Recipe for Happiness

 A Philosophy towards life.

Thinking of my loved ones is my recipe for happiness

Happiness is something 

we create in our mind

It's not something we search for

 but can't seem to find.

It's not something that's

 purchased with silver or gold

not something that force

 can capture and hold.

It's just waking up 

and beginning each new day,

by counting our blessings

 and kneeling to pray.

It's giving up thoughts

that breed discontent,

and accepting what comes

as a gift heaven sent.

It's giving up wishing 

for things we have not,

and making the best

whatever we've got.

It's knowing that life

is determined and planned,

and that God holds the world

in the palm of his hand.

And it's by completing

what God gives us to do,

that we find our contentment

and happiness, too.

                   Joan Hiscock

May peace and happiness find their way from your heart. 

Dreams Come True

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What we want for our children is reaching fruition.......

We don't want our 

children

to follow in 

our footsteps.

We want them 

to take the path

next to us,

and go further

than we could have

 ever dreamt 

possible! 

.......They have done everything we prayed/ hoped for and more!

My word for today is "DREAMS!"

A Mother's Day Prayer

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We would like to wish all Mother's a very Happy Mother's Day. And may all Mother's who have passed away enjoy eternal HAPPINESS.

A prayer we said for all Mothers around the world, in church this morning:

 

God of LOVE

listen to this prayer.

 God of holy people, of Sarah,Ruth a

  Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus,

bend down your ear to this request

and bless women of our families.

Bless them with strength of Spirit,

 they who have taught our children

how to stand and how to walk.

 Bless them with the melody of your LOVE,

 they who have shared how to speak,

how to sing and how to pray to You.

Bless them with a place at your eternal dinner table,

they who have fed and nurtured the lives 

that were helpless, but embraced in their LOVE.

 Bless the women of our families today,

now , in this lifetime, with good things, with health.

Bless them with joy, LOVE, laughter, and pride in our children

and surround them with many good friends.

 May the women who cared for young life

be carried one day to Your Divine embrace:

there for all eternity,

to rejoice with family and friends.

 This blessing and all graces, we pray,

 descend upon the women of our families. Amen.  

My word for today is "MOTHERING!"

Heart strings

 

 

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Your heart is where you'll find.......

 

LISTEN... to your heart!

 It harbours sacred things.

GIVE... from your heart!

 What abundance it brings.

PRAY... through your heart!

For the guidance in need.

FOLLOW,,, your heart!

 It knows how and where to lead.

                                   Paul Mark Sutherland

....... all the reasoning, and inspiration to have a wonderful life.

My word for today is "HEART!"

Christmas Courage

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Wouldn't it be wonderful.......

 

Those we love don't have to

 be exactly like ourselves.

Life is too short for drama 

and petty stuff.

So.... 

kiss s-l-o-w-l-y,

laugh insanely,

LOVE truly,

forgive quickly,

and pray often!

Friendship isn't about whom

 we've known the l  o  n  g  e  s  t.

 It's about those who came

and never left our heart.

....... if we could remember good stuff, every minute of every day!

 

My word for today is "Friendship"! 

 

Soul Searching

No Time, No Time....

I knelt to pray, but not for long.
 I had too much to do.
 I had to hurry and get to work, 
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, 
 And jumped up off my knees. 
My Christian duty was now done.
 My soul could rest at ease....
All day long I had no time 
To spread a word of cheer.
 No time to speak of God to friends.
 They'd laugh at me I fear.

No time! No time! TOO MUCH TO DO!
 That was my constant cry, 
No time to give to souls in need
But.... at last the time to die.
 I went before the Lord,
 I came, I stood, with downcast eyes.
For, in His hands God held a book,
 It was the book of life.
God looked into His book and said:
"Your name I could not find.
I was going to write it down....
 But, I never found the time."

Still on the journey

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The ABC's 

of

Genuine 

Happiness

Accept your reality

 Be present. Be bold.

  Create something Exciting!

   Drink plenty of water. Dance!

    Exercise daily. Eat fresh food.

     Feel your emotions. Face your fear.

      Go outside and observe nature. Give.......

       Hug often. Help others.

        Ignite your passion.

         Jump through your comfort zone.

          Kiss passionately. Keep looking forward.

          Laugh. Love. Learn to let go.

          Meditate daily. make goals. Make Love passionately.

          Never give up on what you want.

          Own a pet. Observe beauty.

          Pray. Paint.Play an instrument.

         Quit a bad habit.Quiet your mind.

         Read. Relax. Reinvent yourself.

         Smile. Sleep. Simplify.

         Take power naps. Talk wisely.

         Unleash your strengths.

         Vent. Visualise your dreams.

        Walk. Write. Watch the sunset.

       Xerox your smiling face.

      Yell less. Yield to your thoughts.

     Zap negativity. 

Sent to me by my beautiful Daughter- in -law, Marjo, whom I love dearly.

Good ideals to live by. 

  

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".

   

 

 

 

 

Storm Heaven

Treasures In The Garden

 

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!