my precious Lord,

But mine were not along the shore.

 But then some stranger prints appeared, 

And I asked the Lord,"What have we here?"

"Those prints are large and round and neat,

But, Lord, they are too big for feet."

"My child," He said in sombre tones.

"For miles I carried you alone.

I challenged you to walk in faith,

But you refused and made me wait.

So I got tired and fed up,

And there I dropped you on your butt,

Because in life, there comes a time,

 When one must fight, and one must climb,

When one must rise and take a stand,

Or leave their butt prints in the sand.

                                                      The Story Bin

My New Year Resolution: To have a better sense of humour

Divine Promise

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Thy Will Be Done....

 

God did not promise "sun without rain",
"light without darkness"-"
He only promised us" strength for the day
When the "darkness comes" and we lose our way,
For only through sorrow do we grow more aware
That God is our refuge in times of despair.......
For when we are happy and life's bright and fair,
we often forget to kneel down in prayer,
But God seems much closer and needed much more
when trouble and sorrow stand outside our door-
 For then we seek shelter in His wondrous love
and we ask Him to send help from above......
And that is the reason we know it is true
That bright, shining hours and dark, sad ones, too,
Are part of the plan God made for each one,
and all we can pray is "THY WILL BE DONE".

   

 

 

 

 

An act of unselfishness

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Having a good day.... 

 

If you planted hope in someone's heart
when they felt alone;
If you caused someone to laugh or smile
and chased away their tears;
If you lightened someone's burden
because you showed them kindness;
Then.. your day was well spent.

Simple Smatterings

From an old journal entry 12/09/08

Friendship

Firs of all, i would like to have  a friend. I don't know that i have an actual friend. I know many people, but.... I don't have a friend. I guess I would like a friend, and learn how to make a friend,keep a friend,be a friend. I,m not sure how often friends keep in touch. I am very good at keeping in touch with my family. The fact that they don't keep in touch with me is neither here nor there. I won't play that game.

 Maybe if I had a friend to talk with i wouldn't need to try so hard with my family.

 I would make sure my friend knew i appreciated them , that i would be there if they needed me,. I would care about them, encourage and support them, be understanding, and patient and kind, and be the best friend I can be. I only need a friend! I guess I could say my sisters are friends. I could say that Yvonne, Jeannie and Noelene are friends. I do have friends faraway!

I was so pleasantly surprised to have a visit earlier in the year from Noelene and Len, and a birthday txt from Noelene for my birthday, which I loved. And the lovely surprise of speaking to Jeannie last year after many years of keeping in touch yearly at Christmas. To stop and reminisce sometimes brings back happy memories and sometimes sad ones.  But I try to brush away the sad ones and and live where I am now - living in the moment.

Sad moments since we have lived her were saying goodbye to our neighbour Jim who only had days to live and who was so scared of the unknown of dying. And having to say goodbye to Brady's friend Darryl who was in the same position was pretty hard too.

Moving on....

27/12/12

Since then, I have no more friends than I had before. I have said goodbye to other friends and 4 special aunts. We are now moving into the age bracket that it's our friends and aquaintances who are leaving.

 I am always busy with my garden and craft,

 I still blog for positivity, motivation, inspiration,

 I still write to my family, txt and email, with very little response.

 I still go to church, 

I still pray, 

I still read,

 I still work part time, 

I still get to travel,

i still love to cook

I hear from my sister once a fortnight which is great, 

I still make cards.

 So, I get on with living. I am happy right where i am at this present moment, and life is generally okay when I keep on keeping on, and I'm generally accepting of that's how things are. 

Finish each day and be done with it.

You have done what you could do.

Some blunders and absurdities have

crept in; forget them as soon as you can.

Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it

serenely and with too high a spirit to be

encumbered with your old nonsense. Emerson

 

Being a Leader

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Look out for new roads to follow....

 

Do not go where known pathways will  lead you.
instead, go to where there is no path,
 and leave a trail of your own.

Blessings for the new year

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As the new year approaches....

  

Bless us all

 this  coming new year

with quietness of mind - 

Teach us to be patient

and always to be kind.

Show us that in quietness

we can feel a presence near,

filling us with peace and joy

throughout the entire year.

                          Helen Steiner Rice

  

Start Small

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Let their be peace on earth.....

 

Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth,
peace that was meant to be

With God our Father,
brothers all are we.
 Let me walk with my brother
in perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me.
Let this be the moment now.
With every step I take,
let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
and live each moment,
 in peace eternally.
 Let there be peace on earth,
 and let it begin with me.

With God our Father, 
brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
 in perfect harmony.

.......and let it begin with ME!

 

A Christmas Blessing

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         There's much more to Christmas.....

