Take Time

Take Time To THINK

• It's the source of power

Take time to READ

• It's the foundation of wisdom

Take time to PLAY

• It's the secret of staying young

Take time to be QUIET

• It's opportunity to seek God

Take time to be AWARE

• It's opportunity to help others

Take time to LOVE and BE LOVED

• It's God greatest gift

Take time to LAUGH

• It's the music of the soul

Take time to be FRIENDLY

• It's the road to happiness

Take time to DREAM

• It's what the future is made of

Take time to PRAY

• It's the greatest power on earth

-- unknown --

LIFE is ...

LIFE is ...

An opportunity , benefit from it
Beautiful , admire it
Bless , taste it
A dream , realize it
A challenge , meet it
A duty , complete it
A game , play it
Costly , care for it
Wealth , keep it
Love , enjoy it
Mystery , know it
A promise , fulfill it
A song , sing it
A struggle , accept it
Sorrow , overcome it
A tragedy , confront it
An adventure , dare it
Luck , make it
too precious , do not destroy it

LIFE ... FIGHT FOR IT !

-- by Mother Teresa --

sTep 2 hAPpiNess

EveRyb0dY knows :
You can't be all things to all people.
You can't do all things at once.
You can't do all things better than anyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else.

S0 :
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 & make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that's due.
You will be most vital mortal.

DarE to BeLievE :
That you're a wonderful unique person.
That you're once-in-all history event.
That it's more than 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 will be able to study one Up on what used to get you down

--Unknown--

The Color of LOVE

For some folks the color of LOVE is
Red fiery and hot..

For others the color is,
Blue placid and calm..

For some, it is,
Yellow caring but cautious..

For others, it is,
Orange rich and fruitful..

For some, the color is,
Lavender gentle and kind..

For others, it is,
Purple sacrificing and giving..

For some, it is,
Green with its go go go..

For others, the color is,
White pure and undefiled

But for me the color is RAINBOW
Red and Blue
Yellow and Orange
Lavender and Purple
Green and White

The RAINBOW painted by God is a symbol of F0rEveR—LOVE..
And … as long as there is sunshine and rain …
There will always be RAINBOWs..
And ... as long as there are RAINBOWs ..
There will always be F0rEveR—LOVE for you.

--S Dick Innes--

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong

As they sometimes will

When the road you’re trudging

Seems all uphill;

When the funds are low

And you want to smile,

But you have to sigh;

When care is pressing you

Down a bit,

Rest if you must,

But Don’t Quit!

--unknown--

As I Mature

^^
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've Learned that no matter how much I care,
some people are just a**holes.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better have a big w*lly or huge b**bs.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others,
They are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place!

I've learned that 99% of time when something isn't working in your house,
one of your kids did it.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon,
and all the less important ones just never go away.

--unknown--

Hold True Friends and Don't Let Go

Friends..... ...

They love you, but they are not your lover

They care for you, but they are not from your family

They are ready to share your pain, but they are not in your blood relation.

They are........FRIENDS! !!!!



True friend...... ..
Scolds like a DAD..
Cares like a MOM..
Teases like a SISTER..
Irritates like a BROTHER..
And finally loves U more than a LOVER.

--unknown--

I'm Thankful

I’m Thankful . . .

For the husband who complains when dinner is not on time, because he is home with me, not with someone else.

For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means he/she is at home, and not on the street.

For the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.

For cloths that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.

For my lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech

For the parking spot I find of the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge hitting bill, because it means I am warm.

For the lady behind me in the church that sing off key, because it means that I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means I am alive.

And finally… for too much email in my inbox, because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.

Be Happy :)

--unknown--

If One Day ...

If one day you feel like crying … call me.
I don’t promise that I will make you laugh
But I can cry with you

If one day you want to run away – don’t be afraid to call me
I don’t promise to ask you to stop …
But I can run with you

If one day you don’t want to listen to anyone … call me
I promise to be there for you
And I promise to be very quite

But if one day you call … and there’s no answer …
Come fast to see me
Perhaps I need you

--unkown--

Love and Friendship

Love is like the wild rose – briar
Friendship is like the holy tree
The holy is dark when the rose – briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?

The wild rose – briar is sweet in the spring
It summer blossoms scent the air
Yet wait till winter comes again
And who will call the wild briar fair?

Then scorn the silly rose – wreath now
And deck the thee with the holly’s sheen
That when December blights thy brow
He may still leave thy garland green

--unknown--

The Miracle of Friendship

There’s a miracle called friendship
That dwells within the heart
And you don’t know how it happens
Or how it gets its start
But the happiness it brings you
Always gives a special lift
And you realize that friendship
Is God’s most precious gift

--unknown--

The Recipe of Friendship --unknown--

One cup of sharing

Two cups of caring

One cup of forgiveness

Mix them together

To make me & you

Friends forever

LOVE is ...