                                                   

             The gifts I leave beneath your tree

          Are not the kind you touch or see

             Not wrapped in in Christmas wrapping gay,,

         But gifts to bless you every day.

The gift of friendship warm and true

Is one that I would leave for you.

Good health and happiness and cheer,

To keep you smiling through the year.

The gift of peace that comes from God

With prayers to guide each step you trod.

And when your heart has lost its song,

The gift of HOPE to cheer you on.

A better perspective

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Changing things around

Life isn't about
waiting for the storm 
to pass.
It is about
learning to dance
in the RAIN!

Patience is a virtue

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Saving the moment

A moment of patience,

in a moment of anger,

 saves a thousand moments....

 of REGRET!

Kind words mean a lot.

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Watch your words... they have meaning....

Kind words need only to be short 
and quite easy to say,
 but the echoes of those words
 can be truly endless.

All Things Great, Small Beautiful

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I see beauty in every smiling face....

Beauty shines through
in the good things we do.

Golden Opportuinities

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Taking up every opportuinity to learn

 

We can learn by the mistakes that we make.

Our errors are 

the portals for our own self discovery.

                                                       James Joyce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love begets Happiness?

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Sometimes it isn"t easy....

 

To love unconditionally.

Body and Soul

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Sweet nourishment ....

 

Prayer does for the soul

 what nourishment does for the body. 

 

 

Knowing Our Own Personal Values

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Personal values affect our decisions......

 

It is not so difficult
 to make decisions
when we know what our 
own personal values are. 

Times We Remember

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Happy Memories.....

We do not always remember specific days and times. 

However, we do tend to remember special moments.

 

 

Unbeknown Miracles

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Doing Our Best.....

When we do the best we can,
 we never know what miracles 
we are able to produce in our life,
or in another life we may touch,
as we move through our life journey.
                                                   Helen Keller

Wherever We Are....

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FInding our vocation ....

Wherever God has placed you in this world, 

that is your vocation.

It is not what we do,

 but how much love we are willing to give,

 and what love we put into 

 whatever we do.

                                                       Mother Teresa .

Meaning To Life

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Friends forever?

 

There are those who pass us
like ships in the night ,
Who we meet for a moment,
then sail out of sight,
with never a backwards
 glance of regret:
 folks we know briefly
 then quickly forget.

Then there are friends
who sail on together
through quiet waters
 and stormy weather
helping each other
through joy and through strife.
And......they are the kind
who give meaning to life!
 

 

 

 

 

To Know when You Have Succeded

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How will you know you have succeed in life?

 

To laugh often and much;
to be respected by your peers;
when you have received the affection of children;
when you earn and are appreciated by honest critics;
when you can endure betrayal by false friends;
when you can appreciate the beauty that surrounds you;
when are able to find good in other people;
when you can leave the world a better place than when you entered it,
whether it be by a healthy child, 
a garden patch,,
a changed social condition;
to know that even one life has been made easier
because you have lived and trod upon this earth.

  This is to have succeeded in life.

Having a Good Friend

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(Roses for love)

 How will you know your friend?

A friend

will joyfully sing 

along with you from the 

top of the mountain,

 and silently walk

beside you through

 the valley. 

The best of friends indeed!

k

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Moving On to New horizons

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That time is now over....

time for a new you.

 

Don't hold on to bitterness,

and don't be full of hatred,

 when someone you love,

no longer loves you

 the way you love them.

Ask,

Listen,

Let go!

 Don't try to understand what you can't

Don't fight. It's obviously over.

Don't play deaf to the obvious truth-

what you had before doesn't work now, 

and won't work anymore.....

that time is now over, you need to move on.

 

 

 

 

 

Not What You'd Expect

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Giving your all....

Love has nothing to do with
 what you are expecting you should receive.
Love is what you are expected to GIVE
......everything!

Choosing richness over riches

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Riches and blessings....

 

There are a couple of ways of being rich:
 One way to be rich 
is to have all that we want;
another way to be rich
is to be satisfied  and enjoy
 all that we have!

 
Celebrating gratitude....

celebrating the Journey through life

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Enjoying the journey

Live each day of your life
 as if you are climbing a
mountain.

An occasional glance
toward the summit
 keeps your goal in mind.
But many beautiful scenes
 can be observed  from each 
 new vantage point.

Climb ever so slowly,
climb steadily,
 enjoy each passing moment.
The view from the summit
will be a fitting climax 
for your arduous journey. 
                  Harold V. Melchert
 

Storm Heaven

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The Creator can move mountains......

 

When everything goes wrong...... just push!

When things get you down......just push! 

When money becomes scarce and the bills pile up......just push!

When people just don't seem to understand......

......just push!

P.U.S.H.

PRAY . UNTIL . SOMETHING . HAPPENS!

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthdays

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Did you know......that birthdays are very good for you?

 Statistics reveal 

 that people who have the most birthdays

live the longest.

Atta boy/ girl

 Go get 'em! 

Action Stations!

Commonsense

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Making sense of commonsense

 

Commonsense is a a knack
of seeing things 
as they are. 
And doing things as they ought to be done.

 Easy enough to do? 

 

 

My prayer for you

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I say a prayer for you today

 

I am asking the Lord to bless you
as I pray for you this day,
to guide you and protect you
 as you journey on your way.
May His love always be with you
His promises are true,
 and when you give Him all your cares,
 we know He'll see you through.
So when that road you're travelling
seems difficult at best
 just remember i'll be here praying
and God will do the rest.

When there is nothing left but God
that is when you will find 
that God is all you need.

Believe and you CAN and WILL!

About friendship.....

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How can we tell who is our friend?

The people we love
don't have to be exactly like us.
Life is too short for drama
and petty stuff.
So......
kiss slowly
laugh insanely,
 love truly,
forgive quickly,
and......
pray often! 

Friendship isn't about
whom you have known the longest
It's about those who came and stayed
 and never left your side and heart.

Continuing to a better Life

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Bury emotional garbage

 

Gratitude is the soul of happiness.

 Leave emotional wreckage behind......

pick yourself up, dust yourself off,

and continue your life with grace , beauty and dignity.

 

And pray, every day!

 

 

 

The waiting is over

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What are you waiting for?

 

 Why do we wait.....

to tell those around us that we love them,

we forgive them,

 we need forgiveness, 

we are grateful.

Should we do this everyday?

We never know if this will be our last opportuinity ,today.

I LOVE YOU,

I'm SORRY,

I FORGIVE you,

I am GRATEFUL.

 I hope you are listening!

 

 

 

 

Tell them you love them

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Tell before time runs out!

 

Please tell the people you love and care about

That they are special and important to you.

 Tell them before it is too late.

And... tell them often.

 

Will this be YOU?

 

 

 

 

More of those please!

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More days of feeling good.... 

If you look back on a day
When you have felt completely satisfied,
 you will find that it will not be a day when
you have done nothing. 
Instead it will be a day when you have had
loads to do and contend with, and got it all done!

Well Done!

How good would that be?

Compliment yourself....

Choose Happiness

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The Choice of happiness

If you would like others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to have personal happiness, practice compassion.

                                                                                                             Dali Lama

A Clean Sweep

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An easy way to make a clean sweep!

 

Use laughter as a brush to sweep
 away the cobwebs that gather around 
and clog up the heart.

 

 

A Harvest of Love

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Whist being kind to others

always remember to be kind to yourself.

A good is never lost.
The person who sows courtesy reaps friendship.
The person who plants kindness is a gatherer of LOVE!

Yeah! Life Still Goes On

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Life goes on....

In life people and things change.

We can have things go wrong for us.

But the thing we need to always keep in mind

is that life still goes on no matter what takes place.

H.    O.    P.    E.    

HOLD ON PAIN ENDS.

Benefit from a hug

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Pass it on ......

Hugs multiply 

especially when

we give lots of them away.

It is more beneficial to give to someone than it is to receive,

especially when it involves giving LOVE!

Chances Are....

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What Insight will I gain?

 Please don't cry because something has ended.

Smile because it has happened.

 Maybe this will be a new beginning.

May be we need to take a chance on trying something new.

Unless we do we'll never know 

how absolutely perfect

 that new something may turn out to be.

  

Chances are, the chances are awfully good!

 

 

Of all That is Important, LOVE is First

A glut of tomatoes to make jam, relish and chutney

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Love is the most important of all!

LOVE

does not

look at

 your

body

 or your face.

Rather it

 looks at

 your beautiful

 loving HEART!

Being Number One....

 

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In striving to be the best we can, is it important to be No.1?

 

"It's no good striving to be number one.
 Being number one is next to nothing."
                                                      Laurelle's Dad

or....

Are we striving to be the servants and carers of each other? 

Is this what will give us standing and character in our community
 - in our inner being? 

 

 

 

Another Step on the Journey of Life

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Integrity is doing the right thing

When nobody is looking.

Your integrity will always
be remembered longer
than your prosperity 

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Make it an exciting day!
Discover that beautiful YOU!

The Harvest of the contented spirit

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Prosperity of spirit?

The fruit of the spirit is:

LOVE,

JOY,

PEACE,

PATIENCE,

KINDNESS,

GOODNESS,

FAITHFULNESS,

GENTLENESS,

SELF CONTROL.

Galatians 5:22-23