Love is being happy for the other person when they’re happy …
Being sad for the person when they’re sad
Being together in bad times … and being together in happy times

Love is the source of strength
Love is being honest with yourself at all times …
Being honest with the other person at all times
Telling, listening, respecting the truth and never pretending

Love is the source of reality
Love is an understanding so complete …
That you feel as if you’re a part of the other person
Accepting the other person just the way they’re
And not trying to change them to be something else

Love is source of unity
Love is the freedom to pursue your own desire …
While sharing your experiences with the other person
The growth of one individual along side of …
And together with the growth of another individual

Love is the source of success
Love is the excitement of planning things together …
The excitement of doing things together

Love is the source of future
Love is the fury of the storm and calm in the rainbow

Love is the source of passions
Love is giving and taking in a daily situations
Being patient with each other’s needs and desires

Love is the source of sharing
Love is knowing that the other person will always be with you …
Regardless of what happens
Missing the other person when they’re away …
But remaining near in heart of all times

Love is the source of security
Love is the source of life!

by Susan Polis Schutz

Three Magic Words

When you said, "I love you,"
I went over the moon.
My heart sang its glory,
The stars sang in tune.

As when with a word
God brought forth light,
So with these words
You ended my night.

So with these words
You made something new:
A bond of devotion
Between me and you.

How powerful words
To shape who we are!
We ponder in silence;
Our words cross a bar.

Your words crossed a threshold
And entered the past,
Yet they have created
A world that will last.

frm Nicholas Gordon site

Thank God I Have You

I sometimes think that I could be alone:
Really alone, with neither God nor friends.
The people near me then might well be stone:
Just faces on a frieze that never ends.
And I would travel in my mind towards death,
A world within a world sealed like a tomb.
My thoughts would be as silent as my breath,
And, like my breath, expire at my doom.
Such thoughts would make me shudder, were not you
A world where I may enter and find rest.
A rock gives way within, and I walk through
To be in laughing eyes a welcome guest.
Thank God I have you, friend, that I might stay
And be as I could be no other way.

frm Nicholas Gordon site

Your Sm!Le

You have a smile that lights the world,
Shining from within,
Breaking out between the clouds
That form the skin of self.

Lucky we, to live nearby
That unpretentious sun,
To share its fire, to feel its love,
To know its warmth so well.

Just as the sun's sweet liquid joy
Is captured in the wine,
So with us your happiness
Is captured in our lives.

frm Nicholas Gordon site

Proverbs of LoVe

One can be unhappy by oneself, but to be truly tormented,
one must love.

Love is harder to accept than to give.

To love is to embrace life. To love fully is to embrace both
death and life.

The secret of happiness is simple:
be loving, giving, caring.
Why, then, are so many unhappy?
Because they are afraid.

Love only yourself, and you are alone.
Love only one other, and the two of you are alone.
Love only your family, and your family is alone.
Love only your nation, and your nation is alone.

There can be no communion, not even with yourself,
except through love of God.

frm Nicholas Gordon site

Friends Forever

May our friendship last forever
May I sail upon your sea.
May we go through life together
May there always be a "we."

May I be your endless sky
May you breathe my gentle air.
May you never wonder why
Each time you look for me, I'm there.

May we be for each a smile
Like the warm, life-giving sun
Yet when we're in pain awhile,
May our suffering be one.

May we share our special days,
The happiness of one for two
And if we must go separate ways,
Let my love remain with you.

frm Nicholas Gordon site

Love Was Not Enough for Us

Love was not enough for us,
Though we were much in love.
We started down the well-worn path,
But it was not to be.

Delight was not enough for us,
Nor tenderness that moved
Through years of angry dissonance
Towards some dark, bitter sea.

Our differences were far too great,
Our lives too far apart.
We didn't like each other much,
But put that truth aside

Until one day it was too late
To reignite the heart.
One told the other, who agreed
At last that it had died.

But then, ah, then! we felt our loss
As unremitting pain,
As deep and inconsolable,
Unbearable regret.

And all alone we had to cross
That desert once again
That we might know that we had loved
Too much to soon forget.

frm Nicholas Gordon

A True Friend

A true friend
A true friend is the one who picks you up when you fall
A true friend is one that won't lie
A true friend is there when you call
A true friend is there when you want to die
A true friend knows just what to say
A true friend won't care what other people think
A true friend will help you find your way
A true friend will make sure you don't sink
A true friend will help you choose your path
A true friend will know when something is wrong
A true friend has to sometimes face your wrath
A true friend makes you feel like you belong
A true friend

........ by Ashley Reese